Revised edition. History of the different firms followed by a bibliography describing both English and American type specimen books. Spine of jacket is age darkened and chipped. vi , 238 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 4to..
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Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Third edition. 238pp. Quarto [28cm]. Yellow cloth with title elaborately stamped in gilt and black ink on spine and front board. Touch of rubbing to extremities. Ex-library, with two bookplates affixed to front pastedown. No other markings present. In a lightly soiled dust jacket with one small, closed tear. In addition to recording and dating a great variety of 19th century types, Gray set out to interpret the essential nature of these typefaces, "so that they may have a meaning to those who have never consciously noticed letter forms." An informative and aesthetically appealing title. Seller Inventory # 65436
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Seller: Chichester Gallery, Chichester, United Kingdom
30cm. 238pp, b/w ills. Cloth. D/j. Some light wear to d/j. Seller Inventory # 15219
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Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Third Edition. Fully illustrated. Tan cloth with gilt and black titles. Top page edge lightly darkened. Clean, bright, and unmarked. A great copy. Seller Inventory # 025810
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Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tight and unmarked large format hardcover in jacket. oversized and overweight. A71 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 105259
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