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TRUE TO TYPE, A TYPOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
McLean, Ruari.

   

- New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press 2000
- 8vo.
- cloth, dust jacket.
- 236 pages, illustrated.
- ISBN 9781884718960 ; 1884718965 / Order Nr. 59414
- Price: $ 39.95

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First Edition. This autobiography covers the unique light of one of Britain's most famous book designers and typographers. It begins with his early years in Scotland to his triumphs in publishing in London. Ruari McLean brings to life a bygone age in Great Britain's publishing scene. A fascinating and interesting look into a bygone world. Illustrated.

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Text in Spanish. S-K 2022. First edition, one of 100 numbered copies. A scarce history of bookbinding in Spain from the 12th to the 19th century. Some of the 61 full-page plates of bindings are in color; each is protected by a tissue guard. Each of the color plates are tipped-in. These special copies are printed on much better paper and the volume is 50% thicker than the trade edition. The jacket is chipped with small tears.




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