Great Books and Book Collectors by Alan G. Thomas - 1975-03-20

Hardback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Chancellor Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975. Cloth, 280 pages, illustrations; 32 cm. Firm binding, unmarked. Age toning, edges & endpapers lightly soiled. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, first edition, 1975. Cloth, gilt cover-title on red panel, large 4to, 32 cm,. 280 pp, 40 colour ills and 250 black-and-white ills,. A highly readable and profusely illustrated account of great books through the ages, telling the stories of how they were produced, how they survived, the people who produced them and the great collectors who rediscovered and preserved them. Should appeal to every book collector, whatever his or her particular enthusiasms. Chapters on Manuscripts; Early Printing; Bookbinding; The Bible; Early Books in Hebrew; Herbals and Colour-Plate Flower Books; English Books with Colour Plates; Books on Architecture; The New World; Private Press Books; First Editions, Fakes & Forgeries; and Great Book Collectors. "Alan G. Thomas, the eminent bookseller, here tells the story of some of the world's greatest books, their creation and survival, and the men who were responsible for them. Unlike many writers on the subject, he never loses sight… Read More

Littlehampton Book Services (LBS), 1975-03-20. Hardcover. Good.

Chancellor Press, 1975-03-20. Hardcover. Like New. 2.7979 cent in x 31.1763 cent in x 23.9818 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket which has small tear to top of jacket spine cover - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975-03-20. Hardcover. Like New. Book is like new. Dust jacket in mylar protective cover has light shelf wear.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, first edition, 1975. Cloth, gilt cover-title on red panel, large 4to, 32 cm,. 280 pp, 40 colour ills and 250 black-and-white ills,. A highly readable and profusely illustrated account of great books through the ages, telling the stories of how they were produced, how they survived, the people who produced them and the great collectors who rediscovered and preserved them. Should appeal to every book collector, whatever his or her particular enthusiasms. Chapters on Manuscripts; Early Printing; Bookbinding; The Bible; Early Books in Hebrew; Herbals and Colour-Plate Flower Books; English Books with Colour Plates; Books on Architecture; The New World; Private Press Books; First Editions, Fakes & Forgeries; and Great Book Collectors. "Alan G. Thomas, the eminent bookseller, here tells the story of some of the world's greatest books, their creation and survival, and the men who were responsible for them. Unlike many writers on the subject, he never loses sight… Read More

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, first edition, 1975. Cloth, gilt cover-title on red panel, large 4to, 32 cm,. 280 pp, 40 colour ills and 250 black-and-white ills,. A highly readable and profusely illustrated account of great books through the ages, telling the stories of how they were produced, how they survived, the people who produced them and the great collectors who rediscovered and preserved them. Should appeal to every book collector, whatever his or her particular enthusiasms. Chapters on Manuscripts; Early Printing; Bookbinding; The Bible; Early Books in Hebrew; Herbals and Colour-Plate Flower Books; English Books with Colour Plates; Books on Architecture; The New World; Private Press Books; First Editions, Fakes & Forgeries; and Great Book Collectors. "Alan G. Thomas, the eminent bookseller, here tells the story of some of the world's greatest books, their creation and survival, and the men who were responsible for them. Unlike many writers on the subject, he never loses sight… Read More