ALPHABETS OLD AND NEW Containing Over One Hundred and Fifty Complete Alphabets, Thirty Series of Numerals, and Numerous Facsimiles of Ancient Dates, Etc., for the Use of Craftsmen, With an Introductory Essay on"'Art in the Alphabet"

LEWIS F DAY

Published by B T BATSFORD, LONDON, 1898

About this Item

Brown Cloth boards with black titles to spine and decoration to front, 195 x 130 mm approx. Publisher's made end papers, xxii + 40 pp + plates + 10 page publisher's catalogue. First Edition 1898 - Third Thousand printing in publisher's "Text Books of Ornamental Design" series. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book- moderate to heavy shelf wear to cloth - mainly colour rubbing - tiny loss to cloth at spine edge and bottom front corner, general handling/ shelf soiling, previous owner name in ink to preliminary blank with pencil address under, one or two signatures strained indicating that glue to back strip is failing , sewing and mull holding, no cracks to end papers. dust soiling to top edge of book block- no significant ingression to face of leaves. No other notable defects).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ALPHABETS OLD AND NEW Containing Over One Hundred and Fifty Complete Alphabets, Thirty Series of Numerals, and Numerous Facsimiles of Ancient Dates, Etc., for the Use of Craftsmen, With an Introductory Essay on"'Art in the Alphabet"
• Publisher: B T BATSFORD, LONDON
• Publication Date: 1898
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Illustrated
  • Reference
  • Typography and Printing