CASLON & HIS TYPES : AN APPRECIATION OF ONE OF THE GREATEST BENEFACTORS OF THE PRINTING ARTS AND THEREFORE OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD
by [Caslon, William]
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The Berkeley Press, 1919. First Edition. [1919]. [2],12 pp. Original blue wrappers, stitched, printed cover label. Near fine.
A short history of William Caslon and Calson Oldstyle type, by Boston's Berkeley Press, with a brief description and advertisement of the press's services. Scarce, with OCLC listing five copies.
A short history of William Caslon and Calson Oldstyle type, by Boston's Berkeley Press, with a brief description and advertisement of the press's services. Scarce, with OCLC listing five copies.
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- Bookseller
- W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 292
- Title
- CASLON & HIS TYPES : AN APPRECIATION OF ONE OF THE GREATEST BENEFACTORS OF THE PRINTING ARTS AND THEREFORE OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD
- Author
- [Caslon, William]
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Berkeley Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1919
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Americana, book arts, design, typography, fine press
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