Some Random Recollections: An Informal Talk Made at the Grolier Club, New York. 21 October 1948
by Knopf, Alfred A
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine /No Dj
- Seller
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Coventry, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Typophiles. 1250 copies printed. 41 pp plus plates in the rear. Book designed by W.A. Dwiggins and printed & bound by The Plimpton Press, Norwood, MA. The type is Arcadia, designed by Dwiggins and used here in a book for the first time. Typophile Chapbook no. 22. . Fine. Red Gilt Lettered Cloth. First Edition. 1949.
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- Bookseller
- Sheila B. Amdur (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019654
- Title
- Some Random Recollections: An Informal Talk Made at the Grolier Club, New York. 21 October 1948
- Author
- Knopf, Alfred A
- Format/Binding
- Red Gilt Lettered Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Typophiles
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Books About Books; Publishing
Terms of Sale
Sheila B. Amdur
Two week return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to two weeks after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sheila B. Amdur
Biblio member since 2008
Coventry, Connecticut
About Sheila B. Amdur
Specializing in the history of medicine and psychiatry; Connecticut History; scholarly books; rare and antiquarian; general stock.
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