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In Praise of the Book. Being a facsimile of important articles and pages about BOOKS from Amphora 1965-1990.
Author: [Books about Books]The Alcuin Society
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Reference #: 2118
Status: For Sale
List Price: $20.00
The Alcuin Society, Vancouver, 1992. A Fine first (and only) printing of this collection in card-covers wraps over paper; small quarto; paper cover and spine labels; two-colour title page; ii + 93 pp., illustrated.
Article subjects include the Kelmscott Press and William Morris, John Ruskin’s “Of Reading Many Books”, British Wood Engravings, and an on the work of Barbarian Press (one of Mission’s best kept secrets), the highlight being a picture of Jan Elsted at work!
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