The typographic book, 1450-1935; [a study of fine typography through five centuries, exhibited in upwards of three hundred and fifty title and text pages drawn from presses working in the European tradition. With an introductory essay by Stanley Morison, and supplementary material by Kenneth Day.

Accession number

PML 152022

Creator

Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967.

Published

London, E. Benn, 1963]

Credit line

Bequest; Miss Julia P. Wightman.

Notes

Supersedes the author's Four centuries of fine printing.

Description

xiii, 99 p. 377 facsims. 32 cm.

Provenance

From the library of Miss Julia P. Wightman.

Binding

Full niger leather binding by Roger Powell. In a grey buckram, fleece-lines folding box.

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