WITH RESPECT...TO RFD: An Appreciation of Raymond Franklin Da Boll and His Contribution to the Letter Arts
by (Da Boll, Raymond). Cusick, Rick; compiler and editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Freeport, ME: TBW Books Inc., 1978.. 1978.. Very good. - Quarto, brown cloth titled in gilt on spine with vignette stamped in gilt on front cover. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. xv & 140 pp. plus colophon. B&W portrait frontispiece & illustrations in B&W & red. Very good. <p>Review copy.<p>Laid in are a typed publisher's review slip, a carbon copy of pressman Fridolf Johnson's review of the book, and two TLSs from the publisher, Thea Wheelwright of TBW Books to Johnson.<p>A festschrift for calligrapher Raymond Da Boll (b. 1892). James Wells of the Newberry Library notes in his Foreword that Da Boll was one of the most distinguished alumni of the Newberry Calligraphy Study Group, a band of students attracted to the Library in 1942 when it acquired the Ricketts Collection of writing-books and calligraphic manuscripts. "The Library and the world of fine writing profited a great deal from their use of the collection." In addition to Wells, the contributors include Paul Standard and Warren Chappell, among others.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7058
- Title
- WITH RESPECT...TO RFD: An Appreciation of Raymond Franklin Da Boll and His Contribution to the Letter Arts
- Author
- (Da Boll, Raymond). Cusick, Rick; compiler and editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Freeport, ME: TBW Books Inc., 1978.
- Date Published
- 1978.
- Keywords
- BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; CALLIGRAPHY; LETTERING; FESTSCHRIFT; RAYMOND DA BOLL; NEWBERRY CALLIGRAPHY STUDY GROUP; NEWBERRY LIBRARY; RICKETTS COLLECTION; ILLUSTRATIONS; JAMES M. WELLS; PAUL STANDARD; WARREN CHAPPELL; RICK CUSICK; FRIDOLF JOHNSON; REVIEW COPY. (Books
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Gilt
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