BIBLIOPOLA: Bilder und Texte aus der Welt des Buchhandels; Pictures and Texts about the Book Trade; Images et Textes sur la Librairie. (English translation by Frederick Plaat, traduction francaise by Bernard Ernst.)

Hamburg [and] New York: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell & Co. [and] R.R. Bowker Co., (c1966). First edition. 4to. 2 volumes: xxv, 123 [facing pages in four columns, one for each of the language versions, the fourth with illustrations]; ix, 523 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings, line drawings, old prints, facsimiles, documents, etc., volume two with 42 mounted color plates, some folding. Historical illustrated survey of the book world, in three languages. British prospectus from the Penguin Press laid in (London, 1966; 4to, eight pages, illustrated, color illustrated wrappers). Bookplate on front pastedown of each volume, else very good. Textured tan cloth, leather spine labels (scuffed), publisher's plain board slipcase. (10607). Item #64176

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