Reprint of the expensive first edition of 1954. "Contains 100 typographic pages with quotations from the past and present on types and printing in 16 different languages and designed by Hermann Zapf." Covers rubbed especially along hinges and with crease in front cover. Tear along hinge of front cover. iv , 123, 3 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. oblong 8vo..
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Destination, rates & speedsSeller: Silent Way Books, Glenside, PA, U.S.A.
Oblong Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Solid and tight. Bookplate stamp on first page, otherwise unmarked. Seller Inventory # 029931
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4. Seller Inventory # G0262740044I3N00
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Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Profusely illustrated with type specimens. Minor edge wear. Two very small sore lbels to rear cover. Clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 028288
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Seller: Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First MIT edition, first printing. Very Good+ rectangular trade paperback with light general creasing and edgewear. Reading creases along spine, but fragile glued binding still solid, with all pages firmly attached. Wrap interiors heavily tanning; previous owner's neat ink signature on title page. A clean, but visibly cosmetically worn copy. Seller Inventory # 011309
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Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA 1970. 138 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Books on Books::Printing 0434. Seller Inventory # 137319
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Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. First M.I.T. Press paperback edition, 1970, in overall good-to-very good used condition with some minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers rubbed and tanned to spine and edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - includes a copy of âA Check-List Of Composition And Display Founts (1970)â by Hazell Watson & Viney Limited, loosely inserted; text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Seller Inventory # 250041
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Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very good. Paperback. 123pp. Slight spine lean with some foxing to page edges, light edgewear to wraps, else very good. Seller Inventory # 39626
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Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover, 124 pages, very good condition; liht edgewear to covers; no internal marks. Seller Inventory # MaZaCa175
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