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OF TIME, TYPE & THE TYPOCRAFTERS A TYPOGRAPHICAL REVERIE WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF J.L. FRAZIER AND THE INLAND PRINTER...
by [Contre Coup Press]: Kramer, Kay Michael
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Louisville: Contre Coup Press, 2017.. [4],135,[5]pp. Large octavo (25 x 17 cm). Gilt lettered cloth and marbled boards, edges untrimmed. Fine. First edition. One of a total edition of 29 copies printed on Fabriano handmade paper. Laid in front is an autograph calligraphic letter, Athens, GA,, 12-17-90, from Dwight Agner to "Emerson," regretting their not having gotten together to visit at a Typocrafters meeting. Contributors include Paul Duensing, Alexander Lawson, Hec Mann, John Schappler, et al. A portfolio of ephemera mentioned in the colophon is not present with this copy. Scarce. OCLC locates four copies. OCLC: 1032336314.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT88125
- Title
- OF TIME, TYPE & THE TYPOCRAFTERS A TYPOGRAPHICAL REVERIE WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF J.L. FRAZIER AND THE INLAND PRINTER...
- Author
- [Contre Coup Press]: Kramer, Kay Michael
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Contre Coup Press
- Place of Publication
- Louisville
- Date Published
- 2017.
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William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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