A Short History of the Printed Word

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1970. xviii, 244, xv pages, illustrations, facsimiles; 25 cm. Topstained orange. A New York Times Book. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with moderate edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. "The earliest formuation of the letters of the alphabet to recent developments in twentieth-century graphic technology, are made clear through a lucid and lively narrive interspersed with more than 200 pertinent illustrations . . . Here is the evolution of the printing press . the great printers and the art of the inspired typographers . and always the interaction between printing and the society and culture in which it grew is underlined" - Publisher. CONTENTS: Prologue to discovery; The Alphabet; Type: cutting and casting; The Incunabula: 1440-1500; The Sixteenth century; The Seventeenth century; The Eighteenth century; The Nineteenth century; The Twentieth century: 1900-1940; The Twentieth century: after 1940.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.