Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes indexes &b bibliography. Contents; Foreword / by Vivian Ridler -- Preface: In search of printed ephemera -- The changing uses of type and letterforms -- Typefaces used in ephemeral printing -- Processes used in jobbing printing -- A short glossary of terms -- Part I. Miscellaneous ephemera. Indulgences and proclamations ; Licences and certificates ; Official notices and election printing ; Rewards and Wanted notices ; Almanacks ; Booksellers' lists and broadsheets ; For Sale notices ; Travel notices ; Entertainment notices ; Sporting posters ; Programmes, menus and wine lists ; Tickets: travel ; Tickets: functions and exhibitions ; Invitations and announcements: funerals, births and weddings ; Invitations and announcements: dinners and functions ; Invitations and announcements: exhibitions ; Trade cards ; Stationers' and ex libris labels ; Change of address and compliments slips ; Receipts, order forms and billheads -- Part II. Labels, wrappers and packs. Tobacco ; Tea, coffee and grocery ; Beers, spirits and wines ; Pharmaceutical and perfumery ; Hardware. Subjects; Printed ephemera. Printing History. Publications e�phe�me�res. Imprimerie Histoire. Printing. Printing ; Specimens. Graphic Design. Poster & design. Labels. Graphic design (Typography) Great Britain History. Graphic design (Typography) United States History. Type and type-founding History. Printing England History. Printing United States History. Type and type-founding History. Akzidenz. Bildband. Geschichte. Typografie. 1 Kg.

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Title: Printed ephemera : the changing uses of type and letterforms in English and American printing / John Lewis
Publisher: Ipswich : Cowell
Publication Date: 1962
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0571092551
ISBN 13: 9780571092550
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st edition.
Weight: 1 kilogram

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The book describes the changing use of type and letterforms in English and American printing. It's a typographer's dream-book and source-book, splendidly printed and illustrated

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