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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent treatis on the history of bookmaking
Steinberg's contribution to the literature of bookmaking should not be overlooked. While scholarly in content, it does not presuppose any special knowledge of the reader. It is an introduction to the history of books. It is both informative and accessible. I am not an academic, I am a bookseller with an interest in my trade. If this is too dry for you there are...
Published 15 months ago by Tappin Book Mine
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Defective copy....
The seller was great and I had no issues with them. The book itself is apparently a defective edition. I checked with others and all the images are missing starting after page 202. Not good.
Published 19 months ago by P. Beygo
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent treatis on the history of bookmaking,
This review is from: Five Hundred Years of Printing (Paperback)
Steinberg's contribution to the literature of bookmaking should not be overlooked. While scholarly in content, it does not presuppose any special knowledge of the reader. It is an introduction to the history of books. It is both informative and accessible. I am not an academic, I am a bookseller with an interest in my trade.
If this is too dry for you there are other works worth reading, such as McMurtrie's THE BOOK.[aka: THE GOLDEN BOOK]The golden book;: The story of fine books and bookmaking, past & present
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Five Hundred Years of Printing (Paperback)
The seller was great and I had no issues with them. The book itself is apparently a defective edition. I checked with others and all the images are missing starting after page 202. Not good.
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Five Hundred Years of Printing by S. H. Steinberg (Hardcover - Aug. 1996)
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