Encyclopedia of Book Knowledge, ed. by Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, Wrocław 1971, p. XXII, leaves 2874, p. [1], plates [56] with illustrations (including 8 in color). Dimensions 20 x 26 cm. numerous illustrations in the text. Publisher's cloth binding. Minor rubbing, damage to cover. Discoloration on the spine,
An impressive work, being the fruit of several years of work of the most prominent Polish bibliologists and cultural historians, it covers the totality of knowledge from all fields concerning the book, contains about 6000 factual, biographical, geographical and topographical entries, much about the cover, extensive indexes: factual and names. Monumental, irreplaceable, richly illustrated work.
