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WAD TO RR: a letter about designing TYPE by - - 1940

WAD TO RR: a letter about designing TYPE

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Library (Department of Printing and Graphic Arts), 1940. Original wraps. Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1940 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Stiff card wrappers, also includes a VG+ example (light offsetting, light soiling to the panels) of publisher's printed cardboard slipcase.

  • Bookseller Appledore Books, ABAA US (US)
  • Format/Binding Original wraps
  • Book Condition Used - Fine
  • Jacket Condition Fine
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Harvard College Library (Department of Printing and Graphic Arts)
  • Place of Publication Cambridge, MA
  • Date Published 1940
  • Keywords rare book design, Rudolf Ruzicka, WA Dwiggins

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WAD to RR. A Letter About Designing Type

by DWIGGINS, W.A

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1940. DWIGGINS, W.A. WAD to RR. A Letter About Designing Type. Small 4to. Original flexible boards. integral dustwrapper with printed paper label, publisher's board slipcase. Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Library, 1940. Small 4to. Near fine.
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WAD To RR: A Letter about Designing Type

WAD To RR: A Letter about Designing Type

by DWIGGINGS, W.A

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1940. First edition. Softcover. [12 pages.] A nicely printed book. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers with an integral dust jacket and in an about very good slipcase that has a small chip to the bottom edge and some other light wear.
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WAD TO RR, A LETTER ABOUT DESIGNING TYPE

WAD TO RR, A LETTER ABOUT DESIGNING TYPE

by Dwiggins, W.A

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Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1940. paper-covered boards, paper cover label, slipcase with paper cover label. 4to. paper-covered boards, paper cover label, slipcase with paper cover label. (14) pages. First edition. Outer wrapper torn along front hinge. Slipcase toned along edges, with some wear. This letter was written by Dwiggins to Ruzicka in 1937 and describes how Dwiggins went about designing type. The text was "slightly expanded" for this book. The text is calligraphic. With two color stencil work on the title page and the colophon.
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WAD to RR: A Letter About Designing Type.

by DWIGGINS, William Addison

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Cambridge:: Harvard College Library,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. B007Q9BAIY . First edition. Fine in a near fine (previous owner's name, date, and address on front flap) blue dust jacket. Housed in a very good (edge worn with some age toning/foxing about the edges) matching blue slipcase. ; 16 pages .
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