A Handbook of Printing Types with notes on the Style of Composition and Graphic Processes used by Cowells.

Lewis John N.C.:

Published by Ipswich W S Cowell Ltd Distributed by Faber & Faber, 1948

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2nd edn. Hardback in d/w. 116pp. 16 Illustrations in colour and b/w, both full page and within text by Henry Moore, John Piper, Blair Hughes-Stanton, John Nash, Barnett Freedman, Edward Bawden and Graham Sutherland. This second edition has further illustrations engraved on the wood by John Nash and Lynton Lamb. Illustrated cloth boards ( Speede's map of Suffolk) offset litho in seven colours, with b/w printing block superimposed. Small neat name to front free endpaper, otherwise a Nr fine copy. In VG unclipped d/w with minor loss to head of spine. Board decoration is repeated on d/w.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Handbook of Printing Types with notes on the Style of Composition and Graphic Processes used by Cowells.
• Publisher: Ipswich W S Cowell Ltd Distributed by Faber & Faber
• Publication Date: 1948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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