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Printing : a practical treatise on the art of typography as applied more particularly to the printing of books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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A first edition of the deluxe one volume format containing four color plates not present in the standard one-volume edition. Previously issued in four volumes. As described by Geoffrey Wakeman in The Literature of Letterpress Printing 1849-1900, no. 54 "[This] was in fact the most important and complete book [on printing] to have appeared since the first edition of Practical printing in 1882 and it remained influential for many years ... The 'art style' and fine printing were incorporated into the book. A chapter on linotype was specially written by an expert. Monotype, Tachytype, Cox, Empire, Fraser & Hooker, Thorne, Hattersley and Wicks machines were all described." Also includes chapters discussing color printing including two-colour and three-colour printing
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