Amor Librorum. Bibliographic and Other Essays. A Tribute to Abraham Horodisch. On His Sixtieth Birthday.

Text Englisch, Niederländisch, Deutsch, Italienisch, Latein, Französisch. 290 nummerierte Ausgaben, diese Nr. 199. Leinen-Einband mit goldgeprägter Rückentitelei, geringe, verzeihliche Gebrauchsspuren. XVII, 304 Seiten mit zahlreichen Illustrationen, Fotos, Exlibris, Reproduktionen, Faksimiles (in S/W und Farbe). Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten. Beigefügt: Mehrfarbige Falttafel "Kinder-Alphabet von Alice Horodisch-Garman mit Gedichten von Han. G. Hoekstra".-+++ The essential commemorative publication (290 copies), here Nr. 199 for Abraham Horodisch, profusely illustrated. Book covers with some traces of usage, nevertheless altogether fair condition. With folded plate of children`s alphabet by Alice Horodisch-German (verses by Han. G. Hoekstra). The Horodisch collection on the history of the book includes about 8000 volumes of books and periodicals, focusing on the book as a central phenomenon in the development of human civilization. The collection includes library materials on the following fields: The history of the book, history of printing and publishing, book illumination, calligraphy, writing, bibliography, paper industry, ex-libris, the place of the book in human civilization, sociology of the book, artistic books, and other fields representing the many aspects of the research on the book. The collection is an important resource for research because of his wide and comprehensive scope, and for the uniqueness and rarity of books included. The collection supports the Horodisch Chair for the History of Books (Tel Aviv University - Sourasky Central Library). +++ 22 x 30 cm. 1, 85 kg. +++ Stichwörter: Festschrift Bibliophilie Buchwesen Buchgewerbe Bibliotheken Verlagsgeschichte Typographie

Festschrift Bibliophilie Buchwesen Buchgewerbe Bibliotheken Verlagsgeschichte Typographie