Author: BIEGELEISEN, J. I.
Title: The ABC of Lettering
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. 2nd Edition. Spiral bound. B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong book with a metal spiral binding. The book is in Good+ condition. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing bumping and one tear to the bottom front cover by the spiral binding. The covers have ground-in dirt and there is a previous owner's inked name on the top corner of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright, with some light spots of toning to the page edges and a couple of stray ink marks. This book was considered a standard text in the "field of hand lettering" during the 1940's and on. "Like calligraphy, hand lettering also requires discipline. It's a completely different form of discipline, as it is drawing letters as opposed to writing them, and are often very decorative. You also often have more control over the letters with hand lettering as opposed to calligraphy." (from Wikipedia). Good+ .

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