Books : their history, art, power, glory, infamy, and suffering according to their creators, friends and enemies / Gerald Donaldson
by Donaldson, Gerald
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0714822361
- ISBN 13
- 9780714822365
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About This Item
Oxford : Phaidon , 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 128 pages: illustrations (some color); 25 cm. Notes: Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127). Contents: Bookmaking -- The anatomy of books -- Book lore -- Disatrous books -- The enemies of books -- The love of books -- Bibliotypes -- Ex Libris. Subjects: Books and reading. Books. Books History. Books to 1980. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 331234
- Title
- Books : their history, art, power, glory, infamy, and suffering according to their creators, friends and enemies / Gerald Donaldson
- Author
- Donaldson, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0714822361
- ISBN 13
- 9780714822365
- Publisher
- Oxford : Phaidon
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1981
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