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ABC-XYZapf: Fifty years in alphabet design : professional and personal contributions selected for Hermann Zapf
by Dreyfus, John; Erickson, Knut (eds.)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 3922715354
- ISBN 13
- 9783922715351
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Distribution by Kelly/Winterton Press, 1989. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book is in excellent condition, in deep red cloth covers with gilt print on cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes other than a small scuff mark on cover. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind with two tipped-in plates full color plate. 251 pages. Text is in German and English with over 40 contributors.
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141608
- Title
- ABC-XYZapf: Fifty years in alphabet design : professional and personal contributions selected for Hermann Zapf
- Author
- Dreyfus, John; Erickson, Knut (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 3922715354
- ISBN 13
- 9783922715351
- Publisher
- Distribution by Kelly/Winterton Press
- Place of Publication
- London, U.k. & Offenbach, Germany
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Letterpress, Letter, Design, Print, Form, Shape, Type, Typeset, Typeographica,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Graphic Design;
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- Gilt
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