Art of the printed book, 1455-1955 : masterpieces of typography through five centuries from the collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York / with an essay by Joseph Blumenthal
by Blumenthal, Joseph. Pierpont Morgan Library
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0370001311
- ISBN 13
- 9780370001319
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About This Item
London : Bodley Head in association with the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1974. First Edition in this form. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 192 pages. 'All of the books illustrated here ... (were) exhibited at the Library from the eleventh of September to the second of December 1973' - Preface. Originally published, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library; Boston, Mass. , David R. Godine, 1973. Bibl., pages 181-183. Index. Subjects: Pierpont Morgan Library ; Exhibitions. Books - History. Printing - History.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Art of the printed book, 1455-1955 : masterpieces of typography through five centuries from the collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York / with an essay by Joseph Blumenthal
- Author
- Blumenthal, Joseph. Pierpont Morgan Library
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in this form
- ISBN 10
- 0370001311
- ISBN 13
- 9780370001319
- Publisher
- London : Bodley Head in association with the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
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