The Book: the story of printing & bookmaking by Douglas C. McMurtrie
by McMurtrie, Douglas C
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1962. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in the original cloth boards with a damaged paper title to the spine. Wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of Gavin D.R. Bridson with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 676 pages. Subjects; Books. Printing. Bookmaking.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 375303
- Title
- The Book: the story of printing & bookmaking by Douglas C. McMurtrie
- Author
- McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Publisher
- London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1962
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Galway
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