Printing Types, Their History, Forms, and Use: A Study in Survivals. [Two Volume Set]
by Updike, Daniel Berkeley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1951 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. Volume I, xl, 292 pp, illus. Volume II, xix (i),326 pp, illus. Second Edition/Second Printing, 1951. Price clipped. Small chipping along top edge dj with a few very small additional Vol. I, and a very small chip to bottom edge spin Vol. II. Lightly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.75" x 8.5". Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In cellophane protectors..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006224
- Title
- Printing Types, Their History, Forms, and Use: A Study in Survivals. [Two Volume Set]
- Author
- Updike, Daniel Berkeley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING HISTORY PRINTING TYPES FORMS AND USE
- Bookseller catalogs
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING;
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...