The Printed Book : The Original Manual revised and brought up to date by John Carter and Brooke Crutchley.

Cloth, small 8vo, 18 cm, vi, [4], 141, [1] pp, plates. From the blurb: "The new edition of this manual has been extensively revised in the light of new facts and knowledge. The pages on modern book production have been brought up to date, and the first chapter, dealing with the origins of printing in Europe, a subject on which new light has recently been shed, has been entirely recast. There are minor alterations elsewhere and some new plates. Based upon the original work by Harry G. Aldis, this manual is for all who are interested in printing, amateurs or professionals, and is the only one to cover the subject. Its chapters deal with the history of printed books from the beginning, with production methods and processes, illustrations, binding and the care of books. There are many illustrations, an original appendix on the development of type design, and a useful guide to further reading." Contents: I The Advent of Printing ; II The Spread of the Art; III The Fifteenth-Century Book ; IV The Scholar-Printers of the Sixteenth Century; V English Books, 1500-1800; VI The Modern Book; VII The Construction of a Book; VIII Illustrations; IX Bookbinding; X The Handling and Mishandling of Books; Appendix The Development of Type Faces; Books for Further Reading; Index. Name and address on front free endpaper, endpapers spotted, otherwise Good. …