LEO WYATT'S LITTLE BOOK OF ALPHABETS
by [Florin Press]: Wyatt, Leo
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
[Biddenden, Kent]: The Florin Press, 1985.. Small octavo. Half calf and vellum over boards, gilt label. Fine in slipcase. First edition. Introduction by Michael Taylor. Copy #57 of 150 numbered copies with the twelve alphabets printed in colors by hand from the original wood blocks on specially made Barcham Green handmade paper. The introductory text is handset in Janson Antigua, and the binding was rexecuted by Smith Settle.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT86592
- Title
- LEO WYATT'S LITTLE BOOK OF ALPHABETS
- Author
- [Florin Press]: Wyatt, Leo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Florin Press
- Place of Publication
- [Biddenden, Kent]
- Date Published
- 1985.
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...