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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK.
Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall
With a new introduction by Donald Farren.
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Paperback edition. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations, customs of the trade and other related information. This work aims at providing "a reference companion to be constantly available during the study or processes of bookmaking" and is particularly essential for the "bibliophile, apprentice printer and binder, publisher, bookseller, papermaker or librarian." However, all those involved in the profession or study of books and publishing will find this book indispensable. Encyclopedia is equipped with five appendices, showing type specimens, Latin place names used in the imprints of early-printed books, surveys of contemporary private presses, illustrations of proof correction symbols and a list of the works consulted in the preparation of this book.
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INTERNATIONAL ART PAST AND PRESENT.
by Yockney, Alfred
12 parts in 3 volumes, complete, orignally sold to subscribers only. New York Public Library catalogue dates this work circa 1915. Each part includes ten 6.5 x 10 inch color tipped-in plates reproducing a significant painting in Western art history, each on 11.5 x 15 inch colored art paper with a captioned tissue guard. One plate in part One is a frontispiece. The sets of ten plates in each volume are complete. Front wrapper of each part decorated with Art Nouveau "leaf and vine" decor with stags and scrolls, including title and publisher, on green art paper with black titles. 160 pages of text. An index of artists at the conclusion of part Twelve. Edges of each part slightly worn. Slipcases lightly dented at corners and rubbed at edges.
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