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American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Size: 9" x 5 3/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Turquoise paper with blue printed decoration over boards, 39 pages of text plus 32-page "scrapbook" and numerous photographic reproductions and other illustrations. Wear at corners and along spine, spine toned, gift inscription by Paul Hollister, the writer of one of the opening texts of the book, on front free end paper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Art & Design; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015257. .
MSS. by WAD: Being a Collection of the Writings of Dwiggins on Various Subjects, Some Critical, Some Philosophical, Some Whimsical de William Addison Dwiggins (1880-1956) - 1947
de William Addison Dwiggins (1880-1956)
MSS. by WAD: Being a Collection of the Writings of Dwiggins on Various Subjects, Some Critical, Some Philosophical, Some Whimsical
de William Addison Dwiggins (1880-1956)
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
New York, NY: The Typophiles, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Series: Typophile Chapbook, No. XVII. LIMITED EDITION of 900 copies, designed by W. A. Dwiggins and printed by the Anthoensen Press. 12mo. 7 1/4 x 4 11/16 inches. xiv, (156) pp. Half-title, illustrated throughout, printer's device on the colophon; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped blue cloth, glassine dust jacket; binding square and tight, jacket chipped and torn. Muir Dawson's copy without distinguishing mark. SFK519-1008. Very Good. Includes "Notes on WAD as Writer" by Watson Gordon and "The Background of This Book," by Paul Bennett. Displays the virtues of W. A. Dwiggins, the writer, who approached his work as a writer with the same care and diligence as he did his work as a graphic designer. REFERENCE: Rathe, Bibliography of the Typophile Chapbooks, No. 17
- Librería John Howell for Books (US)
- Formato/Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Estado del libro Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible 1
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Editorial The Typophiles
- Lugar de publicación New York, NY
- Fecha de publicación 1947
- Palabras clave William Addison Dwiggins, MSS by WAD Being a Collection of the Writings of Dwiggins on Various Subjects Some Critical Some Philosophical Some Whimsical, Typophiles, Anthoensen Press, Watson Gordon, Paul Bennett, Muir Dawson