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Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United KingdomTHE BOOKSNIFFER
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Oversize large hardcover, 288 pages in fine condition with fine dustjacket. 465 illustrations, 33 in color. Divided into chapters, each dealing with a different time period. The history of books, printing, techniques, and the illustrator. Most of the books men…tioned will be represented in the illustrations by one or more pages. Also information about the genesis and character of the individual books will be explored. Most of the pages reproduced here come from books in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum Library. The most informative book on the subject of book illustration.
