Roman Lettering

London, UK: Sir Issac Pitman, 1948. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Evetts, L C . 88pp, diagrams throughout. Quarter bound in red cloth over cream paper--covered boards. Rubbed and worn spine ends. Covers foxed. Prelim pages and text block edge lightly foxed. Dust jacket has multiple large tears including… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. 1952. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1938 ed. 10x7.5", vii+87 pp, b&w illus. Pages yellowed, else VG, clean & solid, in Poor price-clipped dj with chipping & tears. .

Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. shelf wear on the boards. a bit marked. all pages are intact and legible. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. 1979. Softcover. 0273012657 . Reprint of the 1938 ed. Sewn softcover, 9.5x7.5", vii+87 pp, b&w illus. VG, clean, tight, uncreased spine. .

Taplinger, 1979-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 0.7994 in x 24.1816 in x 18.3860 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read copy with some spine and cover wear. Colouring of page edges due to age.

London / New York: Pitman / Taplinger, 1979. This boog gives a unique analysis and exposition of the culmimating achievement of Roman lettering craft - the inscriptions on the base of Trajan's Column in Rome. Contents: I). Introduction. 1). The direction of reading. 2). The individual character of each symbol of the alphabet. 3). Syllabic expression and spacing. 4). Technique.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Isaac Pitman, London 1965 (first published 1938). 25.0 x 18.0cms, 88pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback (with several booksellers' stamps) & fragile, faded dustrapper This book argues that the inscriptions on Trajans' column represent the culminating achievement of Roman letter-craft.