NONESUCH CENTURY, AN APPRAISAL, A PERSONAL NOTE

Symons, A.J.A., Desmond Flower, Francis Meynell

Verlag: The Nonesuch Press, London, 1936

Beschreibung

4to. cloth, leather spine label. xii, 80, (6), (10), (56), (92) pages. One of 750 numbered copies. Lacking the dust jacket. Spine and edges of the boards faded and has minor rubbing. Exlibrary copy with markings. Else a near fine copy. Beautifully printed bibliography of this major press. Contains an "Appraisal" of Nonesuch by Symons, an essay on the founding and operation of the press by Meynell and a bibliography of the firm's output by Flower, illustrations of the press's devices and bindings, 53 full page plates of text and titles pages and 45 tipped-in illustrations of title and text pages from Nonesuch books. The bibliography is an elegant tribute to the press's own standard of quality. An index lists the books produced by author and titles, illustrators and decorators, and type faces.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7276

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: NONESUCH CENTURY, AN APPRAISAL, A PERSONAL NOTE
• Verlag: The Nonesuch Press, London
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1936
• Einband: cloth, leather spine label
• Illustrator: Nonesuch Press
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Fine Press Books
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  • Printing History
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