HARTHAN, JOHN - The History of the Illustrated Book: The Western Tradition

Thames & Hudson, London, 1997. First Edition, Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. 9780500279465 First softcover edition. Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. 465 illustrations, thirty-three in color, 288 pages, Index, Bibliographical Note. Wraps lightly scuffed. "In this renowned survey of the book as art, John Harthan stresses the artist's response to his text, as well as the visual quality of the page. Manuscripts in printed books have been illustrated in every Western artistic style, and the artists represented here range from Ancient Egypt to modern Manhattan, from the Master of the Leaping Figures to Henri Matisse." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 6 oz.