New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. Second edition. With a new Introduction by Donald Farren. Pp. xxiv+552(last blank), 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations and figures, appendices; roy. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Oak Knoll Press/The British Library, New Castle, DE./London, 2001. Paperback edition. *Standard and comprehensive reference guide, containing over 3,000 alphabetically arranged definitions of the terms used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking, and the book trade; plus biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders, bibliophiles; notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations, customs of the trade, &c. Originally published in 1960 by Allen & Unwin, London, as Glossary of the Book. A second edition (of which this is a reprint, with a new Introduction) was published in 1979 as Glaister's Glossary of the Book.

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Bookseller: Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 078967
Title: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK
Author: Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Place of Publication: New Castle, DE
Date Published: 2001

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