Staples Press Limited, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Volume One. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.
1951. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Volume One. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.
1957. Revised Edition. 251 pages. Grey dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white photographic plates illustrations throughout. Volume II. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Revised edition. Faint foxing on front free end paper; binding tight; dust jacket worn & chipped at edges, & protected in removable clear film Used - Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket
8vo, (216x138mm), xx,270; xx,251p. 205 plates & text illustrations (several coloured). Original cloth, dustjacket, though that on vol.1 partly lacking. A standard textbook written by the onetime head of the letterpress department at the London School of Printing. HEAVY BOOK please note that this title weighs more than the 1 kg packed average on which postage charges are based and we may have to request additonal postage if the difference is too great to absorb. Overseas customers are advised to email us through the 'Ask the bookseller a question' option for delivery options and charges.
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