THE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY; Printed for the Goudy Centennial, 1965..
by BEILENSON, Peter
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About This Item
Mt. Vernon NY: Peter Pauper, 1965. One of 1950 copies. Oberhardt, William. Small 8vo, pp. 68. Small title page portrait. Third printing of an article originally appearing 1933-34. Brown cloth stamped in gilt. Fine. The colophon reads: "This book has been produced 'con amore' by the friends of Frederic W. Goudy and the author. The title page portrait is reproduced from a drawing by William Oberhardt. The book was composed on Monotype Goudy Modern at the Thistle Press, printed at the Peter Pauper Press on Curtis Colophon Text, and bound by H. Wolff, New York. Of the 1950 copies printed, 350 have been reserved for The Typophiles as Chap Book No. 41.
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- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55106
- Title
- THE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY; Printed for the Goudy Centennial, 1965..
- Author
- BEILENSON, Peter
- Illustrator
- Oberhardt, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- One of 1950 copies
- Publisher
- Peter Pauper
- Place of Publication
- Mt. Vernon NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- printing; press
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