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Printing with the Hand Press: Herewith a Definitive Manual by Lewis M. Allen to Encourage Fine Printing through Hand-craftmanship
by Lewis M. Allen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
"One of the supreme pleasures available to man is intelligence discipline knowledge guiding the hand to create beautiful as well as intellectually desirable objects and this pleasure is uniquely inherent in the handpress." This book was first issued in a limited edition of 140 copies, which were printed on a Columbian handpress at The Allen Press. The present edition was offset from proofs of the limited edition. The type face is Romancée, designed by J. Van Krimpen for Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. The illustrations are by Victor A. Seward. Mallette Dean engraved on wood the pressmark which appears on the final page, and he also engraved the decoration of the hand, which is based on a fifteenth-century woodcut.
Condition: Red textured cloth with gold gilt blind stamp decoration on front and rear boards and text to spine. Spines, boards, and corners, are in near fine condition with no cosmetic blemishes and all corners sharp. The binding is straight and tight, hinges are firmly attached with no cracking to the end papers. Text block is firm, comprised of heavy cream paper and with all pages firmly attached. The interior pages are clean with no tears, no chips, and no previous owner marks. Beautifully Illustrated with black and white illustrations and woodcut decorations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Books and Such, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CLA212500199
- Title
- Printing with the Hand Press
- Author
- Lewis M. Allen
- Illustrator
- Victor A. Seward, Mallette Dean
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert E. Krieger Publishing Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 75
- Size
- H – 11-1/4” W – 8”
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hand Press, Book Publishing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Artistic Endevors;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Books and Such, LLC
Biblio member since 2023
Fort Collins, Colorado
About Old Books and Such, LLC
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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.
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