A New Introduction to Bibliography by Gaskell, Philip - 1972

New York: Oxford University Press, 1972. Very Good condition. This is the HARDCOVER edition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This standard reference complements the data in McKerrow on book production and history, printing type, composition, paper, presswork, binding, processes of reproduction, bibliographical description, etc. With 141 illustrations. Index. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in shiny silver. From the publisher: "McKerrow… does not include the study of the machine press period. A NEW INTRODUCTION includes the work done since McKerrow's time on the history of the printing technology of the hand press period. Gaskell also breaks new ground by providing a general description of the printing practices of the machine-press period... In Gaskell's third section, he treats the bibliographical applications -- identification of editions, impressions, issues and states, bibliographic description… transcription and reproduction, formulas and technical notes…" . Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (xxiv), 438pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.