Catalogue of an exhibit of prints, dating from the early fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries, which appeared in various East Coast venues in the 1960's. Preface by A. Hyatt Mayor, foreword and essay on LANGUAGE OF THE PRINT by Richard V. West, Catalogue commentary by Donald H Karshan, president of the Museum of Graphic Art in New York City. Illustrated with 73 examples of prints by artists from five centuries of printmaking, including William Blake, Pieter Brueghel, and William Hogarth as well as some unexpected artists in the medium, such as Winslow Homer. Jacket yellowed with tears. Covers spotted beneath jacket.