Ornamental Initials; The Woodcut Initials of Christopher Plantin
by Harvard, Stephen
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Friends of the Plantin-Moretus Museum, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Forward by L. Voet, Director of the Plantin-Moretus Museum. Introduction by Stephen Harvard. Bound in publisher's original burnt-orange quarter cloth with illustrated boards with spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket has a small closed tear. Printed at the Stinehour Press. Profusely illustrated. 9 x 12 inches.
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9029660
- Title
- Ornamental Initials; The Woodcut Initials of Christopher Plantin
- Author
- Harvard, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- American Friends of the Plantin-Moretus Museum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Printing; Woodcuts; Font; Graphic Design
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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