Working Conditions of Early Continental Printers with special reference to the printing office of Christopher Plantin

Philip J Turner

Verlag: Leeds The Department of Printing and Photography Affiliated to the University of Leeds 1953, 1953

Beschreibung

[vi] pp120 [photographs] Large Folio. A thesis on Antwerp printer and publisher Christopher Plantin (1520-1589) submitted for examination at Leeds College of Technology in 1953. Bound in Buckram with brown spine lettering, yellow top edge and attractive 'mid-century' patterned end papers. Printed title page and photographic reproduction of a portrait of Plantin by Reubens. The text is singled sided typescript on white paper, followed by more photographs illustrating Plantin's printing office and examples of its publications. In very good, clean condition although with a slight musty smell. This copy comes from the collection of Yorkshire bookbinder and bibliophile Martin E Thorpe. Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4585

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Working Conditions of Early Continental ...

Verlag: Leeds The Department of Printing and Photography Affiliated to the University of Leeds 1953

Erscheinungsdatum: 1953

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1. Auflage