Dust jacket (black lettering, sanguine vignettes over light blue) : {vignette} | P. M. HANDOVER | PRINTING | IN LONDON | from Caxton to | Modern Times | {vignette} ||
Title page: PRINTING IN LONDON | FROM 1476 TO MODERN TIMES | COMPETITIVE PRACTICE AND | TECHNICAL INVENTION | IN THE TRADE OF | BOOK AND BIBLE PRINTING | PERIODICAL PRODUCTION | JOBBING &C |—| P. M. HANDOVER | M.A. F.R.HIST.S. | HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS | 1960 ||
Pagination: [1, 2] – h.t. / blank ; frontispiece; [3, 4] – t.p. / imprint; [5, 6] – dedication / blank; [7] 8-224, inset: 7 sheets of plates between pp. 112-113 extraneous to collation, other illustrations in text; insert: invitation card "Publication date JUL 11 1960 Handover".
Collation: 8vo; [A]8 B-O8.
Binding: publisher’s blue cloth, red label to spine, silver lettering, DJ.
Additional Information
| Collection | Books about books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | Great Britain , USA |
| Subject | Book about books , Caxton, William (c. 1422 – c. 1491) , England , Great Britain , History , London , Printing , Printing industry , Typography |
| Language | English |
| Media/Technique | Paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1960 |
| Size | 22 x 14.5 cm , 8vo |
| Binding | Cloth , Dust jacket , Hardcover |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
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