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N. V. Lettergieterij, 1951T. hardcover. Very Good. 2.9977 cent in x 36.7721 cent in x 27.5790 cent in. Large Folio first edition on black cloth gilted title to frontis
THE LETTER AS A WORK OF ART: OBSERVATIONS AND CONFRONTATIONS WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS EXPRESSIONS OF ART FROM ROMAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY. by Knuttel, Gerard - 1951
by Knuttel, Gerard
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THE LETTER AS A WORK OF ART: OBSERVATIONS AND CONFRONTATIONS WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS EXPRESSIONS OF ART FROM ROMAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY.
by Knuttel, Gerard
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Amsterdam: N.V. Lettergieterij Amsterdam Voorheen N.Tetterode, 1951. Handsome, tight and solid book with gold embossing on cover and spine. Foxing (browning) on the front and back free endpapers. Many illustrations throughout. The book is too large for international shipping - US mailing only, please. May require extra shipping costs in U.S. too.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Publisher N.V. Lettergieterij Amsterdam Voorheen N.Tetterode
- Place of Publication Amsterdam
- Date Published 1951
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- Size Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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THE LETTER AS A WORK OF ART: Observations and Confrontations with Contemporaneous Expressions of Art from Roman Times to the Present Day.
by Gerard Knuttel
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The Letter as a Work of Art: Observations and confrontations with contemporaneous expressions of art from roman times to the present day 1851-1951
by Knuttel, Gerard
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Lettergieterij "Amsterdam" vorheen N. Tetterode, 1951 Folio (37 cm), VIII, 264 pp. Publisher's gilt and blind-stamped cloth (some foxing at the beginning). The volume published on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the Typefoundry "Amsterdam". "Observations on the history of the aesthetic element in the letter elucidated by confrontations of the most beautiful products of typographic art with more or less contemporaneous works from other fields of art to demonstrate the unity of style throughout the ages." (From the Preface.)
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THE LETTER AS A WORK OF ART
by Gerard Knuttel
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Amsterdam: (Typefoundry Amsterdam, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine. Navy blue cloth gilt, folio, 263, (1) pages. profusely illustrated. A limited edition designed by D. Dooijes, handset in De Roos Roman and Italic type, and presented to friends of the typefoundry. Compliments slip loosely inserted. A near fine copy with light cover wear. Additional shipping cost may be requested.
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The Letter as a Work of Art: Observations and Confrontations with Contemporaneous Expressions of Art from Roman Times to the present day. TA 1851-1951
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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Amsterdam: Lettergieterij "Amsterdam", 1951. 1st edition. Very Good. folio. original boards 18 + (56)pp., illusts., The letter as a work of art, the pre-typographic letter, the early printed type, from Baroque to Classicism, the 19th century, the 20th century, etc.
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The Letter As a Work of Art; Observations and Confrontations with Contemporaneous Expressions of Art from Roman Times to the Present Day
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Amsterdam: N.V. Lettergieterij 1951. (Folio hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 263pp. Gilt lettering, embossed cloth cover, photographs, plates, illustrations, index. Previous owner's stamps. (Art, Centennial, Printing, Typography, Writing).
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