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Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press (signed)
by Heller, Elinor Raas and David Magee
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Veldhoven, Netherlands
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About This Item
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1940. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited edition of 210 copies. xv, 195 page. Loose leaves in cloth covered case. Gilt lettered, leather label on spine. Printed mainly in red, black and blue. Contains 4 original leaves tipped in. The 338 first titles printed by the Grabhorn Press are described, 28 with reproductions of title pages or colophons. Printed on Canson & Montgolfiers Papier Ancien. The type was designed by Frederick W. Goudy. Index of titles, authors, artists and tydes. Contributing members of the Press are Edwin Grabhorn & Robert Grabhorn, Sherwood & Katharine Grover, Jack Andrews. SINGED by Ed Grabhorn, Robert Grabhorn, Katharine Grover and Sherwood Grover on the colophon page. Additional photographs on request. Google 'Ceebe100' to watch a video of this book..
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- Bookseller
- Concept Books
(NL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001145
- Title
- Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press (signed)
- Author
- Heller, Elinor Raas and David Magee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Grabhorn Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOOK DESIGN, TYPOGRAPHY, BIBLIOPHILE EDITIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Typography;
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- Folio
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- Leaves
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- Cloth
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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