William Pickering Publisher: A Memoir and a Check-List of His Publications
by Keynes, Geoffrey
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
London: The Galahad Press, 1969 4to (26.5 cm), 126 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly stained at the back). A revised edition of Sir Geoffrey Keynes's esteemed monograph on the eminent English publisher, William Pickering (1796 - 1854), originally published by Fleuron in 1924. "In an introductory essay the author traces he main events of Pickering's life, and gives a connected account of his activities as a publisher and bookseller. The essay is supplemented by a check-list describing Pickering's chief publications of literary and typographical interest. Lastly, his skill as a book designer is displayed in reproductions of 37 of his most effective title-pages." (from the blurb)
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005634
- Title
- William Pickering Publisher: A Memoir and a Check-List of His Publications
- Author
- Keynes, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Galahad Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
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- Bibliography;
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Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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