Calligraphy 1535-1885. A Collection af Seventy-Two Writing-Books And Specimens from the Italian, French, Low Countries and Spanish Schools.
by: Stanley Morison

Softcover. Milano, La Bibliofila, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, limited to 2,000 numbered copies, this is number 93, printed on Fabriano paper. 8vo. 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. 175 pages. Double-page title page with elaborate calligraphic borders, illustrated throughout; text clean, unmarked. Illustrated wrappers; binding square and tight, very minor shelf wear; very light foxing on page block. This is a catalog of 72 calligraphy books listed chronologically and divided by nationality assembled by Carla C. Marzoli. Catalogued and Described with upwards of 210 illustrations and an Introduction by Stanley Morison. An invaluable resource for both the collector and the book seller. Clean copy.