THE BOOK. THE STORY OF PRINTING & BOOKMAKING.
by McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG+
- Seller
-
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dorset Press Book. VG. Hardcover. (1989), xxx, 676pp, index, bibliography, illustrated. Very light wear, else VG+ in VG+ DJ. From the DJ: "THE BOOK tells the story of how books came into being and of those earliest books that were written and illustrated by hand. It tells of the invention of printing and of how that invention made it possible for books to be produced so cheaply and in such quantities that all men might have them. It tells further of the development of bookmaking into an art and of the ceaseless effort of craftsmen and artists to produce the book that shall be perfect - the golden book."A heavy volume which will require additional shipping charges. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Legacy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13707
- Title
- THE BOOK. THE STORY OF PRINTING & BOOKMAKING.
- Author
- McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Publisher
- Dorset Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS PRINTING BOOKMAKING
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About the Seller
Legacy Books
Biblio member since 2006
Louisville, Kentucky
About Legacy Books
We have been actively engaged in bookselling since 1977, specializing in Americana, Kentuckiana, Genealogy, Smithsonian Reports, Books about Books, and a wide variety of books in many other categories.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...