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Chinesische Farbendrucke der Gegenwart.
by TSCHICHOLD, Jan
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- Seller
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LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1945. 16 facsimiles of Chinese colour prints, mostly of flowers, fruits and plants, selected and with an introduction by Jan Tschichold, who also designed the typography. Text in German. Pp. 17 French-fold, [16 plates]. 4to., original Japanese-style sewn blue paper wrappers, title label with Chinese characters printed in black and gilt to upper cover, in the original split, chipped and toned glassine wrapper. A few threads at spine head loosening, some slight fading and chipping along edges of wrappers, small bookseller label to rear pastedown, still a good, clean copy.||Inserted loose is a note inscribed by typographer and designer Paul Standard, on his printed note paper with Reynolds Stone design: ‘Easter Greetings to Miriam & Herbert, from Stella & Paul, April 1947’.|
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- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8848
- Title
- Chinesische Farbendrucke der Gegenwart.
- Author
- TSCHICHOLD, Jan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Holbein-Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Basel
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Jan Tschichold;Chinese Printing;Flowers;Typography Book,Printing & Typography
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SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Glassine Wrapper
- A thin, partially transparent or translucent paper covering often used ...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
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