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The Practice of Typography : A Treatise on Title-Pages with numerous illustrations in Facsimile and some Observations on the Earlyand Recent Printing of Books
by De Vinne, Theodore Low
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Topsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Haskell House Publishers Ltd, 1972. Later printing. Cloth. Fine. Later printing. xx, 485 pages. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth with black spine titles. A crisp clean uncirculated copy. Cloth. "This treatise was written for and published by the Grolier Club of the city of New York in February, 1901. Three hundred and twenty-five copies only were printed, not for public sale, but exclusively for the members of that club. In that edition, specially prepared for book lovers, the practical side of title-page making was curtly treated. To make this edition for printers' use more acceptable, the part on practice has been re-written and provided with illustrations and comments thereon that do not appear in the cllub copies....." (from the Preface).
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- Kuenzig Books
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- 29161
- Title
- The Practice of Typography : A Treatise on Title-Pages with numerous illustrations in Facsimile and some Observations on the Earlyand Recent Printing of Books
- Author
- De Vinne, Theodore Low
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Haskell House Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1972
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Kuenzig Books specializes in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). We handle ephemera and artifacts including early computer material, the history of communications, and other innovations that have affected the way we live and work. We also deal in scientific instruments (didactic and professional), a broad range of documentary photography and ephemera, and other eclectic material as luck and interest provides.
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