Looks at Western script and lettering in terms of artistic expression, covering calligraphy from medieval manuscripts to art nouveau posters
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Destination, rates & speedsSeller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 10079554-6
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Seller: Riveting Books, Southsea, HAMPS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Price-clipped. External Condition: Scarce. Minor wear, rubbing and chipping to the corners and edges. A small patch of surface wear on the front flap. Internal Condition: Excellent. Clean. Inscription on the front endpaper. ISBN: 0192114379. Author/Editor: Gray, Nicolete. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Year: 1971. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 193. Keywords: Western script, lettering, art historian. The book for sale is the one in the photo. All dust jackets are put in a protective sleeve prior to shipping. Seller Inventory # 9583
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Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. VG cloth in a worn DJ. owner's plate. [8], 193 pages illustrations, facsimiles : 25 cm. Contents: Part 1 The moving image ; Part 2 Contour and silhouette Notes: The two parts of this book were originally published separately in 1970 under titles: Lettering as drawing: the moving line; and Lettering as drawing: contour and silhouette. Seller Inventory # 2soas4to430
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Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Hardback bound in brown cloth-covered boards with gilt title on the spine. Only defects noted are pencil underlining with notes in border areas. Dust jacket is price clipped and has light edge wear with a tear on top front edge near the spine (now protected in archival jacket cover). The author treats Western script and lettering from a point of view, similar to China and Japan, as an abstract visual art. Numerous black and white examples. 193 pages including the Index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 020147
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Seller: Ex libris librorum, Upper Sturt, SA, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover: Fine, square, tight binding, unmarked; cloth fresh, slightly faded decorative top edge, else fine. Dustjacket: Good, clipped, top edge worn, small tear, & spine sunned, else crisp. Small 4to. [8], 193 p. : illus., facsims ; 25 cm. The two parts of this book were originally published separately in 1970 under titles: Lettering as drawing: the moving line; and Lettering as drawing: contour and silhouette. Includes bibliographical references. First edition. Scarce. Seller Inventory # ABE-1677097373388
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Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-0192114379-3
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