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Published by The Typophiles, New York, 1950
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. Salter, George; & Oscar Ogg (illustrator). 1st ed, Limited 600 copies. New York: The Typophiles, 1950. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. 1950. First Edition. Limited to 600 copies. Features BR's favorite pages and his comments on them, photos of Rogers through 5 decades, and his reflections on typography and bookmaking written in calligraphy by 12 experts, including George Salter and Oscar Ogg. Bound in the original paper-covered boards (decorated with printers' ornaments) with a black cloth spine stamped in bright gold. 1st ed, Limited 600 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Salter, George; & Oscar Ogg. 70pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Published by The Typophiles, New York, 1940
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. Bradley, Will (cover art) (illustrator). First Edition, Limited 300 copies. New York: The Typophiles, 1940. Very Good condition. Spine is NOT faded. Previous owner's name (light pencil, easily and completely eraseable if so desired). The pencil name could be John Conway (possibly typesetter Jack Conway?). NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1940. First Edition. Limited to 300 copies, this being #72. Printed in colors. Typophiles Chap Book no. 1. Introduction by Ruth S. Granniss. The final signature indicates the printing was done at the Marchbanks Press. But Rathé states 8 shops printed the signatures: Walpole Printing Office; the Golden Hind Press, William E. Rudge's Sons; Press of the Woolly Whale, etc. -- each in a different type face. Bound in the original greenish-blue pictorial boards (drawings by Will Bradley) with a gilt-stamped red cloth spine, Rathé 1. . First Edition, Limited 300 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Bradley, Will (cover art). xxxii, 52pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.