8vo, (222mm), [12],173p. including 45 pages of type specimens (printed on one side of the leaf only) and 21 leaves of paper samples, occasional faint spotting. Original red cloth backstrip discoloured; bookplate. A handy guide written by a one-time apprentice of the Chiswick Press who rose to become a partner. This edition is enlarged from the first of 1892 particularly in the section of illustration methods which is thoroughly rewritten to take account of contemporary developments in photomechanical processes.

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Title: SOME NOTES ON BOOKS AND PRINTING. A guide for authors, publishers & others. Fourth Edition,
Publisher: London: Charles Whittingham
Publication Date: 1912
Binding: Hardcover

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We are located some 20 minutes drive from the M6, Junction 38 and therefore only a 20 mile detour from the main England-Scotland route. Appleby is a town well worth a visit, the coffee pot is always on though refreshment with �a little more authority' can be had if the Crown & Cushion in the town's market square is open! Our Bookroom is open by appointment. We will be happy to send pdf copies of our catalogue by email.

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Barry McKay Rare Books
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Barry McKay
Kingstone House, Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6XT, England.
mailtobarrymckay@gmail.com
(0044) (0)1768352282

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