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Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 27, 2000
Tall hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 191 pp. Text by Scarfe followed by dozens of examples of written and printed letter forms. Beautifully printed volume. A handsome near fine copy in clipped, but otherwise very good dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 27300
Title: Alphabets; an introduction to written and ...
Publisher: Batsford, London
Publication Date: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: First edition.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. first edition book, some scuff marks on the cover of the book, no dust jacket, some fading on the spine of the book, light amount of wear along the edges of the cover of the book. Seller Inventory # mon0003167534
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Koster's Collectible Books, Farmingville, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+, dust jacket only. Hardcover; Hardcover. Green cloth boards show light edgewear. Cloth is bubbling along spine. Text is clean. Second half of the book, printed on coloured papers, gives a fair cross section of good typefaces available, arranged in their families. White illustrated dust jacket is oxidized and lightly soiled. Chipped corners and spine ends. Good in protective mylar. ; B/w Photos; long 8VO; 191 pages. Seller Inventory # 001863
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "An introductory treatise on written and printed letter forms for the use of students". Profusely illustrated with historical examples of printing as well as page after page of type specimens on different colored pages. Previous owner's neat signature and date on front free endpaper. Interior is clean, bright, and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 028089
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio, ABAA, Tuxedo, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. First edition. 4to (27 cm); 192 p., including 102 pages of alphabets on yellow, blue and pink paper, and more than 75 pages of facsimile reproductions of historical types and scripts. Cloth in dust jacket. light to moderate wear, sound and entire. First edition. Seller Inventory # 521
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Veronica's Books, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Tape repair to price-clipped jacket, now in mylar. Upper half of page 165 has been removed (portion of Society/Cloister Black script examples) otherwise complete, 192pp. Book. Seller Inventory # 011625
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: poor man's rare books (mrbooks) IOBA NJB, Vineland, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Loss to DJ top, 30S price uncut. 102pp of alphabets on varying colored papers. 75pp repros of historical types. Seller Inventory # 34489
Quantity: 1 available