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Edité par Clarendon Press., Oxford., 1926
Vendeur : Colophon Books (UK), Leek, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Thus. 134 pages inc vignette illustration to recto of final leaf + 14 photo plates out of pagination. Many full page photos and examples of highlight books through the centuries printed at Oxford. There is a rare full page photo of Amen Corner in London, the interior of the bindery and other parts of the printing works. the home of many fabulous books printed in the 15th-19th centuries all gone in the Blitz of 1940 and never re-built. Plain navy cloth with gilt titles on cover and spine. Slim small quarto. *Printed anonymously, but feel the printer at the time Humphrey Milford a long time servant and controller was the main compiler although he does acknowledge Mr Falconer Madan the American bibliophile and collector of being responsible for much in here. The book was published in 1922 and covered the years up to 1921. This 1926 issue a 2nd edition continues up to the years 1926, so extended and revised.