The Crystal Goblet: Sixteen Essays on Typography
by Warde, Beatrice; Jacob, Henry (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: The Sylvan Press, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 8vo, 221 pp. Moderate fading to spine, presentation bookplate (from Directors of Grosvenor, Chater & Co. to Edward Burrett, Esq) and later owner's bookplate (designed by Reynolds Stone) to front endpaper. Burrett was a typographer & designer, founder of the Penmiel Press.
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002625
- Title
- The Crystal Goblet: Sixteen Essays on Typography
- Author
- Warde, Beatrice; Jacob, Henry (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Sylvan Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fine press printing
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