Printing and the Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries by John Carter [Editor]; Percy H. Muir [Editor]; Denys Hay [Introduction]; - 1967-01-01

Cassell, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.4961 12.5984 9.1339. First edition

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 12x9x1. [Landmark Catalog of one of the most important exhibitions of the intellectual history of books] Near fine. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover and dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xxxv, 280 pages : facsimiles ; 32 cm

Munich: Karl Pressler, 1983. Quarto. (12 3/16 x 8 1/2 inches). xxxiv, 280pp., with illustrations. Red cloth, flat spine. Dust jacket. Standard bibliographic reference. A survey of the impact of printed books on Western civilization. Often shortened to simply PMM, Printing and the Mind of Man began as a display at the 1963 International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition, intended to highlight the importance that printing technology has played in the history of human knowledge. Its catalogue was formalized and published in 1967, and is now considered a standard reference text detailing the enormous impact that printing technology has had on Western civilization in the five centuries since its invention.

London: British Museum, 1963. Catalogue of the exhibitions at The British Museum and at Earls Court, London 16-27 July 1963. Organized in connexion with the eleventh Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition [cover title]. Pp. 128(last blank)+64(last blank), with one coloured and 32 black & white plates and an index in part I and 16 black & white plates and an index in part II; small med. 8vo; printed stiff paper wrappers, lightly foxed, edges and backstrip faintly browned and a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Messrs F. W. Bridges & Sons and The Association of British Manufacturers of Printers' Machinery (Proprietary), London, 1963. First edition. *The full catalogue of the landmark exhibition held at two locations to coincide with the 1963 International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition (IPEX). The exhibition showed the contribution printing had made to the enlargement of human knowledge, with the Earls Court display featuring the technical side of printing, and… Read More

München : Karl Pressler, 1983. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxxiv, 280 p. : ill., facsims ; 32 cm. Notes; Catalogue of the printing and the mind of man exhibition held in conjunction with IPEX, 1963. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Books History Exhibitions. Printing History Exhibitions. Printing History Bibliography. Civilization History Bibliography. Bibliographical exhibitions. Books History. Printing History. Printing to date. Genres; Catalogue. Illustrated.

1967. CARTER, John and MUIR, Percy H. Printing and the Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries. Compiled and Edited by...Assisted by Nicolas Barker, H.A. Feisenberger, Howard Nixon and S.H. Steinberg. With an Introductory Essay by Deny Hay. Original cloth, dust jacket. Facsimiles. [London: Casell and Co., 1967.] First edition. A fine copy.