Cadenza Press - Homo intelligens: A speculative essay on the origins of civilization. By G.A. Beale.

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Homo intelligens: A speculative essay on the origins of civilization. By G.A. Beale. Volume one. The evolution of man. Volume two. Creation of wealth. Volume three: the wealth creating process & credit. Volume four: capital, population, religion. Volume five: government. With wood-engraved initials by Simon Brett. Five vols, complete set, 8vo, 232pp, 271pp, 225pp, 179pp,199pp, 21cm,  (Gilbert Beale) Cadenza Press, Blandford, 1991-1995 (1995).

Text set in 14 point  Bembo augmented with additional characters (correspondingto GAB's personal revised orthography). Each one of around 100 copies printed in black (with occasional use of red) on Zerkall paper on a table-top Adana. Various shades of blue cloth, spines gilt, Maroon cloth slipcase. A fine set.

An extraordinary achievement.

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