Printed ephemera : the changing uses of type and letterforms in English and American printing / John Lewis
by Lewis, John (1912-1996)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0571092551
- ISBN 13
- 9780571092550
- Seller
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About This Item
Ipswich : Cowell, 1962. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes indexes &b bibliography. Contents; Foreword / by Vivian Ridler -- Preface: In search of printed ephemera -- The changing uses of type and letterforms -- Typefaces used in ephemeral printing -- Processes used in jobbing printing -- A short glossary of terms -- Part I. Miscellaneous ephemera. Indulgences and proclamations ; Licences and certificates ; Official notices and election printing ; Rewards and Wanted notices ; Almanacks ; Booksellers' lists and broadsheets ; For Sale notices ; Travel notices ; Entertainment notices ; Sporting posters ; Programmes, menus and wine lists ; Tickets: travel ; Tickets: functions and exhibitions ; Invitations and announcements: funerals, births and weddings ; Invitations and announcements: dinners and functions ; Invitations and announcements: exhibitions ; Trade cards ; Stationers' and ex libris labels ; Change of address and compliments slips ; Receipts, order forms and billheads -- Part II. Labels, wrappers and packs. Tobacco ; Tea, coffee and grocery ; Beers, spirits and wines ; Pharmaceutical and perfumery ; Hardware. Subjects; Printed ephemera. Printing History. Publications e�phe�me�res. Imprimerie Histoire. Printing. Printing ; Specimens. Graphic Design. Poster & design. Labels. Graphic design (Typography) Great Britain History. Graphic design (Typography) United States History. Type and type-founding History. Printing England History. Printing United States History. Type and type-founding History. Akzidenz. Bildband. Geschichte. Typografie.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 394400
- Title
- Printed ephemera : the changing uses of type and letterforms in English and American printing / John Lewis
- Author
- Lewis, John (1912-1996)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571092551
- ISBN 13
- 9780571092550
- Publisher
- Ipswich : Cowell
- Place of Publication
- Faber And Faber
- Date Published
- 1962
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