Language: English
Published by Phaidon Press Limited, New York, 1972
Seller: Friends of the Redwood Libraries, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Red cloth boards, a few outlines of tape on front and back cover. Library, reference only, with the usual library stamps. Pictorial dust jacket rippling along all edges, encased in aging, but removable, mylar. Interior tight and unmarked. Illustrated history tracing the development of the written and printed word.
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 292 pages. Latin language. 9.50x6.60x1.70 inches. In Stock.
Published by Phaidon Press, New York, 1972
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. VERY HEAVY (will require additional postage to most destinations). 496pp, 264 ills (112 col). Or red cloth in jacket. Foxing to page edges. Jacket with several short tears (1 longer tear at 4.5cm), small chips and otherwise minor edgewear. Slightly shaken. A monumental survey of books and manuscripts. Sections are: The Prehistory of Books and Writing; The Book in the Prient; The Manuscript in the West; and the Printed Book in the West. From ancient Mesopotamia to fine printing of the present. Size: Folio.
Published by Phaidon, London, 1972
Seller: Juniper Point Books, Round Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. 496pgs, exceptional copy in beautiful dust wrapper, very heavy book, will require extra shipping/.
Published by London/New York: Phaidon, [1972]., 1972
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
A classic survey, with lavish illustrations and with contributions by twenty-five noted scholars. Quarto. 496 pp., With over 264 illustrations in color and black and white. Text in double columns. Red cloth with gilt spine. A fine copy in dust jacket with one small tear, in publisher's cardboard slipcase. First edition in English.