Espagnol

Folio, [iv],xlpp., with the H.P. Kraus bookplate, 46 plates, cont. quarter roan, spine rubbed, marbled sides. The marks of 93 different Spanish and Portuguese printers are included in this study. An alphabetical list of printers' and publishers' names refers the reader to biographical sketch in which each name appears. Information presented includes the dates during which a printer was active, cities in which he worked, and associates with whom he worked. Clear prints of marks are provided, as are the title, author, date and city of publication, and size of book(s) in which each mark appears, as well as citations to other scholarly resources. The index of printers' and publishers' names is comprehensive, guiding users of this work to both the main entry on a printer or publisher as well as to entries in which the name is mentioned, which makes this a useful book for researching the interactions between various printers.