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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 286pp. 4to. Grey cloth-covered boards in dust-jacket. Jacket is a bit sunned along spine, otherwise a fine copy. Seller Inventory # 222395
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As new. A white casebound book with a gray dust jacket. The title is printed in red down the spine of the dust jacket. There is a mylar jacket, as well. The free and pasted end pages are illustrated. Pages: (4), v-xxi, 1-286. Contains many black-and-white illustrations. "[This book] is the definitive bibliography of American type specimen books. The book contains historical accounts of each foundry, a list of their specimen books with size and number of pages, and countless tidbits of fascinating historical and typographical information." Contents are as follows: Henry L. Bullen -- American Type Founders Company -- Bache, Benjamin Franklin -- Baltimore Type Foundry -- Barnhart Brothers and Spindler -- Baine, John and Grandson -- Bay, Jacob -- Benton, Waldo and Company -- Binny and Ronaldson -- Binny, John -- Boston Type Foundry -- Bresnan Type Foundry -- Bruce's New York Type Foundry -- Buell, Abel -- Buffalo Type Foundry -- California Type Foundry -- Central Type Foundry -- Chandler, Adorinam and Company -- Cincinnati Type Foundry -- Cleveland Type Foundry -- Collins and M' Leester -- Conner Type Foundry -- Cortelyou's Type Foundry -- Crescent Type Foundry -- Damon and Peets -- Dickinson Type Foundry -- Empire State Type Foundry -- Farmer, Little and Company -- Farmer, A.D. and Son -- Fox, Justus -- Franklin Type and Stereotype Foundry -- Green, H.H. Type Foundry -- Hagar Type Foundry -- Hansen, H.C., Type Foundry -- Heinrich, Ph. -- Holmes and Curtis -- Howe and Company -- Illinois Type Founding Company -- Inland Type Foundry -- Johnson and Smith -- Johnson, L. and Company -- Kansas City Type Foundry -- Keystone Type Foundry -- Kinsley, A.W. and Company -- Knickerbocker Type Foundry -- Lindsay Type Foundry -- Lothian, Robert -- Lothian Type Foundry -- MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan -- Manhattan Type Foundry -- Mappa, Adam Gerard -- Marder, Luse and Company -- Mechanics Type Foundry -- Mengel, John G. and Company -- Minnesota Type Foundry -- Mitchelson, David -- New England Type Foundry -- Ohio Type Foundry -- Pacific States Type Foundry -- Palmer and Rey -- Pelouze, Edward -- Pelouze, Lewis -- Reich, Starr and Company -- Richmond Type Foundry -- Robb and Ecklin -- Ronaldson, James -- Ryan, John Type Foundry -- Sower, Christopher -- St. Louis Type Foundry -- Standard Type Foundry -- Starr, R. and Company -- Starr's Type Foundry -- Union Type Foundry -- Washington Type Foundry -- Western Type Foundry -- White's Type Foundry -- Printing Periodicals -- Appendix 1. Type specimen collections -- Appendix 2. Additionally type specimen books -- Appendix 3. A new type foundry -- Appendix 4. The New York Public Library collection -- Appendix 5. The Smithsonian Institution collection -- Appendix 6. The Stephen O. Saxe collection -- Appendix 7. Errata, omissions and duplications -- Appendix 8. Select bibliography. Seller Inventory # 210007
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Seller: Oblivion Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hard cover in dust jacket. An excellent copy. Oversized. Clean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Very Good condition Oversized. Clean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text.ÂPLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standard) US orders ONLY. NO international orders. Seller Inventory # mon0000176085
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. A white casebound book with a gray dust jacket. The title is printed in red down the spine of the dust jacket. There is a mylar jacket, as well. The free and pasted end pages are illustrated. Pages: (4), v-xxi, 1-286. Contains many black-and-white illustrations. "[This book] is the definitive bibliography of American type specimen books. The book contains historical accounts of each foundry, a list of their specimen books with size and number of pages, and countless tidbits of fascinating historical and typographical information." Contents are as follows: Henry L. Bullen -- American Type Founders Company -- Bache, Benjamin Franklin -- Baltimore Type Foundry -- Barnhart Brothers and Spindler -- Baine, John and Grandson -- Bay, Jacob -- Benton, Waldo and Company -- Binny and Ronaldson -- Binny, John -- Boston Type Foundry -- Bresnan Type Foundry -- Bruce's New York Type Foundry -- Buell, Abel -- Buffalo Type Foundry -- California Type Foundry -- Central Type Foundry -- Chandler, Adorinam and Company -- Cincinnati Type Foundry -- Cleveland Type Foundry -- Collins and M' Leester -- Conner Type Foundry -- Cortelyou's Type Foundry -- Crescent Type Foundry -- Damon and Peets -- Dickinson Type Foundry -- Empire State Type Foundry -- Farmer, Little and Company -- Farmer, A.D. and Son -- Fox, Justus -- Franklin Type and Stereotype Foundry -- Green, H.H. Type Foundry -- Hagar Type Foundry -- Hansen, H.C., Type Foundry -- Heinrich, Ph. -- Holmes and Curtis -- Howe and Company -- Illinois Type Founding Company -- Inland Type Foundry -- Johnson and Smith -- Johnson, L. and Company -- Kansas City Type Foundry -- Keystone Type Foundry -- Kinsley, A.W. and Company -- Knickerbocker Type Foundry -- Lindsay Type Foundry -- Lothian, Robert -- Lothian Type Foundry -- MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan -- Manhattan Type Foundry -- Mappa, Adam Gerard -- Marder, Luse and Company -- Mechanics Type Foundry -- Mengel, John G. and Company -- Minnesota Type Foundry -- Mitchelson, David -- New England Type Foundry -- Ohio Type Foundry -- Pacific States Type Foundry -- Palmer and Rey -- Pelouze, Edward -- Pelouze, Lewis -- Reich, Starr and Company -- Richmond Type Foundry -- Robb and Ecklin -- Ronaldson, James -- Ryan, John Type Foundry -- Sower, Christopher -- St. Louis Type Foundry -- Standard Type Foundry -- Starr, R. and Company -- Starr's Type Foundry -- Union Type Foundry -- Washington Type Foundry -- Western Type Foundry -- White's Type Foundry -- Printing Periodicals -- Appendix 1. Type specimen collections -- Appendix 2. Additionally type specimen books -- Appendix 3. A new type foundry -- Appendix 4. The New York Public Library collection -- Appendix 5. The Smithsonian Institution collection -- Appendix 6. The Stephen O. Saxe collection -- Appendix 7. Errata, omissions and duplications -- Appendix 8. Select bibliography. VG: Exlibrary book. There is a stamp on the front pasted end page, and a sticker on the front free end page. There is a stamp on the back free end page, and a due date card and sticker on the back pasted end page. Stamp on the top text block. Seller Inventory # 202700
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Seller: Paul Hughes - PBFA, Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Top edge slightly dust marked, otherwise Fine. Scratch to rear of dust jacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-1706021112457
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Seller: Tombland Bookshop, Norwich, NFLK, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4to. 286 pp.top edge lightly foxed, otherwise very good in original grey cloth with black titles, neglible shelf wear, very good in original unclipped dustwrapper, minimal shelf wear, very good. over 1kg, overseas customers may be asked for extra shipping Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 39360
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Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Like New. 1994; Delaware; hard cover book with dust jacket, still in manufacture's plastic wrap; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Seller Inventory # SKU1163748
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