The Elements of Lettering
by Benson, John Howard and Arthur Graham Carey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Newport, RI: John Stevens. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled brick cloth, brick topstain. Points softened, slight foxing to top edge. Tight and square. Printed by D. B. Updike. The scarce DJ in mylar is toned to spine, lightly insected, bumped/creased to heel, chipped/bumped to points, lightly rubbed/creased. Old price stickers to rear flap. ; quarto; 125 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45517
- Title
- The Elements of Lettering
- Author
- Benson, John Howard and Arthur Graham Carey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Stevens
- Place of Publication
- Newport, RI
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
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- Jacket
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
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- Fine
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