Manuale Typographicum
by Hermann Zapf
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/Good Only
- ISBN 10
- 0262240114
- ISBN 13
- 9780262240116
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1976 Landscape orientation. Shows the myriad possibilities of the expressiveness and beauty of type, whether individually or in massed text, by the use of purely typographic means. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 123 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; all edges sunned, top edge a bit dusty, occasional offsetting. Cover: dark blue cloth, gilt titles spine; very light shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, medium blue with white spine, white titles front, blue titles spine; moderate edge/shelfwear, moderately rubbed, small crinkles and several tiny tears, heinous 4 inch jagged tear monsters diagonally across front.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039395
- Title
- Manuale Typographicum
- Author
- Hermann Zapf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0262240114
- ISBN 13
- 9780262240116
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Typography, fonts
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Independent Books
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About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...