Stanley Morison
by Barker, Nicolas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Cambrdige, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972. 1st edition. Hardcover. 566 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped, has some tears (taped) at the edges from agewear (see image). Top edge dyed. Cover boards bound in red cloth, gilt title on spine. Pages clean. Binding tight. Spine straight. Barker has written an account of Morrison's life at once balanced and humane with a rare degree of insight into his complex and fascinating character. Record # 32330
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32330
- Title
- Stanley Morison
- Author
- Barker, Nicolas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambrdige, MA
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Biography, Typography, 1st edition, , .
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About the Seller
Monroe Street Books
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Middlebury, Vermont
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...