"Tercera edición revisada, enero de 1943. Tercera reimpresión, 1950. [Séptima edición como sucesor de la cuarta edición de "The Golden Books", publicado por primera vez en 1927]." --Portadilla.

Preface -- Introduction -- I. Primitive human records -- II. The origin of the alphabet -- III. The alphanet in Western Europe -- IV. Paper and its origins -- V. Handwritten books -- VI. Printing in the Far East -- VII. Early European woodcuts -- VIII. The block books -- IX. The stage setting for typography -- X. Johann Gutenberg's invention -- XI. The case of rival claimants -- XII. The dissemination of printing -- XIII. The master printers of Venice -- XIV. The first printing in English -- XV. The production of the Incunabula -- XVI. Woodcut book illustration -- XVII. Engraved book illustration -- XVIII. Early book decoration -- XIX. Some special problems -- XX Printer's marks -- XXI. The study of Incunabula -- XXII. Typography's Golden Age -- XXIII. Italian book illustration -- XXIV. The indomitable Plantin -- XXV. The Vogue of engraving -- XXVI. Baskerville and his disciples -- XXVII. The press in the New World -- XXVIII. Printing on Massachusetts Bay -- XXIX. Typographer, philosopher, statesman -- XXX. Printer and historian -- XXXI. The spread of printing in America -- XXXII. The revival of craftsmanship -- XXXIII. The private presses -- XXXIV. Contemporary fine printing -- XXXV. Modern typography -- XXXVI. Modern book illustration -- XXXVII. Processes of bookmaking -- XXXVIII. The art of bookbinding -- XXXIX. The printing of illustrations -- XL. The title page -- XLI. Concerning type design -- XLII. The printer's ideals -- Bibliographies -- Index.