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Type & Typography: Highlights from Matrix--The Review for Printers & Bibliophiles
by Randle, John and John D. Berry, ed
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
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About This Item
West New York, New Jersey: Mark Batty Publisher, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Stated First Edition, a handsomely produced volume that was the first of a series of scholarly anthologies drawn from original articles published in MATRIX, edited and produced for over 20 years by John and Rose Randle at The Whittington Press. Fine and accessible introductory essays by historians of printing, John Randle and John D. Berry, and then several score contributions by John Dreyfus, Brooke Crutchley, Sebastian Carter, Christopher Skelton, Jan van Krimpen, and many others. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in a gray and red cloth over boards, bright and crisp. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Big, tall, heavy quarto format copy. xx [1], 374 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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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 349204
- Title
- Type & Typography: Highlights from Matrix--The Review for Printers & Bibliophiles
- Author
- Randle, John and John D. Berry, ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mark Batty Publisher
- Place of Publication
- West New York, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Matrix|type|typography|printers|bibliophiles
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