ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BOOK KNOWLEDGE

Encyclopedia of book knowledge / editor-in-chief. Aleksander Birkenmajer, Bronisław Kocowski, Jan Trzynadlowski ; chief editors Alodia Kawecka-Gryczowa History of the book, Helena Więckowska Bibliography and librarianship, Stanisław Pazyra Book industry ; [author Mieczysława Adrianek at el.].
Wrocław : Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1971.

Pp. XXII, 2874 leaves, [1]; publisher's cloth with embossing, 25cm; very good condition;

Contains about 6,000 entries in the following fields, among others: history of writing, history of manuscript and printed books, illuminating and book illustration, history of binding and bookbinding, papermaking, printing, bookselling, history of libraries, librarianship and library science, bibliophily, bibliography. Until recently, the only publication of its kind in our literature.