ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK 1455-1955 Masterpieces of Typography Through Five Centuries from the Collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library de Blumenthal, Joseph - 1974

The Bodley Head Ltd, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Heavy, extra postage may be required outside South Africa. jacket is chipped and partly torn. light foxing and marks. contents are clean, presentable and legible. binding is intact. very good condition.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Bodely Head - Pierpont Morgan Library, 1974. 2nd impression.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, F/VG+. xiv+193pp, 1 folding b/w plate, 125 b/w full page illustrations, index, slight foxing to the fore edge, spine of the dustjacket a little sunned. A welll illustrated survey of fine typography from the Guterberg Bible of 1455 to a 1952 Bodoni edition of The Nymphs of Fiesole. In total 112 books are illustrated.

The Bodley Head, London, first UK edition, 1974. Two-tone cloth, gilt cover-device, 4to, 31 cm,. xiv, 192, [1] pp, 125 plates. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Pierpont Morgan Library, Sept. 11-Dec. 2, 1973 With an essay by Joseph Blumenthal. From the blurb - "The Bodley Head, by arrangement with David R. Godine of Boston, is pleased to be associated with the publication of this splendid book. It is fully illustrated, meticulously produced and fills a long-standing gap in the history of books concerned with distinguished typography. It is written by an accomplished designer and printer and presents concisely the history of masterpieces of the art of the printed book. It includes descriptions of the lives of the great printers, Gutenberg, De Toumes, Baskerville, Aldus, and presents the historical backgrounds against which their work was done. Laymen and amateurs will read it with pleasure; professionals involved in bookmaking, including designers, printers, publishers, and librarians,… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London : Bodley Head in association with the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1974. First Edition in this form. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 192 pages. 'All of the books illustrated here ... (were) exhibited at the Library from the eleventh of September to the second of December 1973' - Preface. Originally published, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library; Boston, Mass. , David R. Godine, 1973. Bibl., pages 181-183. Index. Subjects: Pierpont Morgan Library ; Exhibitions. Books - History. Printing - History.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.