The Book: The Story of Printing & Bookmaking
by McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth printing of third edition which is actually the 7th edition of an earlier title "The Golden Book" of 1927. Aside from all that this is a 676-page book covering origins of the alphabet, varieties of books and printers and illustrations, bindings, etc. Dark gray/black cloth binding. A couple of light spots on the rear board and a couple of light pencil marks on contents page. No jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17834
- Title
- The Book: The Story of Printing & Bookmaking
- Author
- McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- books on books, printing,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language Arts;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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