New York: Philosophical Library, (1953). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 607 pages. Reprint (with Amendments) of second edition. With foreword by Sir Ellis Minns. An essential reference book. Jacket has piece missing from front cover. Front inside hinge broken. Shaken. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 24658
New York: Philosophical Library, n.d. tall 8vo. cloth. 607 pages. First U.S. edition. With foreword by Sir Ellis Minns. An essential reference book. Well illustrated. Spine faded. Name in ink at top of free endpaper. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 28031
New York: Dover, (1982). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 603, (15) pages. A reprint of the 1953 edition. Diringer examines the book from its origins as clay tablets in 3500 B.C. to the introduction of printing. With 200 illustrations. Ink ownership inscription in corner of half-title. READ MORE about THE BOOK BEFORE PRINTING ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND ORIENTAL
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 2141
London: Faber & Faber, (1967). thick 8vo. cloth. 514 pages. Revised edition. "Virtually an encyclopedia of the hand-illuminated book." An historical account. Many illustrations including some in color. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 53617
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1962). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 261 pages. First U.S. edition. Part of the series entitled Ancient Peoples and Places. History of writing well illustrated with examples from the author's collection. 78 photographs and 49 line drawings. READ MORE about WRITING
Price: $17.00 Order nr. 16876
