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Printing and the Mind of Man. A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries. by Carter, John & Percy H. Muir, compilers - 1967: Compiled and Edited by John Carter & Percy H. Muir Assisted by Nicolas Barker, H.A. Feisenberger, Howard Nixon and S.H. Steinberg. With an Introductory Essay by Denys Hay.

by Carter, John & Percy H. Muir, compilers

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Printing and the Mind of Man. A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries. by Carter, John & Percy H. Muir, compilers - 1967

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 John Carter & Percy H. Muir Assisted by Nicolas Barker, H.A. Feisenberger, Howard Nixon and S.H. Steinberg. With an Introductory Essay by Denys Hay.

by Carter, John & Percy H. Muir, compilers

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"The printed page illuminates the mind of man and defies, in so far as anything sublunary can, the corrosive hand of Time." Folio; xxxiv, 280 pages, index, facsimile illustrations; 32 cm. Bookplate of Samuel J. Hough. Very Good in torn & gouged dust jacket. Stock#ofc0530.
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  • Publisher Cassell & Company Ltd.
  • Place of Publication London UK
  • Date Published 1967
  • Keywords history of printing

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PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF FINE PRINTING AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM
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London: British Museum, 1963. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 125 and 32 plates followed by 62 pages and 16 plates. Important catalogue. A near fine copy. Contributions by John Carter and P.H. Muir and an introduction by Stanley Morison. (Appleton no.223).
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London: British Museum, 1963. later cloth over paper covered boards. 8vo. later cloth over paper covered boards. 125 pages and 32 plates followed by 62 pages and 16 plates. Important catalogue. Rebound in blue cloth. A near fine copy. Contributions by John Carter and P. H. Muir and an introduction by Stanley Morison. (Appleton no. 223). Nicely designed.
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Printing and the Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilisation During Five Centuries

by CARTER, JOHN & MUIR, PERCY H. & BARKER, NICOLAS & FEISENBERGER, H. A. & NIXON, HOWARD & STEINBERG, S. H. & HAY, DENYS (essay)

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Casell and Company 1967. Folio, black cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, illus, xxxiii+280pp, VG (moderate bruising and rubbing to boards with slight surface loss, slight foxing and tanning to eps and page edges, fep slightly creased, rear gutter coming away from pastedown but book sound, small bookseller's stamp on fep) in d/w slightly scruffy (tanning & foxing, particularly to edges, slight plastic cover tape residue to edges, price clipped, grubby around tape edges: overall integrity intact however)
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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 John Carter & Percy H. Muir assisted by Nicolas Barker, H.A. Feisenberger, Howard Nixon and S.H. Steinberg. With an introductory essay by Denys Hay.

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London/New York (Cassell and Company/ Holt, Rinehart and Winston), 1967.. xxxiii, (3), 280pp. Prof. illus. Sm. folio. Cloth. Library stamp.
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Printing and the Mind of Man; --A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries

by Carter, John, and Percy H. Muir; essay by Denys Hay

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New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in tan cloth boards. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding, sharp corners, and bright text pages. Boards have a whisper of use. Name of former owner, an academic author, inked onto front free endpage. 4to. 280 pp. including index. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U.S.
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Printing and the mind of man: A descriptive catalogue illustrating the impact of print on the evolution of Western civilization during five centuries

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Cassell, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.4961 12.5984 9.1339. First edition
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Printing and the Mind of Man

by CARTER, John & MUIR, Percy H

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London: Cassell, 1967. hardcover. near fine/poor. Illustrated. 280 pages, small folio, red cloth, tattered d.w., (London: Cassell, 1967). A near fine copy in a poor dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> A descriptive catalogue illustrating the impact of print on the evolution of western civilization.<br/> <br/>
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Printing and the Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries

by Carter, John & Percy H. Muir, Denys Hay

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Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Used - Very Good. 1967. Cloth, dj. Folio. xxxiv & 280 pp. Moderate shelf wear and mild chipping to dust jacket. Bookplate to front pastedown. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Books on Books.)
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Printing And The Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating The Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries

by Percy Muir and John Carter

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Germany: Karl Pressler . This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's red coloured cloth boards with paper title label to spine and upper cover in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Issued with plain grey slipcase with some repairs to the edges of slip-case but it's done it's job well and superbly preserved the dust-jacket and contents of the book that remain clean and bright internally.The book has no previous names or inscriptions present.Firm binding with no hinge weakness.This is the Second Edition both revised and enlarged.Seminal and scholarly work on the most important and influential books.Large quarto (xxxiv) plus 280pp well illustrated.Measures 22cm by 32cm Second Edition [1983] and a superb copy for the collector . Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 2003.
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Printing and the Mind of Man A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating The Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries

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