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Softcover. Condición: Very Good. A very clean and sound example of an increasingly uncommon, but indispensible book. 125 pages & 32 plates for the Exhibits at Earls Court, 62 pages & 16 plates for the British Museum exhibition. Printing and the Mind of Man (1963) is the catalogue to the landmark twin exhibitions held at the British Museum and Earls Court from 16-27 July 1963, mounted to coincide with the International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition. Long regarded as a cornerstone of modern bibliographical scholarship, it identifies and describes the printed books that most profoundly shaped Western thought; works in science, philosophy, politics, economics, exploration, and literature from Gutenberg onward. Each of the 194 BM exhibition entries outlines a book's historical context, its intellectual impact, and its place in the evolution of ideas, forming a curated map of how print has carried and transformed human knowledge. The Earls Court exhibition showcased modern printing power: high-speed presses, typesetting machines, bindery equipment, and emerging photomechanical technologies, and is detailed in over 650 entries in the catalogue. An absolutely essential catalogue that remains readable and enjoyable today. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: Varied Books; Books on Books; New Arrivals. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…