Four Centuries Of Fine Printing

Barnes and Noble. hardcover. Morison, Stanley : Four Centuries of Fine Printing: One Hundred and Ninety-Two Facsimiles of Pages from Books Printed at Presses Established Between 1465 and 1924. New York : Barnes & Noble, 1960. Fourth (revised) edition; "Students Edition". Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's dark red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Frederick Warne, [1946] First edition, signed by the author in the date of publication. Cloth. Octavo. Light shelwear. Former owner's pencil signature. A very good copy.

1960. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper. 8vo. - Covers a little rubbed - Edges of tyext block toned w/ several small marks to fore-edge - Endpapers unevenly toned - Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper - Book ow/ solid, clean and bright - 253 pages

New York: Farrar Straus and Cudahy, 1957. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. 342pp. Numerous full-page plates. Near fine/near fine. Jacket spine faintly age toned. Outstandingly tight and lovely revised third edition of this well-illustrated 1924 classic.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1949. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 336pp+ index. Very good hardback in a tanned jacket that has some minor loss at the extremities.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1949. Two hundred and seventy-two examples of the work of presses established between 1465 and 1924. Pp. 342, numerous plates (within pagination), index; demy 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lightly flecked; upper pastedown slightly bubbled, name in ink and bookseller's sticker on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers faintly offset, a little light… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Barnes & Noble Inc., 1960. 8vo. 254pp. Very good. Hard cover, dust jacket with plastic cover.

Farrar, Straus & Co.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. 2nd (Revised, octavo) Edition. Hardcover. Fine book in VG dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth with silver titles and decoration to spine; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, book appears unread. Jacket has heavy sunning to spine, light edgewear, now protected by fresh mylar… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, Ernest Benn Limited, (1960). . New Edition; 8vo; pp. 254, 191 pages of b/w photographic plates, index; original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, marks to dustjacket, bookplate, otherwise a very good copy.

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.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London : Ernest Benn, 1949. (2d (rev., octavo) edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 342 p : (p. 65-336 facsims.) ; 22 cm. Subjects; Printing — Specimens. Type and type-founding.

London: Ernest Benn, 1949. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 342 pages: (p. 65-336 facsims.); 22 cm. Subjects: Printing Specimens. Type and type-founding. Title-page.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924. Good/. 1st edition, 1st printing. Upwards of six hundred examples of the work of presses established during the years 1500 to 1914. The copy is #174 of 390. Bookplate on front pastedown indication that book was donated to the Harvard College Library by Professor Paul J. Sachs. Library markings at top of spine and front… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ernest Benn, [1949], 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. Second Revised Edition. 342 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white pictorial plates. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains… Saber más sobre este artículo

London : Ernest Benn, 1949. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 342 pages : illustrations; 22 cm. Notes: ""Index of printers and craftsmen"": p. [337]-342. Compiled by Stanley Morison. Subjects: Printing History; Printing ; Specimens; Printing; Type and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London : Ernest Benn, 1949. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to prelims and edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 342 pages : illustrations; 22 cm. Notes: ""Index of printers and craftsmen"": p. [337]-342; Compiled by Stanley Morison. Subjects: Printing History; Printing ; Specimens;… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Barnes & Noble. 1960. Fourth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Lightly toned spine. .

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.

MORISON, Stanley. Four Centuries of Fine Printing. One Hundred and Ninety-Two Facismiles of Pages from Books Printed at Presses Established Between 1465 and 1924. Facsimiles. Orignal cloth, dust jacket. New York: Barnes & Noble Inc., [1960]. Fourth revised edition. Very good.