BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA: A Survey of Contemporary Fine Printing Style.
by Johnston, Paul
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Covici, Friede, 1930., 1930.. Good. - Quarto [10-5/8 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide], reddish brown cloth with a printed label on the spine. The corners of the covers are lightly bumped. The spine is darkened with its tail rubbed. The label is darkened, rubbed & chipped. [x] & 303 pages. Illustrated with numerous facsimiles in black & white. Very good.
First edition, limited to 1,050 copies.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95700
- Title
- BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA: A Survey of Contemporary Fine Printing Style.
- Author
- Johnston, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Covici, Friede, 1930.
- Date Published
- 1930.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BOOK ARTS; PRINTING; TYPOGRAPHY; TYPE DESIGN; BOOK DESIGN; ILLUSTRATION; BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA: A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE; PAUL JOHNSTON; WILLIAM MORRIS; THE WHITTINGHAMS; PICKERING; BOOK COLLECTING; LIMITED EDITIONS; PUBL
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...