Printer and Playground: An Autobiography
by Simon, Oliver
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1955. Autobiography of typographic legend, Oliver Simon, illustrated with portraits, letters in facsimile, typographical examples, and the work of different artists of the inter-war period, Grey cloth binding in very good conditin with black title/author on spine. Some slight bumping on top and bottom of spine, Paper cover in good condition, despite some slight discoloration. It is off-white with pretty decorative border in black and orange type. Quite nicely designed!. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 10 x 6 1/2.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30694
- Title
- Printer and Playground: An Autobiography
- Author
- Simon, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 10 x 6 1/2
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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- Facsimile
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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