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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The book is in good condition with a sturdy hardcover binding. The dust jacket shows minor wear and edge tears but remains intact. An inscription on the front endpaper reads "Denver 24Feb95," adding a personal touch to this copy. Overall, the book is well-preserved, with clean pages and no signs of library use. Good, with some wear and minor edge tears First published in the United States of America in 1980.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. D. R. Godine Jacket in less than good condition, with two open tears of about an inch to upper front cover, tattering to upper spine, centimeter open tear to lower back cover, plus large scuff marks. Pages are clean and secure.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Fair. Front cover hinge is cracked and bottom of spine shows tears Reading copy. Will have moderate to heavy reading/age wear and/or cracked/loose hinges or binding. May have moderate to heavy markings, staining and/or water warping. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.…

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good/Good. Boston, MA: David R. Godine. Good/Good. 1980. . Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 291 pp., Shelf wear; tear at top edge of front and back dust jacket panel; shelf lean; cracked inner hinge; previous owner's inscription on first front free-end paper . Frontispiece; Black and White Illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Red cloth gilt, DW, small 4to., 291 pages, 22 full-page and 450 in-text illustrations. Small calligraphic book label designed by Reynolds Stone. Cloth mildly spotted else a very good copy in a clean, near fine DW with light edgewear, in archival mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xxiii, 286, [1] pp.; 8vo, illustrated, blue cloth, price-clipped dustjacket. The stellar cast of contributors includes Ruari McLean, Francis Wormald, A. C. de la Mare, Philip Hofer, Ray Nash, Francis Meynell, Jan Tschichold, and John Dreyfus. Fine copy of the book in a very good dustjacket (light edgewear and rubbing to spine panel).…

cloth, dust jacket. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 291 pages. With an Account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. With 22 full page plates and 450 inserts in the text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xvii, 287p. Publishers hardback with a well preserved unclipped dustjacket. A fresh clean copy.

cloth, dust jacket. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 291 pages. With an Account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe. First U.S. edition. Small bookseller's ticket on the front free endpaper near the gutter. Small tear to the head of the spine of the dust jacket, else fine in near fine jacket. With 22 full page plates and 450 inserts in the text. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No jacket. First Edition. London: Faber & Faber, 1965. Very Good condition. Clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With 68 illustrations in the text and 48 plates. Fairbank was a master of italic writing. He also designed lettering for the Gregynog Press. This tribute to him includes essays by Ruari McLean, Berthold Wolpe, Philip Hofer, Ray Nash, Sir Francis Meynell, Jan Tschichold, Nicolete Gray, John Dreyfus, etc. The title page engraving is by Reynolds Stone. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth, with a red spine panel. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. Illus. by Stone, Reynolds. xxiii, 287pp. + 48 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Stone, Reynolds (illustrator).…

1st edition. [1], 291, [2 (blank)] pp. Frontis + B&W intratextual illustrations. 10" x 7" Slight shelfwear. A VG+ copy in a similar jacket. Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine and cover. Beige DJ with Red and Black lettering/ illustrations stamped to backstrip & panels.

octavo, cloth in dust jacket. First American Edition. First American Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 291pp. Godine, The text consists of translations of fifteenth-century writing books with a detailed biographical and technical commentary. With 22 full-page illustrations and 450 in-text illustrations. With an account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe and a 3 1/2 pp. bibliography. A very fine, clean copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition. This book was owned by Frank Kacmarcik an American artist, designer, calligrapher, liturgical consultant, and collector of fine art and manuscripts, and he signed his name on the half title page. This book was then apart of a collection at the Saint John University, the tape on the spine was removed but left a mark and there is a couple of marks in the book from Saint John University. Other than what is mentioned, this is a clean book with moderate wear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents: The background -- Humanists on handwriting: Erasmus and Vives -- A nobleman of Ferrara: Sigismondo Fanti -- "I, Giovannantonio Tagliente, employed by the most serene Republic of Venice ." -- A Vatican scriptor: Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi -- Giovambattista Palatino: the man about town -- Two priests: Amphiareo and Augustino da Siena -- A conservative revolutionary: Giovan Francesco Cresci -- A successful partnership: Juan de Yciar with Juan de Vingles -- A philosopher of handwriting: Pedro Madariaga -- Francisco Lucas: creator of the Spanish bastarda -- Juan de la Cuesta of Alcala? -- Andres Brun and his coloured writing-sheets -- Gerardus Mercator: calligrapher and cartographer -- A man of many parts: Jodocus Hondius -- The French connection: Christopher Plantin, Pierre Hamon, Jacques de la Rue, and Cle?ment Perret -- John de Beauchesne and the first English writing-books -- Epilogue: the Cresci-Scalzini debate. Subjects: Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Penmanship History 16th century. Writing, Italic History 16th century. Calligraphy Europe. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Lovely copy of this title. Book has a remainder? black mark to bottom page edges otherwise is mint with no inscriptions. Dust jacket has remains of price label to inner front flap otherwise is mint, not price clipped and now in a clear removable protective sleeve.…

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents: The background -- Humanists on handwriting: Erasmus and Vives -- A nobleman of Ferrara: Sigismondo Fanti -- "I, Giovannantonio Tagliente, employed by the most serene Republic of Venice ." -- A Vatican scriptor: Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi -- Giovambattista Palatino: the man about town -- Two priests: Amphiareo and Augustino da Siena -- A conservative revolutionary: Giovan Francesco Cresci -- A successful partnership: Juan de Yciar with Juan de Vingles -- A philosopher of handwriting: Pedro Madariaga -- Francisco Lucas: creator of the Spanish bastarda -- Juan de la Cuesta of Alcala? -- Andres Brun and his coloured writing-sheets -- Gerardus Mercator: calligrapher and cartographer -- A man of many parts: Jodocus Hondius -- The French connection: Christopher Plantin, Pierre Hamon, Jacques de la Rue, and Cle?ment Perret -- John de Beauchesne and the first English writing-books -- Epilogue: the Cresci-Scalzini debate. Subjects: Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Penmanship History 16th century. Writing, Italic History 16th century. Calligraphy Europe. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very good, original maroon cloth with spine stamped in gilt, some shelfwear to edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, in mylar, slightly toned on reverse, else very good. First Edition, first impression, of classic humanist essays on handwriting. 291 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [281]-284. Illustrated with examples throughout. Translations of the key 16th century texts on handwriting, beginning with the Erasmus and Vives dialogues, continues with the works of Tagliente, Vicentino (Arrighi), Palatino, Mercator, Hondius and Brun et al. Original source text. Rare.…

First Edition. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Boards stained. Not price-clipped. Interior is very clean; text is pristine. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 291 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 26 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. [281]-284. - Includes index. Subjects; Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Paleography Handbooks, manuals, etc. Penmanship Collected works. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard covers in clean, tidy condition with a slightly rubbed dust jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First Edition. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Boards stained. Not price-clipped. Interior is very clean; text is pristine. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 291 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 26 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. [281]-284. - Includes index. Subjects; Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Paleography Handbooks, manuals, etc. Penmanship Collected works. 1 Kg. …

1st edition, hardback, large 4to, 209pp, numerous illustrations, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good in Good dustwrapper; wrapper edges rubbed, slightly fayed at spine ends. ISBN: 0571087000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm, square and tight with no snags or splits, just a trifle rubbed. Complete with original dust jacket: in decent shape, just slightly rubbed and moderately edge-worn. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition. …

Hardcover. Cloth, gilt emblem on cover, sl bumped; dw.

HC w DJ. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First American edition. NF/NF. Maroon cloth, bright gilt titling & illustration, slight rubbing to edges, leaves bright, binding sound. Unclipped DJ ($25.00) slightest edgewear, in protector. B/W illustrations. With an account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. London: Victoria & Albert Museum / Faber & Faber, 1980. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (price clipped). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1980. First Edition. Over 100 illustrations, many in color. A pupil of Rudolf Koch, Wolpe became one of this century's most gifted graphic designers. In 183 annotated entries, this record of achievement examines his dust jackets, book covers, inscriptions, lettering, book designs, typography, etc. Among his type designs are Hyperion, Pegasus, Albertus, Tempest, etc. For Faber & Faber, he designed more than 1500 books and jackets. Introduction by A. S. Osley. Bound in the original beige cloth, stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 102 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London: Faber & Faber, 1965. First editoin, 1965. Dark blue cloth with dustjacket. The book is very good with a firm binding, clean pages, small press printer's personal bookplate on the front pastedown, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has some light edgewear including a very few very tiny chips, little paper loss. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 10 x. 7.5 in. xxiii, 286, [1] pp. with 48 b/w plates. Blue cloth lettered in bronze at spine with red spine label. Illustrated jacket. Small chips and tears along the ends of flaps and joints, light scattered soiling, single black ink drop to rear jacket panel. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket, now in protective mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Faber & Faber: 1965. Quarto. Hardcover with a dust jacket. First edition. Unclipped jacket is chipped and edge worn. Book is very good, jacket is good.