The Origin of the Serif: Brush Writing & Roman Letters.
by CATICH, Edward M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Davenport: Catich Gallery, (1991). Second edition. Quarto. xi, [1], 310 pp. Illustrations of letter forms throughout. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering, decorative endpapers, dust jacket. An excellent copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71231
- Title
- The Origin of the Serif: Brush Writing & Roman Letters.
- Author
- CATICH, Edward M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Catich Gallery
- Place of Publication
- Davenport
- Date Published
- (1991)
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...