The Ward Ritchie Press & Anderson, Ritchie & Simon
by Ritchie, Ward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Like New/None
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Los Angeles: Anderson, Ritchie, & Simon, 1961. Stunning limited edition (# 191 of 300) printed on Curtis Rag paper with color images of especially beautiful book designing. Bound in black cloth with embossed gold & red designs on spine and cover and, on title page, another reproduction of front image (of skull on anchor) this time printed in metallic blue on brown medallion. Signed on colophon by Ward Ritchie. Book itself in like new condition. Slip cover box is slightly more worn, with some slight bumps on extremities. Inside pages practically shine. . Signed by Author. Limited to 300 Copies. Cloth (in Slip Case). Like New/None. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30690
- Title
- The Ward Ritchie Press & Anderson, Ritchie & Simon
- Author
- Ritchie, Ward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- Limited to 300 Copies
- Publisher
- Anderson, Ritchie, & Simon
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8 1/2 x 5 1/4
- Keywords
- Books on Books; Printing; Design; Typography
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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