ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ, A TYPOGRAPHIC COMPENDIUM

Lawson, Alexander and Joseph Thuringer

Published by published by the authors, Rochester, NY, 1959
Used cloth. paper cover label

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large 12mo. cloth. paper cover label. (26) pages. First Edition. Minor age-darkening to the covers, else a near fine copy. Inscribed by Alexander Lawson to Herbert H. Johnson on the front free endpaper, with Herbert H. Johnson's bookplate on the front pastedown.A Typographic Compendium prepared for The Typocrafters Meeting, Rochester, N.Y., 1959. Examples of type and anecdotes on each page, including the comment by Goudy that "a man who would letterspace blackletter would steal sheep.". Seller Inventory # 63259

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Title: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ, A TYPOGRAPHIC ...
Publisher: published by the authors, Rochester, NY
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: cloth. paper cover label
Edition: 1st Edition

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