The Practice of Typography; A Treatise on Title-Pages, with Numerous Illustrations in Facsimile and Some Observations on the Early and Recent Printing of Books
by De Vinne, Theodore Low
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; title card on spine is scuffed and has a small chip; textblock edges are lightly ton
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Co, 1902. Signed and Inscribed by the Author. Hardcover. Good+ (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; title card on spine is scuffed and has a small chip; textblock edges are lightly toned/scuffed/smudged; ifc has bookplate of former owner; interior is lightly toned but very clean; binding is solid.). Brown boards with red mounted title card on the spine, with gilt lettering; top-edge textblock gilt; 2 preliminary leaves, vii-xx, 485 pp.; illustrations (including facsimile). This book contains a tipped-in slip of paper, inscribed to Frederick Keppel, founder of famous print shop, Frederick Keppel & Co.and numbered "134" in pencil at the bottom, which may be an indication of the number of copies De Vinne had signed up to then. The bookplate is from his son, David Keppel's, personal library.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 199065
- Title
- The Practice of Typography; A Treatise on Title-Pages, with Numerous Illustrations in Facsimile and Some Observations on the Early and Recent Printing of Books
- Author
- De Vinne, Theodore Low
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; title card on spine is scuffed and has a small chip; textblock edges are lightly ton
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed and Inscribed by the Author
- Publisher
- The Century Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing, Title Page Design ; Title Page Design ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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