Chronology of Books & Printing
by Greenhood, David and Helen Gentry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Company, 1936. Reprint of the Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. A useful reference guide for the student or historian of typography, printing, book-binding and publishing. Bound handsomely in a tan linen cloth, with red lettering to spine and red decoration to front cover. Stated reprint of the revised edition, with additional entries. Complete with a Preface, Chronology, Appendix A-B, Index. viii [2], 2-186 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 349244
- Title
- Chronology of Books & Printing
- Author
- Greenhood, David and Helen Gentry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of the Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 12mo 7" - 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- David Greenhood |Helen Gentry|books|printing|typography
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Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...