The Golden Book. The Story of Fine Books and Bookmaking - Past & Present
by McMURTRIE, Douglas C
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago. Pascal Covici, Publisher. 1927. sm4to. 4 cm, first edition limited to two thousand copies, xiv,406p., title-page vignette, frontis, decorated headers & first initials, numerous illustrations including facsimile plates, notes, index, full dark blue cloth, elaborately full gilt decorated on all sides, gilt titles, wide inner dentelles, t.e.g., bookplates removed from front & rear paste-downs endpapers, spine slightly dulled, very good sound copy (bks). ~ Eminent American typeface and graphic designer, Douglas C. McMurtrie (1888-1944) traces the development of bookmaking from the beginning of written records down to the 1920's.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41238
- Title
- The Golden Book. The Story of Fine Books and Bookmaking - Past & Present
- Author
- McMURTRIE, Douglas C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chicago. Pascal Covici, Publisher. 1927
- Keywords
- books on books, printing, typography, caxton, incunabula, morris, book illustration, bookbinding. limited edition
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...