London: The Stellar Press and The Bodley Head, 1965. Limited. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beautiful copy of The Lines of the Alphabet in the Sixteenth Century, liimited edition One of 600 copies printed in London in 1965, illustrations and bibliographical notes of thirty writing masters, heavily illustrated with many fine examples of the Alphabet throughout the 16th Century. 79 pages Book is Fine, never read condition, no previous owner marks, paper hard back with illustration of a turtle, red cloth spine with gilt title, Jacket is Fine and protected in mylar sleeve, not price clipped, very slight mark on rear panel edge. A wonderful edition to any collection. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: Pacific Coast Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000253
Title: Lines of the Alphabet In the Sixteenth Century
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited
Publisher: The Stellar Press and The Bodley Head
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: Calligraphy, Alphabet, Printing History

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
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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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....