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Anatomy of a Typeface [Review Copy]
by LAWSON, Alexander
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1990. First Edition. First Printing, a review copy, with the publisher's slip laid in. Octavo (23.5cm); maroon cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and author's initials in blind on front cover; dustjacket; 428,[4]pp; illus. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $40.00), with some mild external wear. A historical record of type for the layman, studying their development, uses, antecedents and offsprings.
Synopsis
Anatomy of a Typeface is a book on typefaces written by Alexander Lawson. The book is notable for devoting entire chapters to the development and uses of individual or small groupings of typefaces. Beyond Anatomy of a Typeface Lawson has considered and discussed the classification of types. Within Anatomy, Lawson arranges the typefaces by classification.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55629
- Title
- Anatomy of a Typeface [Review Copy]
- Author
- LAWSON, Alexander
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1990
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- 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....
- Publisher's Slip
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 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...
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