FOUR CENTURIES OF FINE PRINTING TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTH-TWO EXAMPLES OF THE WORK OF PRESSES EXTABLISHED BETWEEN 1465 AND 1924 by Morison, Stanley - 1949

New York: Farrar, Straus. 1957. [3rd (rev., octavo) ed., ]. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket.. Book in very good condition with some foxing, dust on top and front. Dj very sunned on spine, slightly soiled and tanned. Index of printers and craftsmen: p. (337)-342. .

Edinburgh : R. & R. CLARK LTD.,, 1949. Second (Revised Octavo) Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good. None. This was an advance copy for review and includes paper slip denoting this from the publisher. Endpapers are toned with age front and pack. The gutter inside cover has a few small holes. Book has been treated as a precaution against bugs. Pages are clean and bright. Some edge toning on some pages. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. Some chipping on edges and spine along with sun fading and toning.

New York: Barnes & Noble. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. B&W Plates on glossy stock; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 254 pages; 4th edition, revised. Snugly bound and very neat in original title lettered dust jacket. Tiny red ink dot top corner of front flyleaf; book otherwise fresh and unmarked. Dust jacket with just mild shelf evidence to edges and trace shelf soiling to surfaces. NF/VG .

Ernest Benn Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. 254 pp; Very nice book in white dust jacket that is a touch age toned, nice and attractive book .

London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Black cloth, DW, 8vo., 342 pages. Second revised (octavo) edition. A very good copy in a lightly spine-sunned DW that is very mildly stained in a few spots and has two chips, in archival mylar.

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Company. 1949. Hardcover. Good, some edge wear, light soil in Good + DJ; Important work; Second, Revised; Blue cloth; 8vo; 342 p.; DJ .

Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957-01-01. 3rd (rev., octavo) ed. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. New York, 1957; black cloth covered boards; bottom edges scuffed with board exposed; spine edges bumped and scuffed; no dust jacket; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior end papers and text block edges foxed; Interior is clean and unmarked; 342 pages.

NY: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1960. Fourth Revised Edition. Hardcover. VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. Dark red cloth hardcover, small dent to top edge of front cover, else minor wear, clean and tightly bound. Contents clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with short closed tear, clean, spine is not faded and not price-clipped and now protected in a clear archival sleeve.

London, England: Ernets Benn Limited. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1960. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is the student's Edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small edge tears and spots of ground-in dirt. There is an inked number on the bottom front flap corner. "Stanley Morison (6 May 1889 – 11 October 1967) was an influential British typographer, printing executive and historian of printing. Largely self-educated, he promoted higher standards in printing and an awareness of the best printing and typefaces of the past. From the 1920s Morison became an influential adviser to the British Monotype Corporation, advising them on type design. His strong aesthetic sense was a force within the company, which starting shortly before his joining became increasingly known for commissioning… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company. 2nd (revised, octavo) ed. (1949). 342pp. Original navy cloth with silver gilt titles to spine. VG+ copy, no jacket . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1949.