New York : Garland Publishing, 1981. Fine Facsimile Reprint published by Garland Publishing in 1981. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Copy previously owned by Vivian Ridler with his uninked embossed personalised stamp to front free endpaper. Vivian Ridler, CBE (2 October 1913-11 January 2009), ex-Faber exec, was a printer, typographer and scholar in Britain. He was Printer to the University of Oxford at Oxford University Press from 1958 until his retirement in 1978; and also established his own Perpetua Press. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 262 pages; Physical desc.: 262 p. ill., 18 cm. Subject: Printing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Facsimile reprint of The Printer's Manual a practical guide for compositors and pressmen by Thomas Lynch. Series: Series: Garland Press Nineteenth-century book arts and printing history.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 219653
Title: The printer's manual
Author: Stower, Caleb ; Gratton, Edward
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Fine Facsimile Reprint published by Garland Publishing in 1981
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0824038940
ISBN 13: 9780824038946
Publisher: New York : Garland Publishing
Place of Publication: New York And London:
Date Published: 1981

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....