This is a collection of articles by some of the most famous book designers and historians, including Beatrice Warde, Updike, and Morison. Some of the subjects included, are printers' marks, the fine art of printing, typefaces, calligraphy, and the parts of the book. This book will be of interest to anyone who wants to know about the art of printing and book making.
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This is a collection of articles by some of the most famous book designers and historians, including Beatrice Warde, Updike, and Morison. Some of the subjects included, are printers' marks, the fine art of printing, typefaces, calligraphy, and the parts of the book. This book will be of interest to anyone who wants to know about the art of printing and book making.
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Very Good. Size: 104x24x156; Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is covered with protective mylar, shows light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. APPEARS UNREAD.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Fine Condition in Very Good jacket. Dust Jacket sunned, torn. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23631.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Later edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. Book Tall 8 vo. (xv) 417 pp. B/w illustrations, gray buckram/gilt/black design front cover. Stated first edition. Publisher's complimentary bookplate to Meyer Miller front pastedown, very good; no dust jacket. 195.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First Edition. NF/NF. Hardcover, gray cloth, DJ, 417 pp, b&w illustrations, price clipped from jacket, chip to bottom corner of DJ with minimal edgewear and shelfwear to DJ, else a nice, clean and tight copy.
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Fine in J Near Fine jacket. Large 8vo xv, 417 pp. First Edition, 1951. Limited to 1000 numbered copies for private distribution of the publisher, of which this is no. 985. "This book illustrates by way of its own format and design the greattraditions that have influenced the appearance of books since Johannes Gutenberg invented printing and the movable type. The author also has a great deal to say to the admirer of beautiful books and to the student of typography on the subject of book design, and he says it through the who have had most to do with the beauty of typographic design and bookmaking in this country." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Minute chip to bottom edge spine dj with age-toned spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey textured-cloth with gilt motif with black background on front board and black title plate with gilt lettering to spine.
