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Condición: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Homicide on Hydra: George Johnston's Crime Novels. Book.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Soft cover. Condición: New. New fine large oversized softcover book. UNREAD. Shelf 457.Binding is tight.//Pages are clean, legible, and bright // No previous owner names//No writing in the book margins or blank spaces // No underlining. No highlighting// No foxing// Not remainder marked //Not Ex Library// Not a Book Club.…

4to, 247pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A very good paperback copy.

Hardcover. Condición: fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: fine. First Edition. Lovely, profusely illustrate book about books. Book and jacket in fine condition.

4to, 250pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A near fine hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Secondhand, Hardback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Des Cowley and Clare Williamson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Books hold the world's stories-from the earliest known myths and legends to postmodern fictions. They are also mirrors of many worlds - worlds here and distant, past and present, real and imagined - and through text and image, they act as keepers of ideas, knowledge and of stories."The World of the Book" is a celebration of the book using the world-class rare books collection of the State Library of Victoria. The book includes an extraordinary range of volumes from important historical titles such as one of the first-ever illustrated books, William Caxton's "Myrrour of the Worlde" (1490), Rene Descartes, "Principia Philosophiae" (1677) and the "Nuremberg Chronicle" (1493) through to Penguin classics, pulp fiction and the modern graphic novel.It is also beautifully illustrated with some of the world's most stunning books, such as Jomard's monumental "Description de l'Egypte", documenting Napoloeon's great scientific and military expedition to Egypt in 1798, John James Audubon's "Birds of America" (1827-1838), Robert John Thornton's "Temple of Flora" and Ferdinand Bauer's "Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae".Discover the world of the book - the history of book production, design and illustration, the materials used, the changing technology and its evolution - from the Middle Ages through to the present day. Secondhand, Hardback.…

249pp. 4to. Original wrappers. Colour images throughout. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. Reprinted. xiv+247pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, geometric illust. papered boards & decorative floral endpapers, col. illust. frontis, notes, intro. by author's, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., full & dbl. page col. & b/w illust., further reading, index. The World of the Book is a celebration of this age-old tradition drawing upon the rare collections of the State Library of Victoria. A journey through time and across the globe, this volume features great books and publishing innovations of the past and present. It also revels in the sheer beauty of books as objects to be desired and treasured. Size: Quarto. Book. …

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The World of Books pays homage to our love of books, and demonstrates the book's long and rich traditions and its great contributions to modern life. The book is in lovely condition while the jacket has light shelf rubbing at the top right corner.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 249pp with b/w and colour photos and illustrations - glossy covers - minor lean to spine.

Soft Cover. Condición: F-. First Edition. 8vo. original single folded sheet (a trifle rubbed); pp. [4]. A near fine copy.

249pp. Small 4to. Original laminated boards in dustwrapper. Colour images throughout. A fine copy. First Edition.

Quarto, dustwrapper,250 pp.,colour illustrations. Celebrates the book using the rare books collection of the State Library of Victoria. This book helps readers discover the world of the book - the history of book production, design and illustration, the materials used, the changing technology and its evolution.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. corner wear. rob des tombe (ilustrador).

Pictorial Wraps. Condición: Near Fine. First Thus. Numerous colour and b&w illustrations throughout. Includes picture credits, further reading, plus index. From rear cover: "This authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated work includes religious texts, great travel tomes, books that changed the world, typography and cover design and comics. It's a book for browsing and admiring as much as for reading". From rear inner flap: "Des Cowley is Rare Printed Collections Manager at the State Library of Victoria and has more than twenty years' experience working with the library's Rare Books Collection. Clare Williamson is Exhibitions Curator at the State Library of Victoria and was previously a curator at the Queensland Art Gallery and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne. They are joint curators of the State Library of Victoria's permanent exhibition Mirror of the World: Books and Ideas". Large format volume. Published by The Miegunyah Press in association with the State Library of Victoria. First published in hardcover in 2007, this copy is the first softcover edition, published 2009. Printed in China. Bound in publisher's original pictorial wraps with foldover French flaps. Very slight handling wear, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. Large heavy book, extra shipping may be required. xiv + 247pp. SB-6.…

2007, 247pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 1,5kg. As new. A celebration of the book from the Middle Ages through the present day, this resource explores volumes ranging from the rare to the iconic, from significant historical and scientific titles to classic literature and modern graphic novels. Images taken from some of the world's most stunning books are included, including John James Audubon'sBirds of America and William Caxton's groundbreaking Myrrour of the Worlde. A comprehensive history of book production, design, and illustration in the Western world rounds out this stunning review.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. . inside the World of the State Library of Victoria; illustrated. Spots of foxing to prelims, else fine in dustwrapper. book.

245 pp including index, quarto, coloured and b&w illustrations, fine copy in illustrated, limp wrappers.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. Reprint. Hardcover. 247 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Melbourne University Press, Australia, 2008. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in as new condition and comes in as new dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The World of the Book is a celebration of the book using the world-class rare books collection of the State Library of Victoria. The book includes an extraordinary range of volumes from important historical titles, such as one of the first-ever illustrated books, William Caxton's Myrrour of the Worlde (1490), Rene Descartes Principia Philosophiae (1677) and the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) through to Penguin classics, pulp fiction and the modern graphic novel. It is also beautifully illustrated with some of the world's most stunning books, such as Jomard's monumental Description de l'Egypte, documenting Napoleon's great scientific and military expedition to Egypt in 1798, John James Audubon's Birds of America (1827-1838), Robert John Thornton's Temple of Flora and Ferdinand Bauer's Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae. Discover the world of the book - the history of book production, design and illustration, the materials used, the changing technology and its evolution - from the Middle Ages through to the present day. *** Quantity Available: 3. Category: Books on Books; History. ISBN/EAN: 9780522853780. Inventory No: 10060510. This item is heavy and may require additional shipping costs for destinations outside Australia. This item is in stock in our Australian warehouse. We are not dropshippers.…

Soft cover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. So close to NEW condition, but has three spots on the bottom of the book! Cover and inside is NEW! Was shrink wrapped to prevent any further damage! A must have for any book lover! AS NEW.

First Edition. Pp. xiv+250(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, further reading list, index; small med. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers with flap folds, slightly bowed; Miegunyah Press/State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 2009. First paperback edition. *First published in 2007.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Folio. Col.ill.bds. Dustjacket. 249pp. Many col & b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. A celebration of books, drawing on the rare collections of the State Library of Victoria.

Quarto hardcover; decorated boards with white spine titling on black, decorated endpapers; 247pp., colour and monochrome illustrations. Minor wear only; faint spotting to text block edges. Near fine and wrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Drawing upon the rare collections of the State Library of Victoria, this volume revels in the sheer beauty of books as objects to be desired and treasured - included in the survey of the book's long and rich tradition are an illuminated manuscript created for the Medici family of Florence in 1479, and other liturgical books of the early Middle Ages, masterpieces of early printing, such as Gutenberg's Bible, Caxton's Myrrour of the World, a German printing of Euclid's Elementaria Geometriae, the first book to include mathematical and geometrical diagrams, and Aldus Manutius's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili.…

Paperback. Condición: New. A celebration of the book, from the Middle Ages through the present day, this resource explores volumes ranging from the rare to the iconic, from significant historical and scientific titles to classic literature and modern graphic novels. Images taken from some of the worldâs most stunning books are included, such as John James Audubonâs Birds of America and William Caxtonâs groundbreaking Myrrour of the Worlde. A comprehensive history of book production, design, and illustration in the Western world rounds out this stunning review.…