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WOOD TYPE OF THE ANGELICA PRESS

- N.P. : The Angelica Press 1976 - 21 x 14.5 inches - four separate bound folio sections loosely inserted in a specially constructed wooden box with side hinges and closing latches. - Order Nr. 89 - Price: $ 400.00

Limited to 200 numbered copies printed by hand on Tweedweave and Ragston paper. The first section contains a history of printing with wood type by Dennis Grastorf including comments on the wood used. The other three sections are demonstrations of the use of wood type with the fourth section also containing practical information on the method of printing using wood type. The section showing wood type for the printing of posters is especially effective. An excellent production. Presentation from Grasdorf on colophon page. Box rubbed along edges.

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> PRIVATE PRESS & FINE PRINTING, TWENTIETH CENTURY
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> ANGELICA PRESS
> GRASTORF, DENNIS

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DIE KUNST, KUPFERSTICHE ZU RESTAURIREN UND FLECKEN AUS PA... by Bonnardot, A. First German edition from the 1858 first edition which was published in Paris. (Mejer 1642). From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company. Spine faded.