Typefounding in America, 1787-1825 [1965 first edition, new in dust jacket]
by Silver, Rollo G
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Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1965. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. Still enclosed in the publisher's plain translucent glassine dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 154pp. + 36 plates. In 1988, the Bibliographical Society of America honored Mr. Silver for his contributions to the history of American printing and typefounding during the early national period. His works were noted for their "impeccable scholarship" and "resourcefulness in locating and making significant use of documentary evidence." Included here are chapters on: Typefounding as a Permanent Industry; Some Minor Typerfounders and Punchcutters; Growth and Expansion; Inventions and Patenets; The Importation of Type. Index. Published by the University Press of Virginia for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia. Bound in the original blue pictorial boards with a red cloth spine stamped in shiny gold. Complete with the original glassine dust jacket. Tanselle Basic Collection #239.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. xiii, 141pp. + 36 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Typefounding in America, 1787-1825 [1965 first edition, new in dust jacket]
- Author
- Silver, Rollo G
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University Press of Virginia
- Place of Publication
- Charlottesville
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo. xiii, 141pp. + 36 plates
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