Printing And The Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating The Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries
by Percy Muir and John Carter
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine /Fine
- ISBN 10
- 3980004732
- ISBN 13
- 9783980004732
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Germany: Karl Pressler . This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's red coloured cloth boards with paper title label to spine and upper cover in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Issued with plain grey slipcase with some repairs to the edges of slip-case but it's done it's job well and superbly preserved the dust-jacket and contents of the book that remain clean and bright internally.The book has no previous names or inscriptions present.Firm binding with no hinge weakness.This is the Second Edition both revised and enlarged.Seminal and scholarly work on the most important and influential books.Large quarto (xxxiv) plus 280pp well illustrated.Measures 22cm by 32cm Second Edition [1983] and a superb copy for the collector . Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 2003.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Thornton Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80360
- Title
- Printing And The Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating The Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries
- Author
- Percy Muir and John Carter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- ISBN 10
- 3980004732
- ISBN 13
- 9783980004732
- Publisher
- Karl Pressler
- Place of Publication
- Germany
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- printing publishing text Bibliography
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
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