Hardcover
1891 · London
by Jacobi, Charles Thomas
London: Chiswick Press, 1891. Hardcover. VG (boards are worn and stained but interior pages are clean. Inscribed on ffep by previous owner, august 1903). Light blue paper boards, off-white spine with blue lettering, 6 preliminary leaves, 70 pages, 1 leaf, untrimmed pages. "Four hundred and thirty-five copies of this edition printed." - ffep Contents include: The preparation of MS for the press and the correction of proof sheets -- The character, sizes, and names of types -- The character and varieties of papers -- Of the margins of books -- The sizes of books determined -- Some methods of illustrating books -- The binding of books -- The issue of books by publication and by subscription -- Copyright and registration, review copies, and the rights of public libraries, advertising -- Miscellaneous information -- Glossary of some bibliographical and typographical terms in more general use.
(Inventory #: 176511)