BALSAMO, LUIGI.

Bibliography: history of a tradition. Translated from the Italian by William A. Pettas.

Berkeley, CA: Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1990. First edition in English, 8vo, pp. [4], iii, [1], 209; a few tables in the text; a near fine copy in original tan wrappers printed in brown and red, a little light wear and creasing to covers. A contextual history of bibliography, which the author considers "a part of our complex system of social communication" (p. 1), from the middle ages to the present day. Originally published in Italian as La Bibliografia, Storia di una tradizione (Florence: Sansoni Editore, 1984). Item #27626

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