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The Book : The Story of Printing & Bookmaking

by McMurtrie, D.C

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About This Item

Oxford University Press, London, 1960 sixth printing of 1943 third edition. Cloth, 8vo, 234 x 158 mm,. xxx, 676 pp, numerous illustrations. An excellent and highly readable general history of printing and everything to do with the making of a book, by an acknowledged expert. Extensively illustrated. An ex-library copy with a label on the front pastedown endpaper and a security label on the rear pastedown endpaper, library markings on the verso of the title-page, a little rubbed, Good.

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Wykeham Books GB (GB)
Seller's Inventory #
BIBLIO-08594
Title
The Book : The Story of Printing & Bookmaking
Author
McMurtrie, D.C
Format/Binding
Cloth, 8vo, 234 x 158 mm,
Book Condition
Used - An ex-library copy with a label on the front pastedown endpaper and a security label on the rear pastedown endpaper, library mar
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Oxford University Press, London, 1960 sixth printing of 1943 third edition
Date Published
1960 sixth printing of 1943 thi
Pages
xxx, 676 pp, numerous illustrations
Keywords
DouglasMcMurtrie book history printing bookmaking paper bookbinding
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Wykeham Books

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About Wykeham Books

We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.

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