Manuale Typographicum [Inscribed]

[Bill Wittliff Collection] Hermann Zapf

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Hermann Zapf. Manuale Typographicum: 100 Typographical Arrangements with Considerations About Types, Typography and the Art of Printing Selected from Past and Present, Printed in Eighteen Languages. New York: Z-Presse Frankfort, 1968. Limited edition, No. 204 of 975 numbered copies. Signed by Herman Zapf, with additional Inscription to Bill Wittliff: "For Bill Wittliff in recognition of his taste / and care in producing fine editions / Hermann Zapf / Austin, April 23, 1970." Quarto. [118]pp (indexed). Fully illustrated, with typographic examples by Zapf. Publisher's quarter parchment over brown silk-covered boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, original unclipped dust jacket. With two small prints signed by Zapf laid-in. From the collection of Bill Wittliff, highly regarded book designer, typographer, photographer and screenwriter from Austin Texas, founder of the Encino Press. . Spine foxed and toned; light sunning to board edges; jacket toned, creased, and chipped. Very good. Seller Inventory # 2712

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Title: Manuale Typographicum [Inscribed]
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: dj
Signed: Signed
Edition: First Edition.

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