Song and Words: A History of the Curwen Press
by Simon, Herbert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0879230959
- ISBN 13
- 9780879230951
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1973 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. (4) 261 pp, foreword by Herbert Simon, 21 chapters, appendix: A-B, index with color and b&w illustrations throufhout. First Edition, 1973. "During the 20th century, the printing and design of The Curwen Press established it as one of the pioneers of the printing renaissance. Associated with it in one capacity or another were the great names of the English typographic revival: Oliver Simon, Sir Francis Meynell, Stanley Morison, Eric Ravilious, Walter Lewis, Claud Lovat Fraser and, of course, the Curwens themselves. The author traces the development of this remarkable firm well into the 1930s, providing a thorough and well-documented study of the improvemeents the firm introduced to the style and quality of bookwork." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Faintly bumped top fore-edge corner tip, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with gilt impression on front board, and gilt lettering to spine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000778
- Title
- Song and Words: A History of the Curwen Press
- Author
- Simon, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0879230959
- ISBN 13
- 9780879230951
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING THE CURWEN PRESS HISTORY ENGLISH TYPOGRAPHIC REVIVAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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