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Modern Methods of Book Composition : A Treatise on Type-Setting By Hand and by MacHine and on the Proper Arrangement and Imposition of Pages
by de Vinne, Theodore Low
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Co, 1904. First Edition. Octavo. 477pp., Inscribed by the author "With the compliments of/Thos. L. De Vinne" tipped in. Illustrated with several examples. An excellent and useful work. Bound in brown cloth, red spine label gilt and worn, top edge gilt, light wear to spine ends. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023059
- Title
- Modern Methods of Book Composition : A Treatise on Type-Setting By Hand and by MacHine and on the Proper Arrangement and Imposition of Pages
- Author
- de Vinne, Theodore Low
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Typography Printing Imposition
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Tipped In
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- Cloth
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- Spine Label
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