Melvin H Wolf (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Boards have a few minor surface scratches. Spine is a little faded, with some wear and bumping at ends. Leading corners are a little worn. Binding is sound and pages are tight and clean throughout. Text is clear. AF. Used.

cloth. 8vo. cloth. xxviii, 505+(1) pages. The first catalogue of any part of the British Museum's Department of Printed Books to be produced by computer, an effort to test its acceptability to academic users. Preface by K.B. Gardner, Principal Keeper of Printed Books. Author's introduction notes that the Bagford Collection, assembled by John Bagford (1650-1716), featured works on printing and typography. Table of abbreviations, labels, and symbols. A listing of the collection's contents. Catalogue arranged by title pages, and indexed by title, printer/bookseller, cities, dates, Pollard and Redgrave STC entries, Wing STC entries, and "items of interest other than title pages." Guide for using the book on endpapers. Signed by author on title page.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition book in red cloth, binding shaken with webbing showing and front joint worn at head. Some damp marks to boards near spine. Pages clean throughout, thise makes a good reference work. A good reading copy. Scarce. Book.