Handbook Printing Types Notes Style (24 results)

Language: English
Published by W.S. Cowell Ltd, Ipswich 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerpictorial cloth, clamshell box. 8vo. pictorial cloth, clamshell box. 116 pages. Second edition. Fine in near fine jacket. With illustrations in color by Henry Moore, John Piper, John Nash, Edward Bawden and others. Cowell (illustrator).
Published by W. S. Cowell, Ltd., Butter Market, Ipswich, UK 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, U.S.A.Reader's Corner, Inc.
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£ 15.34
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a VG, hardcover, first edition copy, no DJ, lovely map image cloth binding, and some nice color illustrations by Henry Moore, etc.

Published by Faber and Faber, London 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: E Ridge Fine Books, Lake Elsinore, U.S.A.E Ridge Fine Books
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£ 16.87
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second edition. 115, [1] pages. Illustrated. Ex Libris of Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago, bookplate inside the front cover. Very nice copy with modest edge wear, and a bright, unclipped dust jacket. W.S. Cowell Ltd was a British printing company that produced…a variety of books, including popular children's literature of the 1930s and prestigious coffee table books. Established in 1818, the company played a significant role in the history of printing in Ipswich. ; 8vo.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, U.S.A.Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 6.90
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Book with illustrated boards in very good condition. Name and 1947 written inside. Book has 95 clean pages. Matching jacket has light edgewear and a chip at the spine top. Will ship in a fresh protective mylar cover.
Published by W S Cowell / Faber and Faber 1948 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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£ 10.14
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Add to basketOctavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by London W.S. Cowelk Ltd. 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA, Aurora, U.S.A.Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition. 115 pages. Magnificent and diverse illustrations. Dust jacket has minor chipping to top edge and missing notch at top spine end. Else, fine. (S4).
- Hardcover
Seller: Ilium Books, Somerville, U.S.A.Ilium Books
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Ipswich: W.S. Cowell, Ltd. / Faber & Faber, (1948). 2nd Edition. 115 p. Hardbound with DJ. The DJ is edge worn with a chunk missing from the head of the spine and a small tape repair on the verso. Light rubbing to the extremities of the boards. Interior pages are clean and the binding is tight. R. Geoffrey…Smith, Cowells compliments of book-plate facing the title page. VG/VG-.
Language: English
Published by W S Cowell / Faber and Faber 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Widney Manor Books, solihull, United KingdomWidney Manor Books
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£ 10.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good book. 120pp with colour and b/w illustrations.
Language: English
Published by Cowell, Ipswich 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, U.S.A.Entropy Books
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£ 34.51
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Color-printed cloth, DW, 8vo., 95 pages. Duplicate color Barnett Freedman lithograph laid in. Small bookplate at front pastedown, else very good in DW with one 1/2" chip at top front, two chips top back cover and slight loss at extremities, in archival mylar. Enclosed in a quarter leather and pap…er-covered drop-back box with spine label.

Published by Ipswich : W.S. Cowell Limited 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Klondyke, Almere, NetherlandsKlondyke
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£ 10.78
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, illustrations in colour.; Name on endpaper; dust jacket slightly damaged and repaired.
Published by Ipswich, UK, W.S. Cowell, 1947 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, AustraliaGrant's Bookshop
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£ 15.08
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Add to basketTall octavo, 96 pages, illustrated, original illustrated boards, sticky tape residue on endpapers, a very good copy. First edition of this printers catalogue of typefaces. With the signature of notable Australian book designer & illustrator Vane Lindsay.
Published by W.S. Cowell Ltd. 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United KingdomAnybook.com
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£ 22.47
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Add to basketCondition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN.

Published by Butter Market Ipswich. 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, AustraliaThe Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB)
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Add to basket(2nd ed) Or.colour-decorated boards. 116pp. Many col & b/w ills. Fine.
Published by W. S. Cowell, 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, U.S.A.Sutton Books
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£ 34.51
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hbk 95pp illustr dj shelfworn and with a small piece missing from the upper left corner (now in protective sleeve) small owner's stamp stamp on front flyleaf otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy.
More imagesPublished by W. S. Cowell 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTS…IDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Butter Market, Ipswich : W.S. Cowell, Ltd ; Distributed by Faber and Faber, London 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: MW Books, New York, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSecond Edition. Previous owner's signature. Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 115 p. : ill ; 23 cm. Notes: Some extracts in French. Subjects: W.S. Cowell Ltd. T…ype and type-founding, England, Ipswich ; Specimens. Printing Specimens. 3 Kg.

- Hardcover
Seller: Nangle Rare Books, Dorchester, United KingdomNangle Rare Books
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£ 15.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated in colour. Cowells, 1947. Very good in dust wrapper.
Published by W. S. Cowell, Ipswich 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United KingdomThe Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Size: Octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 72822. For further information on this title or for further photographs, please click on the "Ask Seller a Question" button directly underneath this listing.…We aim to reply within three working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.
Published by Butter Market, Ipswich : W.S. Cowell, Ltd ; Distributed by Faber and Faber, London 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketSecond Edition. Previous owner's signature. Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 115 p. : ill ; 23 cm. Notes: Some extracts in French. Subjects: W.S. Cowell Ltd. T…ype and type-founding, England, Ipswich ; Specimens. Printing Specimens. 1 Kg.
Published by Second edition,enlarged, demy 8vo, 116 pages, 21.5cm, W.S. Cowell Ltd., Butter Market, Ipswich. Distributed by Faber & Faber, London, 1947. 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United KingdomCollinge & Clark
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£ 40.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Printed in black with much use of colour especially with the ornaments; Decorated paper-covered boards with matching dust-jacket (slightly torn).Neat ownership signature, but spotting to endpapers. A very good copy indeed. An excellent specimen book.… The combination of text in letterpress and litho is particularly good and not easy to differentiate.
Published by W S Cowell 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United KingdomThe Guru Bookshop
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£ 47.50
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Good. 1947 FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.
Published by W S Cowell 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, United KingdomAardvark Rare Books
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st W. S. Cowell, 1947. hardcover.; unclipped unsunned jacket over pictorial boards of the same design. Octavo. 95 pp. ; slight foxing to inner back flap of jacket otherwise a very good plus copy in a very good plus unclipped and unsunned dust jacket; inside has superb reproductions by leading Br…itish artists of the day including John Piper and Henry Moore.
- Hardcover
Seller: Goltzius, Lisse, NetherlandsGoltzius
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Add to basketIpswich, W. S. Cowell ltd., 1947. Hardcover with dustwrappers. 95 pp. Good copy.
More imagesPublished by W. S. Cowell Ltd. Butter Market Ipswich. London: distributed by Fabers. 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: West Grove Books, London, United KingdomWest Grove Books
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£ 49.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. 95 pp. With 13 colour illustrations by such luminaries as Piper, Bawden and Moore, some full page. In the publisher's decorated cloth, the design taken from Speede's 1610 map of Suffolk and printed in seven colours. A faultless copy save for the mildest of corner-bumping and nea…test ownership signature to the ffep.