The Steck Company

Type for Linotype and Monotype Machine Composition Also Dislplay Faces

Austin, Texas, The Steck Company, 1940. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 86p. Pictorial paper over boards, spiral bound. Presentation copy of a limited issue, no name but thie is book no. 540. Corners rubbed, light soiling to rear cover. top 4 spirals broken,but binding tight, owner's name on front pastedown, contents mildly toned but clean. Typestyles, borders, initial letters, ornaments, logotyupes, 3 pages in color. Acknowledgements on verso of title page are Mr. Douglas McMurtrie, Porte Publishing Company and Mergenthaler Linotype Company. Very Good.

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Book number: 002299

Catalogue: Hobbies and How-To, Books About Books

Keywords: Printing Type Lithography

French, Hannah Dustin,; Rogers, Joseph W. and Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut

Bookbinding in America: Three Essays

Portland, Maine, The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 293pp. Blue boards, buckram spine with gilt lettering. Book is clean and unworn, spine a bit dulled, gilt still very bright, text is in sound and clean condition, binding is tight. Three essays included are : "Early American Bookbinding by Hand", "The Rise of American Edition Binding" and "On the Rebinding of Old Books." A well-preserved book. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004818

Catalogue: Books About Books, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: "Books about Books" Bookbinding "Book Collecting"

Hamilton, Charles

The Book of Autographs

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 067124258x. 208pp. Paperover boards, buckram backing. Book is in near fine, unworn condition, dust jacket s unclipped, and very lightly worn. An excellent reference for autograph collectors. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004823

Catalogue: Books About Books, Hobbies and How-To, Reference

Keywords: Signatures Autographs Composers Statesmen Entertainers 067124258x