Printing Types Their History, Forms, and Use; A Study in Survivals
by Daniel Berkeley Updike
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$290.73A$261.66
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About This Item
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press, 1937 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Various. The second edition, second impression of this two volume set on Updike's typography work. Second edition, second impression of Printing Types Their History, Forms, and Use; A Study in Survivals in the original publisher's cloth bindings and clipped dust wrappers. Complete in two volumes. By Daniel Berkeley Updike, an American printer and historian of typography. He trained as a printer at the Riverside Press of Houghton, Mifflin & Company, and later moved to typographic design. He founded the Merrymount Press in 1896. Densely illustrated throughout the texts with various examples of fonts and typefaces. Prior owner's book plates to the first pastedowns, from the library of Michael Scot. In the original publisher's cloth bindings and clipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart. There is some light bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and light marks to the front board of Volume I. The dust wrappers have some slight wear to the extremities, with some small tears, creases, and light spots. There is an inch-long closed tear to the front of the dust wrapper of Volume II. Prior owner's book plates to the first pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856W49
- Title
- Printing Types Their History, Forms, and Use; A Study in Survivals
- Author
- Daniel Berkeley Updike
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Daniel Updike Printing Types Typography Printing Types
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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