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The Ideal Book or Book Beautiful: A tract on calligraphy printing and illustration and on the book beautiful as a whole
by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Privately Printed / Plimpton Press, 1900. Very Good+. Boston?: Privately Printing / Plimpton Press, n.d., ca. 1900. Small, slim quarto (20cm.); publisher's calf over brown paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine; [6],13pp. Light wear, else a Very Good or better copy.
From the colophon: "Reprinted for private distribution only by the Plimpton Press for its friends through the courteous permission of the author." Cobden-Sanderson's essay was indeed a perennial favorite for private press keepsakes.
From the colophon: "Reprinted for private distribution only by the Plimpton Press for its friends through the courteous permission of the author." Cobden-Sanderson's essay was indeed a perennial favorite for private press keepsakes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25176
- Title
- The Ideal Book or Book Beautiful: A tract on calligraphy printing and illustration and on the book beautiful as a whole
- Author
- T.J. Cobden-Sanderson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Privately Printed / Plimpton Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1900
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...