Printing Types Their History, Forms, and Use a Study in Survivals (volumes One and two) by Updike, Daniel Berkeley by Updike, Daniel Berkeley

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1962. third edition. hardcover. near fine/near fine. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 " Two volume set. 618 total pages. volume one dj is priced clipped. djs now in mylar protectors. shipping will be extra for this set, please inquire.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1966. Very Good EX-LIBRARY in Very Good dust jackets (NO library markings on the jackets). Blank front flyleaves neatly excised. 2 volumes, complete. 338pp/345pp. Sharp corners. 1966. Second printing of the Third edition. This edition adds a new 6-page PREFACE by Lawrence C. Wroth, but is otherwise unchanged from the Second edition. 367 illustrations, some folding. According to Webber (p.126), this work by the head of the Merrymount Press "is not likely to be superseded as a standard authority on typography." Hart 25 says: "These volumes are without doubt the result of the most scholarly research that has been done in the history of the development of printing and the numerous illustrations have been carefully selected." In his article in THE PRIVATE LIBRARY (Summer 1989), Robert Jones of the Glad Hand Press wrote, "If I were King, I would decree, that no personal printing would be permitted until an applicant had… Read More

New York: Dover Publications, 1980. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xl,292; xvii,326 pages. 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1937 second edition. Profusely illustrated. Still the best book on the subject. Well preserved set.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966. Mixed edition. Vol I: Second edition; Vol. II: Second printing of the third edition. Slightly differing grades of cloth and paper, VG. Mixed edition. Vol I: Second edition; Vol. II: Second printing of the third edition. Two volumes. xl,292p; xix, 326p. Illustrated. Gilt-titled maroon cloth.

Sm4to. Two clothbound volumes. 2nd edition, 2nd printing. Illustrated. Lacking dust jackets, minor cover wear. Very good condition.

Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1937. Hardcover. Second ediiton, 2 volumes, xl +292pp, 326pp, illustarted, blue cloth, spine faded ; quarto .

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1951. Very Good condition in Very Good in mylar dust jackets. NO chips NO tears. 2 volumes, complete. 332pp/345pp. NO owner's name or bookplate. Clean and unmarked. Sharp corners. 1951. Second printing of the SECOND REVISED EDITION. 367 illustrations, some folding. The preface calls some changes in this edition "of major importance." According to Webber (p.126), this work by the head of the Merrymount Press "is not likely to be superseded as a standard authority on typography." Hart 25 says: "These volumes are without doubt the result of the most scholarly research that has been done in the history of the development of printing and the numerous illustrations have been carefully selected." In his article in THE PRIVATE LIBRARY (Summer 1989), Robert Jones of the Glad Hand Press wrote, "If I were King, I would decree, that no personal printing would be permitted until an applicant had studied the… Read More

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1951. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xl,292; xix,326 pages. 2 volumes. Reprint of the second edition (Appleton p.69). Profusely illustrated. An essential reference book for anyone interested in the history of printing and development of type faces. No jackets.

Cambridge, Harvard University Press, London, Oxford University Press, 1937.. 1937 xl, 292; xix, 326 p. Illustrations. Second edition. Two volumes. Publisher's blue cloth, spines gilt. No dustwrappers. Ex - library set with usual labels and neatly cancelled stamps. Light wear to spine ends and cloth marked by water splashes. Internally clean and tight, a solid working set.

Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1937. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xl,292; xx,326 pages. 2 volumes. Second edition. (Appleton p.69). With bookplate, "John Douglas Andrews / Chagrin Falls, Ohio." Jackets show minor moisture staining and age darkening. Slipcase with minor wear. Overall a good set.Profusely illustrated. An essential reference book for anyone interested in the history of printing and development of type faces.