Diringer, David.

THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.

Two volumes.
London: Hutchinson, (1968). 4to. cloth, dust jackets, slipcase. xii, 473; 452 pages. Two volumes. Third edition, completely revised with the assistance of Reinhold Regensbuger. Spines of the dust jackets are lightly faded, else a near fine set in near fine slipcase. The second volume contains nothing but illustrations to the text. An essential reference book. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND

Price: $70.00  other currencies  Order nr. 7986

Diringer, David.

THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1967). thick small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 514 pages. Revised edition, enlarged from the 1958 first edition. Exlibris bookplate of Flo and Sig Sussman on the front pastedown. Fine in fine jacket. "Virtually an encyclopedia of the hand-illuminated book." An historical account with a bibliography after each school discussed, an addition only present in this second edition. Many illustrations including some in color. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2776

Diringer, David.

THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION.

London: Faber and Faber, (1967). thick small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 514 pages. Revised edition, enlarged from the 1958 first edition. Fine in near fine jacket. "Virtually an encyclopedia of the hand-illuminated book." An historical account with a bibliography after each school discussed, an addition only present in this second edition. Many illustrations including some in color. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63441