- Octavo, cloth backed boards, in a price-clipped dw. The boards are lightly bumped with the extremities faded; the dw spine is darkened with a piece out of the tail; the top edge is chipped & the panels are lightly soiled with the extremities darkened. 228 pp. plus colophon. An owner's bookplate & a small bookseller's label are mounted on the front pastedown. Full-page & textual B&W illustrations. The contents are near fine. First edition.

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Title: THE SHAPING OF OUR ALPHABET: A Study of Changing Type Styles.
Author: Denman, Frank.
Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, 1955.
Publication year: 1955
Condition: Very good
Dust jacket: Dust Jacket Included
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller catalogs: Books-on-Books

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 25 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.bluemountainbooks.com…

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd

581 Burnt Hill Rd
Cadyville, NY U.S.A. 12918

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THE SHAPING OF OUR ALPHABET: A Study of Changing Type Styles.

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