ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

Feather, John

Verlag: Newtown, Pa. Bird & Bull Press; and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press, 1984

Beschreibung

This is copy No. 192 of an edition limited to 325 copies. 6 ½ in. x 10 in. 109 pp. In a cardboard slipcase. Bound by E. G. Parrot in quarter morocco plus tips over decorated boards. Gilt titling on the spine. From the prospectus for the book which is inserted in the portfolio: "This book traces, through a combination of text and illustration, the history and significance of the English book prospectus from its beginnings in the 17th century down to the present day." The text is accompanied by 24 facsimile prospectuses (14 of the facsimiles are in a separate portfolio.) The book, the folder and its contents, the slipcase, and the prospectus are all fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1297171650

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Titel: ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED ...

Verlag: Newtown, Pa. Bird & Bull Press; and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 1984

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine