Early Lithographed Books: A Study of the Design and Production of Improper Books in the Age of the Hand Press
by Twyman, Michael
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lockhart, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Farrand Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 374 pages, frontispiece and 282 figures illustrating the text. Original cloth, gilt. ¶ The definitive statement on the subject, meticulously researched by the acknowledged authority of book illustration processes. Herein the author seeks to introduce a little-known area of book design and production, while contributing to a greater understanding of printing and publishing history." It is useful to enumerate the Contents of this masterwork in full. Besides the Introduction, there are chapters on: Lithographic incunables; Military Manuals; The Presses at Chatham and Metz; The Lithographic Publications of Sir Thomas Phillipps; Books on Accounting and Other 'Difficult Composition'; Music Method Books; Non-Latin scripts; Lithography and Phonography: The Books of Isaac Pitman; Books with Pictures; Reprints of Books and Facsimiles of Old Documents; Facsimiles of Autographs; Photolithographed Facsimiles and Reprints, and much more, including a catalogue of more than 420 early lithographed books, all with full pagination, and even the original price of the book. ¶ ADDED: two letters by Michael Twyman and one by B.H. Breslauer, in which the latter discusses the Heathcote and Lord Gray library catalogues which were not mentioned by Twyman in his book.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1851
- Title
- Early Lithographed Books: A Study of the Design and Production of Improper Books in the Age of the Hand Press
- Author
- Twyman, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrand Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
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About the Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Biblio member since 2007
Lockhart, Texas
About Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Welcome to Michael Laird Rare Books, LLC. We specialize in fine and rare books, manuscripts, documents, ephemera, fine and historic bookbindings, and illustrated books of every description. Michael Laird is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and the Appraisers Association of America (USPAP compliant, and AAA certified in the appraisal of Rare and Antiquarian Printed Books). Michael Laird earned his masters degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin (1989) and has more thirty years experience in the antiquarian book trade. He is the principal Rare Book and Document appraiser at Winston Art Group (New York) and Gurr Johns (New York). From 2002 until 2013 he taught advanced graduate level courses in Rare Books and Special Collections (Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, and the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information).
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We invite you to browse through a selection of our inventory: we strive to present the greatest historic detail and bibliographic accuracy, even for lesser priced - but no less interesting - items. We are happy to provide further images of any item: please inquire.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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