John Baskerville; Type-Founder And Printer 1706-1775
by Benton, Josiah Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. Reprint. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 78 pp. Frontis portrait of Baskerville. X-Collage library with usual markings, but a clean, tightly bound reading copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NH8178
- Title
- John Baskerville; Type-Founder And Printer 1706-1775
- Author
- Benton, Josiah Henry
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Burt Franklin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.