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TYPOLOGIA, STUDIES IN TYPE DESIGN & TYPE MAKING With Comments on the Invention of Typography, the First Types, Legibility and Fine Printing.
Goudy, Frederic W.
First edition, one of the 300 numbered and autographed copies. A landmark book in the history of typography. With ink inscription on free endpaper. Rubbed along hinges and at top of spine.
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LES MAÎTRES ORNEMANISTES, DESSINATEURS, PEINTRES, ARCHITE...
by Guilmard, Désiré
A bibliography of ornamental artists of France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands from the 16th through 18th centuries. Facsimiles of book illustrations, along with illustrated examples of other decorative arts. Includes a list of works to consult from the Bibliothèque de Paris, and an alphabetical index of artists. 180 plates of diverse examples of ornamentation, such as designs for furniture, jewelry, books, and vases. Both volumes loose in boards, with the lower portion of spine of Volume 2 almost detatched. Bookplate on front pastedown indicates that this book came from the reference library and stock of H.P. Kraus. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at auction.
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