Thibaudeau (F.) - La Lettre d'Imprimerie. Origine - Developpement - Classification.

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La Lettre d'Imprimerie. Origine - Developpement - Classification. Preface de Georges Lecomte. Par F. Thibaudeau. 2 vols, 8vo, 22.5cm, pp.xv[1],410[3],  pp.[vi]416-698, 68p plates, samples, Paris: Au Bureau de l'Edition, 1921.
Title-pages in red and black; upwards of 450 illustrations within the text; 68 pages plates demstrating various processes and papers (some tipped-in, some colour) including music and various facsimiles. Oringinal blue cloth, titled and decorated in black. Book labels of Pierre Edmond Levy. A nearfine set.
Author's name appears at head of title. Imprint date from colophon: "Achevé d'imprimer le 6 aout 1921". Paged continuously. Frontispiece port. signed: Ch. Smachtens sc.; Bernard Mauerin [?] del. Section on "Les arts du livre" has divisional title page "Les encres et les rouleaux typographiques" appear separately in the list of contents on the title page as "L'encre" and "Les rouleaux" Some of the plates have print samples, etc. tipped in. Contents "12 notices": La gravure et la fonte des caractères typographiques -- Les presses et les machines à imprimer typographiques -- Les machines à composer -- Clichage et Galvanoplastie -- Les encres et les rouleaux typographiques -- La couleur dans l'impression typographique -- La gravure en relief -- La gravure en creux -- La lithographie et ses dérivés -- Le papier -- La reliure.

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