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Printing and the mind of man

by John Carter, Percy H. Muir, Nicolas Barker, Denys Hay, Peter Amelung

A standard bibliographical reference surveying the impact of printed books on the development of Western civilisation. Based on a 1963 exhibition, this revised second edition includes additional bibliographies, a revised index, and a new introduction.

Accession 13249 ISBN 3980004732 Publisher Karl Pressler
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