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London: Oxford University Press,, 1970.. First printing of this edition.. 4to. 203 pp w/index. Very near fine in very good plus dust jacket with a few edge tears, uneven sunning, and a small patch of staining to the lower right corner of the front panel. Edited by Harry Carter.

Oxford: The University Press, 1970. Large 4to, frontis., orig. cloth, d.w. Research done since the book was issued, particularly by the late Stanley Morison into the origins of the Fell types, is digested in revisions by Hart have been added. This edition is, therefore, an up-to-date survey of one of the world's richest collections of historical printing types.

Oxford University Press, 1970. Large 4to, frontis., orig. cloth, d.w. Research done since the book was issued, particularly by the late Stanley Morison into the origins of the Fell types, is digested in revisions by Hart have been added. This edition is, therefore, an up-to-date survey of one of the world's richest collections of historical printing types.

London: Oxford University Press, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Blue cloth with gilt spine titles. Frontispiece portrait of author. Profusely illustrated with type specimens. DJ has a 1" closed tear to top front panel and a 1" loss at base of spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. .

Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1970. Large 4to. 203 pp, illustrated in b/w, some fading to dustwrapper which has small tears to edges. This facsimile of the scarce 1900 original classic (only 150 copies were printed), contains new introductory material, notably including by Stanley Morrison. . Very Good. Hard Cover. Facsimile Edition. 1970.

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1970. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. NOT price clipped. NOT a library discard. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh, crisp and unmarked -- apparently never read. 1970. This is a facsimile of the scarce edition of 1900, with a new introduction and additional notes by Harry Carter. Only 150 copies of the 1900 original were produced and it was never previously reprinted. Reproduced here are the 8 known type specimens issued by Oxford through 1794. There is much information on the Fell types. Appendices show devices and ornaments that did not appear in any specimen. Bound in the original gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. From the dust jacket: "Horace Hart's CENTURY is a display and a record of the typefaces given to the University of Oxford in the seventeenth century by Bishop John Fell and of other types and ornaments cast in old matrices… Read More

Oxford: Clarendon Press 1970 First edition thus. Cloth. Quarto. Fine in very good dust jacket with several very small tears.

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1970. Fine Facsimile edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 203 pages; ""A photographic reprint of the edition of 1900 with an introduction and additional notes by Harry Carter."" - t. p. 16, xvi, 203 p. : ill. (facsims., port.) ; 33 cm. Subjects: Oxford University Press -- History. Type and type-founding -- England -- Oxford -- History -- 18th century. Printing -- Specimens. Typography -- History.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970. Lg. 4to, pp. [10], 16*, xvi, 203, [1]; frontis portrait of Hart, many typographical facsimiles throughout; very good copy in a slightly chipped jacket. A display and record of the typefaces given to the University of Oxford in the 17th century by Bishop John Fell as well as of other types and ornaments cast in old matrices and preserved at the press. The original edition of 1900 was printed in an edition of only 150 copies.