Compositor As Artist, Craftsman, and Tradesman by Alexander Lawson ISBN 13: 9780912960173

Pr of the Nightowl, 1990-06-01. Hardcover. Like New. Looks new and unread.

Athens, GA:: Press of the Nightowl,, 1990. Hardcover. Like New. Joseph Sanders. Signed by Publisher. LIMITED EDITION of 333 copies, this is number 196 of the ordinary edition bound in cloth, printed with handset Bulmer type on a Vandercook 4 press on Rives paper. Small 4to. 10 x 6 5/8 inches. [iv], (36) pp. Half-title, woodcut frontispiece of a compositor at the case, title page printed in black and maroon within a ruled border, initials printed in maroon, 3 woodcut figures by Joseph Sanders, printer's device in maroon on the colophon; text clean, unmarked. Two-toned cloth over boards, spine and front cover titled in gilt; binding square and tight. Original prospectus included. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED by the publisher of the Night Owl Press, Dwight Agner, to Paul Duensing: "For Paul Duensing - Welcome to the private printing capital of Georgia! Dwight Agner, February 1994." Fine. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use of the term "compositor" in… Read more

Pr of the Nightowl, 1990-06-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.