The Private Press

R. R. Bowker Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0835216950 . Cloth/gilt. Points faintly softened, tiny bump to bottom edge else unmarked, tight and square. The DJ in mylar is slightly toned. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: Watson - Guptill, 1971. cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 376 pages. First U.S. edition. Jacket lightly soiled, else a fine copy. Traces the development of the private press over the last 500 years. 83 figures in the text and 72 plates. Better printed than the second edition and containing some material not present in the… Read more about this item

Faber and Faber, 1971 4to (25.5 cm), front., 376 pp, 72 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj defective, part of spine missing). From the library of Marianne Delvaux-Diercxsens (bookplate mounted on front free endpaper). "Ever since Gutenberg's invention of printing from movable types five hundred years ago, as well as commercial printers there have been amateurs who have been… Read more about this item

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971. Hardcover. Small 4to. Terra cotta cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 376pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Fine/very good. Mildest of jacket wear only. Quite tight and handsome first edition of this superb standard reference.

Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971. VG/VG. Moderate edge/shelf wear to dust jacket which is in a clear protective sleeve. Foxing to text block. Interior is pristine throughout. No writing or markings of any kind. Photo is of the actual book you will receive. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10x8x2. Orange cloth with gold spine titling, very good with light rubbing to edges, bumping to spine head. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar with light scuffing and edgewear, small mark of white-out over top of the price at front inner flap. Light staining to textblock edges.… Read more about this item

Watson-Guptill Publications. VG+. 1971. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 376 pages. Interior clean; binding solid. Not an ex-library* Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Frontis. 376 pp., illus. Some light edgewear to book; dustjacket is soiled with a few closed tears. Still a nice copy of this important history of the private press.

New York and London: R. R. Bowker Company, 1983. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 4to. Cloth. Pp. xvi, 390, (ii). Illustrated. Checklist. Index. This history should appeal to anyone interested in the private press movement, those who still print with lead type on old letterpress machines

Watson-Guptill Publications. Used - Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. Cloth, d.j., in an acetate cover. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.

New York: Watson-Guptil, 1971. first edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. 8 x 10 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; very clean, minor shelf wear. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, edges worn with a few chips, not clipped. Books. Stax.

New York London: R. R. Bowker Company. Revised and enlarged. Fully illustrated. Clean and unmarked. . Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1983.

Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Foxing to page ends and jacket. Ships daily.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 376pp. A massive treatise on private presses, including 72 figures in text, and 72 plates in suite. Biblio. Index. In orange cloth (shelf worn), with gold spine letters. Illustrated dust jacket (price clipped, with wrinkled rear panel). … Read more about this item

R.R. Bowker. Used - Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.

Watson-Guptill Publications. 1971. Hardback. Very good. In a fair to good dust wrapper with short tears around the top of the spine.. 7 x 10 inches with b&w photos, bibliography and index.

Faber and Faber, 1971 4to (25.5 cm), front., 376 pp, 72 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities). "Ever since Gutenberg's invention of printing from movable types five hundred years ago, as well as commercial printers there have been amateurs who have been fascinated by the authority which printing confers on the written word. Previous studies… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1971. First edition, small 4to, pp. 376; 72 illustrations on plates and 83 illustrations in the text; fine copy in the dust jacket. A standard and comprehensive reference.

LONDON, FABER AND FABER, 1971. 1ST EDITION. LARGE OCTAVO. ORANGE CLOTH. VERY GOOD. FULLY ILLUSTRATED. 376 PAGES.

Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971T. hardcover. Good. 2.0000 in x 10.0000 in x 8.0000 in. Edge wear to jacket.