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Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use, A Study in Survivals, Vol. I and Vol II
by Updike, Daniel Berkeley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Harvard University Press, 1937. Volume I and II. Dust Jackets Present in Mylar. Some tears, discoloration and stains on original DJs. Dust Jackets are not price clipped. Ex-library copies with usual markings. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spines. Boards show minimal wear with very light rubbing to corners. Minimal wear to spine or textblock. Back cover pastedowns on both volumes torn and faded. Writing and library stamps on front flyleafs, the remainder of the pages are crisp, unmarked and clean with expected age-tanning. Binding fairly tight, with the exception of some separation at page 226-7 in Vol. II which causes volume to fall open to that page. Beautiful, crisp typographic illustrations throughout both volumes, with inclusions of reduced reproductions of broadside specimens, and beautiful gatefolds of comparative printing types. Odds and Ends
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X039SU
- Title
- Printing Types
- Author
- Updike, Daniel Berkeley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1937
- Pages
- Vol 1:292, Vol. 2: 326
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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