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Printer's ABECEDARIUM
by McCrillis, John O. C. and McCrillis, Susan C. [Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879231076
- ISBN 13
- 9780879231071
- Seller
-
Cohoes, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston, 1974. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Small 4to. Blue gilt stamped cloth over boards, color illustrated end papers, 58 pages. In a color illustrated dust jacket that is chipped at top corners, bumped at spine ends and bottom corners. "This particular example of alphabet books is unashamedly directed at the typo phile, for the letters of its alphabet are derived from the celebrated two-color initials of Gutenberg's Catholicon, and each initial has been granted a page of its own. On facing pages are concise biographies of the greatest printers, from Aldus to Zanier, Baskerville to Ybarra, defining their influence and explaining their importance." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 12 oz. Category: Art & Design; Books; Books on Books. ISBN: 0879231076. ISBN/EAN: 9780879231071. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 009671. . 9780879231071
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- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009671
- Title
- Printer's ABECEDARIUM
- Author
- McCrillis, John O. C. and McCrillis, Susan C. [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- ISBN 10
- 0879231076
- ISBN 13
- 9780879231071
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN Printer's ABECEDARIUM, John O. C. McCrillis, alphabet books Art & Design; Books; Books on Books. Printers ABECEDARIUM McCrillis John O C and McCrillis Susan C Editor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books; Art & Design;
Terms of Sale
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Terms: We accept personal checks, money orders, MC/Visa.Shipping & handling: 4.50 for the first book, $2.50 each additional book after the first, including each volume of multi-volume sets. Larger, heavier books may require extra postage. We will e-mail you if this is the case. Orders outside of the U.S., please inquire for shipping costs. NY State residents: You must add 8% sales tax to the combined book price + shipping, or send a current tax ID#. We cannot ship until we receive the sales tax.Returns: You may return a book for a refund within 14 days after receipt of your book if the book is not as described.Canadian buyers:If you are paying with a money order or personal check, the money order or check must be drawn on a U.S. bank, in U.S. dollars. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we cannot afford to absorb the charge levied by our bank for deposits not meeting these criteria.Finally, if you have any questions, please e-mail! Our e-mail address is info@holzmanantiques.com.
About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
Dennis Holzman Antiques, est. 1975, sells select antiques, hard-to-find & antiquarian books, manuscripts, and autographs both on-line and our Cohoes, N.Y. shop. We take pride in our accurate & complete book descriptions, our fast shipping, and our attention to customer service. All of our on-line books are in stock and ready to ship within 48 hours of receiving your order/payment. We answer all inquiries and welcome your questions. Visit our website: www.holzmanantiques.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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