THE FLEURON: A journal of typography. Edited by Oliver Simon [vols. I-IV] and Stanley Morison [vols. V-VII]

Published by at the Office of the Fleuron, 1923-25; Cambridge: University Press; New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926-, London, 1930

7 volumes (all published), folio; original cloth and cloth over boards, a good set or better, with moderate wear, staining (as below), and some light foxing to the prelims and terminals. A famous periodical on the printing arts and bibliographical study, with numerous color and black & white illustrations, tip-ins, facsimiles, type samples, ornaments, and specimens, some folding, and with a host of influential contributors: Stanley Morison, Holbrook Jackson, D. B. Updike, W.A. Dwiggins, Frederic Warde, J. Van Krimpen, and others. A good, and still reasonably sound set, from the library of Kim Merker. Volume I with waterstain along lower edge of front cover and affecting flyleaves, but not any letterpress; volume II in slipcase and with slight waterstain along the lower edge, not affecting text block; volume III in slightly torn dust jacket; volume IV in a slightly torn dust jacket; volume V with waterstain at lower edge of cover, not affecting text block; volume VI in a torn dust jacket; volume VII with the bookplate of Paul Johnson, with an inserted article by him on Frederick W. Goudy inserted, and signed by him. Seller Inventory # 61497

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE FLEURON: A journal of typography. Edited...
Publisher: at the Office of the Fleuron, 1923-25; Cambridge: University Press; New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926-, London
Publication Date: 1930
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)