J. H. Mason, R.D.I.: A selection from the notebooks of a scholar-printer, made by his son John Mason
by Mason, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Leicester, England: Twelve by Eight Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Rigby Graham. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Rigby Graham's artwork illustrates the covers, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bound in Linson paper, hand-set at the Orpheus Press, printed by William Caple & Co. for the Twelve by Eight Press. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped. Unpaginated, but roughly 36 pp., and augmented with brilliant black-and-white woodcuts.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 345846
- Title
- J. H. Mason, R.D.I.: A selection from the notebooks of a scholar-printer, made by his son John Mason
- Author
- Mason, John
- Illustrator
- Rigby Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Twelve by Eight Press
- Place of Publication
- Leicester, England
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 12mo 7" - 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rigby Graham|J.H. Mason|John Mason|typographers|printers
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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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...
- First Edition
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- 12mo
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