Parchment and Vellum
de Fahey, Herbert and Peter
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Sobre este artículo
San Francisco: Herbert and Peter Fahey, 1940. Pearce, George C.. Octavo. (21)pp. One of 50 copies, signed by Herbert and Peter Fahey below the colophon. Frontispiece illustration by George C. Pearce. With six vellum and two parchment samples tipped-in. Beautifully printed within a border of blue lines and with opening initials of blue, highlighted with silver. A fine copy bound in vellum with gilt-rule decoration. Hint of wear to original slipcase of blue boards with spine label. A rare sample book with a marvelous essay on the history and uses of vellum.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 32125
- Título
- Parchment and Vellum
- Autor
- Fahey, Herbert and Peter
- Ilustrador
- Pearce, George C.
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Herbert and Peter Fahey
- Lugar de publicación
- San Francisco
- Fecha de publicación
- 1940
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Book Arts; Fine Printing;
Términos de venta
Bromer Booksellers
All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned, with prior notice, within ten days. All bills are payable within thirty days from the date of the invoice. Shipping and insurance are additional. Overseas shipments will be sent by air mail unless otherwise instructed.
Sobre el vendedor
Bromer Booksellers
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
Sobre Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...