The origin of the serif. Brush writing & Roman letters
by Catich, Edward M
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- first
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- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Davenport, IA: Catfish Press, St. Ambrose College, 1968. First edition, 4to, pp. x, [2], 310, [2]; typographgical illustrations throughout, some printed in red and green; very handsome book; fine copy in a fine dust jacket, t.e.g. "A new approach to the history, lineage, and development of our alphabet" (jacket blurb). The author was a well-known stone-cutter and calligrapher. Philip Hofer, of Harvard, said the book was "a work of genius." This copy with a presentation from Catich on the flyleaf, and a typed letter from him regarding burnishers with a long manuscript addition laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51575
- Title
- The origin of the serif. Brush writing & Roman letters
- Author
- Catich, Edward M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Catfish Press, St. Ambrose College
- Place of Publication
- Davenport, IA
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Typography , Serifs , ,
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