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Forest Hills: Battery Park Book Company,, 1978.. First printing of this reissue.. 37 pp. Fine in full cloth. No dust jacket, as issued.

Forest Hills: Battery Park Book Company, 1978. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 600cc. 37pp. Very good hardback bound in publisher's red cloth and issued without a jacket.

London: Battery Park Book Company, 1988. Limited Edition. Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Facsimile of an edition originally published 1899; 600 copies. Publishers' maroon cloth. 37 pages; 9 inches tall. Spine has loss of color and sizing in spots; text clean.. Charles Ricketts wrote and printed this to refute objections made by some critics most notable the American Albert Louis Cotton. The Defence begins with a discussion of the history of type design and the minutiae of creating a new typeface. Background Information: Richett's arranged to have the Vale Press publications printed at the Ballantyne Press as private press books by a carefully chosen selection of compositors, readers, pressmen and binders freed from the everyday demands of the press. [Watry] Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) was a British artist, illustrator, author and printer, known for his work as a book designer and typographer and for his costume and scenery designs for plays and operas. Ricketts first made… Read More

New York: Battery Park Book Company, 1978. hardcover. very good(+). 37pp. Thin 8vo, red cloth. New York: Battery Park Book Company, 1978. A very good(+) copy.<br/><br/>

Forest Hill, NY: Battery Park Book Co.. 1978. reprint of 1899 edition; limited edition 1/600, fine condition .

Forest Hills, N.Y.: Battery Park Book Company, 1978. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile reprint. Octavo. 37, [2]pp. Red cloth gilt. Fine.

Forest Hills, NY: Battery Park Book Co., 1978. Reprint of the 1899 edition reproducing the text in facsimile. Fine copy..

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Forest Hills,, 1978. Reprint. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.. About fine.. Large 8vo. pp 37. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Handsome reprint of the 1899 edition, printed at the Ballantyne Press, sold by Hacon and Ricketts, London.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Forest Hills, NY: Battery Park Book Company. Fine. 1978. Hardcover. A Fine facsimile reprint that has light rubbing to the edges of the boards ; Ricketts defends the printing revival, arguing that it played an important role in the development of learning and the spread of knowledge. He also argues that the revival was not solely the result of the efforts of a few individuals, but was the result of the combined efforts of many different people.; 8vo; 37 pages .

Forest Hills, NY: Battery Park Book Company. Fine. 1978. Hardcover. A facsimile reprint in Fine condition; Charles Ricketts defends the revival of printing from the 16th century to the present day, arguing that it has had a positive impact on society. He focuses on the benefits of printing for education, religion, and science, as well as the role of printing in the development of democracy. Ricketts provides a thorough overview of the history of printing and its impact on society, demonstrating why the revival of printing is important.; 8vo; 37 pages; Price? ? ? .

Forest Hills, NY: Battery Park Book Company. Fine. 1978. Hardcover. An edition in Fine condition that bears almost nonexistent rubbing to the lower edges and corners ; The book presents a defence of the revival of printing, arguing that the printing press, far from being a destructive technology, was in fact a necessary step in the development of learning and democracy.; 8vo; 37 pages .

Forest Hills, NY: Battery Park Book Company. Fine. 1978. Hardcover. A Fine Edition with little rubbing to the trim; Printing revived in the sixteenth century when Johannes Gutenberg created movable type. The book argues that printing and the dissemination of knowledge are essential to a free society.; 8vo; 37 pages .

Forest Hills, NY: Battery Park Book Company. Fine. 1978. Hardcover. A Fine edition with minimal rubbing to the board edges ; Printing had fallen out of favor in the sixteenth century, with the rise of the printing press in fifteenth century Europe. In 1501, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and began to print books. In 1547, the first book printed in English was the Bible. The revival of printing in the sixteenth century was a result of the spread of the Protestant Reformation and the need to spread religious information. This book is a defence of the revival of printing and its importance to the spread of the Protestant Reformation.; 8vo; 37 pages; Price? ? ? .

Forest Hills, NY: Battery Park Book Company. Fine. 1978. Hardcover. A negligibly edgeworn edition in Fine condition ; This book defends the revival of printing against its critics. The author argues that printing was not a waste of time, money, or paper, and that the revival of printing was a good thing. He also argues that the revival of printing was necessary for the advancement of knowledge.; 8vo; 37 pages .

London: Cadenza Press, 1988. Limited Edition. A Fine Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality.. Cadenza Reprints on Typography No. 5. Printed in black and red in approx. 100 copies. Facsimile of an edition originally published 1899 Handmade Langley Paper. Printed at the press of G. A. Beale Charles Ricketts wrote and printed this to refute objections made by some critics most notable the American Albert Louis Cotton. The Defence begins with a discussion of the history of type design and the minutiae of creating a new typeface.