The Practice of Typography; A Treatise on Title-Pages, with Numerous Illustrations in Facsimile and Some Observations on the Early and Recent Printing of Books
por De Vinne, Theodore Low
- Usado
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Good+ (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; title card on spine is scuffed and has a small chip; textblock edges are lightly ton
- Livreiro
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: The Century Co, 1902. Signed and Inscribed by the Author. Hardcover. Good+ (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; title card on spine is scuffed and has a small chip; textblock edges are lightly toned/scuffed/smudged; ifc has bookplate of former owner; interior is lightly toned but very clean; binding is solid.). Brown boards with red mounted title card on the spine, with gilt lettering; top-edge textblock gilt; 2 preliminary leaves, vii-xx, 485 pp.; illustrations (including facsimile). This book contains a tipped-in slip of paper, inscribed to Frederick Keppel, founder of famous print shop, Frederick Keppel & Co.and numbered "134" in pencil at the bottom, which may be an indication of the number of copies De Vinne had signed up to then. The bookplate is from his son, David Keppel's, personal library.
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- Livreiro
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 199065
- Título
- The Practice of Typography; A Treatise on Title-Pages, with Numerous Illustrations in Facsimile and Some Observations on the Early and Recent Printing of Books
- Autor
- De Vinne, Theodore Low
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Good+ (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; title card on spine is scuffed and has a small chip; textblock edges are lightly ton
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- Signed and Inscribed by the Author
- Editorial
- The Century Co
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1902
- Palavras-chave
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing, Title Page Design ; Title Page Design ; ;
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
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- Edges
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- Inscribed
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- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Leaves
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- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
