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1937B8109London: Oxford University Press. 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Edges and endpapers lightly foxed. Pages tanned. Jackets lightly edge worn; Overall an excellent set; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xl292;xx326 pages; US imprint Harvard University Press Cambridge Massachusetts. A compilation of lectures on the fashion of letter design 1500-1800 . Oxford University Press hardcover
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2001067802New Castle DE: Oak Knoll Press 2001. Two volumes in one. Pp. lii292xx330last blank frontispiece portrait plus numerous illustrations mostly full some double page patterned endpapers notes chronological list of specimens index; thick med. 8vo; green boards spine lettered in gilt slightly bruised at head of spine; dust wrapper; lower edge of leaves a trifle shelf soiled; Oak Knoll Press/British Library New Castle DE. 2001. Fourth edition. Originally published in two volumes in 1922 the master work of a master printer wrapper blurb. Classic study of typography tracing the development of type design from the invention of printing to the twentieth century. Oak Knoll Press unknown
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512375Harvard University Press. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Harvard University Press hardcover
1962009808Cambridge Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 1962 2 vols. 8vo 24 cm XLVI 292 pp. 192 plates; XIX 326 pp. plates 193-367. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket jackets slightly sunned and rubbed at extremities jacket of vol. 2 somewhat creased at head. Third edition first published 1922 at the Merrymount Press of Updike's monumental and enduring survey of Western printing types from the invention of printing to the early twentieth century. With a preface by Lawrence C. Wroth of the John Carter Brown Library. Volume I covers the invention of printing the development of the Latin alphabet casting and point systems and the types of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries surveyed country by country -- Germany the Netherlands and Belgium France Italy Spain and England -- together with discussions of Aldine italic early roman and black-letter traditions and German foundries; Volume II continues with Netherlandish Spanish English including Caslon Baskerville and other founders Italian and French types through the eighteenth century followed by studies of the Didot family Bodoni the nineteenth-century classical revival and English and American types from 1800 to 1844 concluding with chapters on industrial conditions of the printing trade censorship production rates and a chronological list of specimens notes and index. Extensively illustrated with 367 plates reproducing type specimens title-pages and typographic details the work combines historical narrative with detailed typographical analysis and remains a foundational reference for typographers book historians and students of printing. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press hardcover
1927ZZ6089Harvard University Press 1927. Top edges gilt. Some wear to corners and ends of spines. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 3rd impression. No ownership marks. No ownership marks. Binding sound text unmarked. Very Good/No dustwrapper. xxxii276 xix308pp. many illustrations. Harvard University Press Hardcover
MA03C-02777Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1927. 3rd Printing. 2 volume set. Sm 4to Hardcover. 276; 308pp. B/W plates. Good set and no dust jacket. Moderate edgewear. Writing inside. typography books design Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Harvard University Press hardcover
1951006224Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1951. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. Volume I xl 292 pp illus. Volume II xix i326 pp illus. Second Edition/Second Printing 1951. Price clipped. Small chipping along top edge dj with a few very small additional Vol. I and a very small chip to bottom edge spin Vol. II. Lightly age-toned text block else Pristine no wear. No markings tight binding clean white and bright. 6.75" x 8.5". Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In polyester protectors. Harvard University Press Hardcover
19518877HARDBACK "TWO VOLUME SET" SHIPPED FROM THE UK Edition: 2nd . Thus. Impression: 2nd. Date of Publication: 1951 Publisher: Harvard University Press. Binding and cover condition: Crimson cloth gilt title to spines only. Minimal bumps & rubs light wear to bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. No marks to boards or other visible faults. VG. Jacket condition: Both volumes have dust wrappers. NOT PRICE CLIPPED showing a shelf price of $12.50 for 2 vols. Some shelf wear to top & bottom edges and particularly to head & tail of spine. Minor losses now re-inforced and both jackets in clear un-attached archival wrappers. GD Contents condition: Ex library with a few small stamps and labels. Clean crisp & tight with no reading wear & no marks to text. Minimal paper colouration throughout especially to page edges otherwise no visible faults. VG. Illustrations: B/w facsimile prints and print examples throughout. One two-page print sample to volume I and one three-page fold-out table of type-faces to volume II. Pages: 276 276 pp. text. xvi l pp. supplementary notes to both volumes & index at rear. Description: In his comprehensive study of types from the earliest times to the twentieth century Mr Updike founder of the famous Merrymount Press of Boston traces the sequence of development in typography and discusses the relative importance of each period and the lesson that it holds for the modern printer. The 367 illustrations reproduce carefully selected pages from rare and beautiful books. The text constitutes a running commentary on the historical and artistic significance of these specimens which exemplify the best work of printers and type founders from Gutenberg to Bruce Rogers. Two NEAR VG text copies with NO MAJOR FAULTS in rather tatty dust jackets now re-inforced and in un-attached protective wrappers. Harvard University Press hardcover
19518883HARDBACK "VOLUME TWO ONLY" SHIPPED FROM THE UK Edition: 2nd . Thus. Impression: 2nd. Date of Publication: 1951 Publisher: Oxford University Press for the Harvard University Press. Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth gilt title to spine only. Minimal wear to head & tail of spine. Very slight marks to boards. VG. Jacket condition: Original dust wrapper with some wear to top and bottom edges & slight spotting minor losses. Not price clipped . Showing a shelf price of 84s.net. Now in a clear un-attached archival wrapper. VG Contents condition: Private copy not ex-library. Clean crisp tight and bright. A few small marks to some page margins. Absolutely minimal paper colouration throughout especially to page edges. VG. Illustrations: Numerous b/w facsimile print examples throughout. One three-page print sample to this volume. Pages: 276pp. text. l pp. supplementary notes & index at rear. Description: In his comprehensive study of types from the earliest times to the twentieth century Mr Updike founder of the famous Merrymount Press of Boston traces the sequence of development in typography and discusses the relative importance of each period and the lesson that it holds for the modern printer. The numerous illustrations reproduce carefully selected pages from rare and beautiful books. The text constitutes a running commentary on the historical and artistic significance of these specimens which exemplify the best work of printers and type founders from Gutenberg to Bruce Rogers. This is a NEAR VG text copy with light age & shelf wear in a VG dust jacket with an un-attached protective wrapper. Volume 1. also available separately from this seller. Vol 2 of 2 Oxford University Press hardcover
1980Q-0486239292Dover Pubns 1980-06-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dover Pubns paperback
2001Q-1584560606Oak Knoll Pr 2001-06-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oak Knoll Pr paperback
1962ofc0595"In his comprehensive study of types from the earliest times to the twentieth century Mr. Updike founder of the famous Merrymount Press of Boston traces the sequence of development in typography and discusses the relative importance of each period and the lesson that it holds for the modern printer. The 367 illustrations reproduce carefully selected pages from rare and beautiful books. The text constitutes a running commentary on the historical and artistic significance of these specimens which exemplify the best work of printers and type founders from Gutenberg to Bruce Rogers." "Preface to the Third Edition" by Lawrence C. Wroth. Two volumes: xlvi 292; xix 326 pages 367 illustrations; 24 cm. Dust jacket edges browned chips at tops of spines; previous owner bookplates; Very Good. Stock#ofc0595. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. hardcover
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0674503880.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover