Book Typography 1815-1965 In Europe And The United States Of America
by Day, Kenneth (Editor)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1966]. First English Edition. HB. Gray cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, xxiii, 401 pp. First published in the Netherlands as "Andrhalve Eeuw Boektypografie" in 1965. No marks in book, binding tight. In an unclipped dust jacket that shows edge wear, spine sunned. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.
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- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- KH7661
- Title
- Book Typography 1815-1965 In Europe And The United States Of America
- Author
- Day, Kenneth (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- [1966]
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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