ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK, 1455-1955.
Masterpieces of typography through five centuries from the collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. With an essay by Joseph Blumenthal. Pp. xiv+192+[2](colophon, verso blank), 1 folding plate plus 125 pages of facsimiles, the title page printed in brown & black, selective bibliography, index; tall med. 4to; black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, a trifle marked, fore-corners bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, with some silverfish damage, edges lightly rubbed and chipped, the back panel water stained; fore-edge of upper pastedown silverfished, a little light foxing; The Bodley Head, London, 1974. First U.K. edition, second impression. *Survey of 112 important books from the Pierpont Morgan Library, ranging from the Gutenberg Bible to the work of Updike and Rogers in the 20th century. Includes descriptions of the lives of the great printers, and presents the historical backgrounds against which their work was done. Item #095611
Price: $95.00