Black hardback with gilt lettered spine. Firm and square, strong joints, sharp corners, just mildly rubbed. Contents crisp, tight and clean. No pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 280mm x 195mm; pages: xiv, 400. Illustrated and fully indexed. Thus a better than very good copy.

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Title

A History of the old English Letter Foundries: With Notes, Historical and Bibliographical, on the Rise and Fall of English Typography.

Publisher

Dawsons

Publication Date

1974

Language

English

ISBN 10

0712906355

ISBN 13

9780712906357

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

Second Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Weight

16 ounces

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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries - With notes, historical and bibliographical, on the rise and progress of English typography. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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