- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United KingdomShapero Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since June 27, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 379.65
Quantity: 1 available
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A passionate defence of aesthetic typography by the British calligrapher Graily Hewitt (1864-1952), introducing his 'Treyford' type, which sought to represent 'printed letter-forms with due regard to their creation by the pen' (p.31). First edition, limited to 250 copies printed in Treyford type on Barcham Green hand-made paper; small folio (28 x 19 cm); publisher's red levant, covers tooled in gilt to 'V' design, spine lettered in gilt, top-edge gilt, others uncut, slightly rubbed, offsetting to endpaper margins, occasional slight spotting; [8], 47, [1]pp.
Seller Inventory # 114000
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Pen and Type-Design.
- Author
- HEWITT, Graily.
- Publisher
- The First Edition Club,, London,
- Publication year
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Shapero Rare Books
London, United Kingdom
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 14 to 45 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 20.11 | US$ 26.81 |
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Store description
Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper. Our specialists have particular expertise in fine illustrated books from the 15th to the 20th century, travel & voyages, natural history, modern firsts, rare children’s books, guidebooks, Hebraica & Judaica, works of Russian interest, and Islamica. We have possibly the largest selection of Baedeker and other Travel Guides and our Print Gallery has an enormous selection covering every topic of Antique Prints including Maps and Photographs. Please visit us at http://www.shapero.com…
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ISLAMICA, RUSSIAN BOOKS, HEBRAICA, JUDAICA, BAEDEKER GUIDES, TRAVEL, COLOUR PLATE BOOKS, NATURAL HISTORY, CHILDRENS AND ILLUSTRATED, ENGLISH LITERATURE, MODERN FIRST EDITIONSAssociation member
Seller's business information
Shapero Rare Books
94 New Bond Street
London, United Kingdom W1S 1SJ
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