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Language: English
Published by David R. Godine, Boston, 1980
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Red cloth gilt, DW, small 4to., 291 pages, 22 full-page and 450 in-text illustrations. Small calligraphic book label designed by Reynolds Stone. Cloth mildly spotted else a very good copy in a clean, near fine DW with light edgewear, in archival mylar.
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Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1980
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellercloth, dust jacket. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 291 pages. With an Account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. With 22 full page plates and 450 inserts in the text.
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
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1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents: The background -- Humanists on handwriting: Erasmus and Vives -- A nobleman of…Ferrara: Sigismondo Fanti -- "I, Giovannantonio Tagliente, employed by the most serene Republic of Venice ." -- A Vatican scriptor: Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi -- Giovambattista Palatino: the man about town -- Two priests: Amphiareo and Augustino da Siena -- A conservative revolutionary: Giovan Francesco Cresci -- A successful partnership: Juan de Yciar with Juan de Vingles -- A philosopher of handwriting: Pedro Madariaga -- Francisco Lucas: creator of the Spanish bastarda -- Juan de la Cuesta of Alcalá -- Andres Brun and his coloured writing-sheets -- Gerardus Mercator: calligrapher and cartographer -- A man of many parts: Jodocus Hondius -- The French connection: Christopher Plantin, Pierre Hamon, Jacques de la Rue, and Clément Perret -- John de Beauchesne and the first English writing-books -- Epilogue: the Cresci-Scalzini debate. Subjects: Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Penmanship History 16th century. Writing, Italic History 16th century. Calligraphy Europe. 3 Kg.
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
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First Edition. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Boards stained. Not price-clipped. Interior is very clean; text is pristine. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 291 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 26 cm. Notes…; Bibliography: p. [281]-284. - Includes index. Subjects; Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Paleography Handbooks, manuals, etc. Penmanship Collected works. 3 Kg.
Published by David R. Godine, Boston, 1980
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Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller1st edition. [1], 291, [2 (blank)] pp. Frontis + B&W intratextual illustrations. 10" x 7" Slight shelfwear. A VG+ copy in a similar jacket. Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine and cover. Beige DJ with Red and Black lettering/ illustrations stamped to backstrip & panels.
Published by Godine, Boston, 1980
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Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.Colophon Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller5-star selleroctavo, cloth in dust jacket. First American Edition. First American Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 291pp. Godine, The text consists of translations of fifteenth-century writing books with a detailed biographical and technical commentary. With 22 full-page illustrations and 450 in-text illustrations. With an account of J…ohn de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe and a 3 1/2 pp. bibliography. A very fine, clean copy.
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents: The background -- Humanists on handwriting: Erasmus and Vives -- A nobleman of…Ferrara: Sigismondo Fanti -- "I, Giovannantonio Tagliente, employed by the most serene Republic of Venice ." -- A Vatican scriptor: Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi -- Giovambattista Palatino: the man about town -- Two priests: Amphiareo and Augustino da Siena -- A conservative revolutionary: Giovan Francesco Cresci -- A successful partnership: Juan de Yciar with Juan de Vingles -- A philosopher of handwriting: Pedro Madariaga -- Francisco Lucas: creator of the Spanish bastarda -- Juan de la Cuesta of Alcalá -- Andres Brun and his coloured writing-sheets -- Gerardus Mercator: calligrapher and cartographer -- A man of many parts: Jodocus Hondius -- The French connection: Christopher Plantin, Pierre Hamon, Jacques de la Rue, and Clément Perret -- John de Beauchesne and the first English writing-books -- Epilogue: the Cresci-Scalzini debate. Subjects: Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Penmanship History 16th century. Writing, Italic History 16th century. Calligraphy Europe. 1 Kg.
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1980
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Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.Entropy Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Red cloth gilt, DW, small 4to., 291 pages, 22 full-page and 450 in-text illustrations. Small sticker remnant at front pastedown, else a near fine copy in a very near fine DW, in archival mylar.
Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1980
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- First Edition
Seller: Talisman Books, Stockport, CHS, United KingdomTalisman Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Lovely copy of this title. Book has a remainder? black mark to bottom page edges otherwise is mint with no inscriptions. Dust jacket has remains of price label to inner front flap otherwise is mint, not price clipped and now in a clear removable protectiv…e sleeve.
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1980
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Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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hardcover. Condition: very good(+). With an account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe. Frontispiece, black & white illustrations, 291pp., tall 8vo, burgundy cloth, d.w. London: Faber and Faber, (1980). Very Good (+).
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Seller: Our Kind Of Books, Liphook, United KingdomOur Kind Of Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Texts from the Writing-Masters selected, introduced and translated by A.S OSLEY with an account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wople. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners. Otherwise internally in near…fine condition with pages free from marks or inscriptions. Light edge wear to jacket. Please see images for details and feel free to request further information.
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Boards stained. Not price-clipped. Interior is very clean; text is pristine. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 291 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 26 cm. Notes…; Bibliography: p. [281]-284. - Includes index. Subjects; Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. Paleography Handbooks, manuals, etc. Penmanship Collected works. 1 Kg.
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Seller: Ex libris librorum, Upper Sturt, SA, AustraliaEx libris librorum
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very good, original maroon cloth with spine stamped in gilt, some shelfwear to edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, in mylar, slightly toned on reverse, else very good. First Edition, first impression, of classic humanist essays on handwriting. 291 p. : ill.… ; 26 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [281]-284. Illustrated with examples throughout. Translations of the key 16th century texts on handwriting, beginning with the Erasmus and Vives dialogues, continues with the works of Tagliente, Vicentino (Arrighi), Palatino, Mercator, Hondius and Brun et al. Original source text. Rare.
Published by Faber 1980.; Sm4to (25cm). 291pp; 22 full-p illus., 1980
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Seller: Bennett and Kerr Books, ABINGDON, United KingdomBennett and Kerr Books
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Hardcover. Cloth, gilt emblem on cover, sl bumped; dw.
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Seller: Clarendon Books P.B.F.A., Leicester, United KingdomClarendon Books P.B.F.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard covers in clean, tidy condition with a slightly rubbed dust jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.Better World Books
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: Boodle Books, Millmerran, QLD, AustraliaBoodle Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. WITH THE INVENTION OF THE PRINTING PRESS IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, THE WRITING MASTER CAME INTO HUIS OWN. FOR THE FIRST TIME HE WAS ABLE TO BROADCAST HIS MODELS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO THE WORLD IN 'WRITING BOOKS'.
Scribes and Sources: Handbook of the Chancery Hand in the Sixteenth Century
OSLEY, A S (Selected, Introduced & Translated by) & WOLPE, BERTHOLD (Account)
Published by Faber and Faber 1980, 1980
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Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Imperial octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration to front board, frontispiece, 291pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling).
Published by Boston: David R. Godine, [1980]., 1980
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- First Edition
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A.
Contact seller1-star sellerOctavo. Cloth. Some light speckling of cloth at bottom edge. Very good in very good d.j. D.j. has one small closed tear and light soiling. First edition.
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Seller: BOOKPRESS LTD., Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.BOOKPRESS LTD.
Contact seller1-star sellerOSLEY, A.S. SCRIBES AND SOURCES. Boston: David Godine, (1980). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. First edition. "Handbook of the chancery hand in the sixteenth century." Fine.
Published by Faber & Faber, 1980
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Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United KingdomForest Books, ABA-ILAB
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First Edition, 4to, 8vo, frontis., illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
Published by 8vo, 25cm, pp.291, Faber and Faber, London and Boston, 1980., 1980
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Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United KingdomCollinge & Clark
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 22 full-page illustrations, many smaller within the body of the text. Maroon cloth with gilt spine titling, upper board blocked with a gilt device. Fine in dust-jacket.
Published by 8vo, 25cm, pp.291, David R. Godine, Boston, 1980., 1980
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Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United KingdomCollinge & Clark
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 22 full-page illustrations, many smaller within the body of the text. Maroon cloth with gilt spine titling, upper board blocked with a gilt device. Fine in dust-jacket.
More imagesPublished by Faber, UK, 1980
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- First Edition
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United KingdomCheltenham Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A handbook of the chancery hand in the 16th century. Texts from the writing-masters selected, introduced and translated by A S Osley. With an account of John de Beauchesne by Berthold Wolpe. A UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The w…rapper on this copy is bright, unfaded, complete and unclipped. The spine ends are lightly bruised. Looks very sharp. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. The spine ends are lightly bruised. The pages are clean and bright. The closed page edges are unmarked. No foxing. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. No remainder marks. An attractive copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.
Published by Faber 1980, 1980
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VG bright tight copy in publishers cloth in slightly dusty dustjacket. 1st edition, 1st issue.Illustrated throughout. ISBN 057111315X.
Published by FABER AND FABER 1980 1ST EDIT H/B, 1980
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Hardcover. GOOD D/W GOOD 2 SMALL TEARS & SOME MARKS TO D/W FEP MARKED FBW; 9429.
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Published by London: Faber, 1980
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Seller: Barry McKay Rare Books, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CUMBR, United KingdomBarry McKay Rare Books
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Sm.4to, (248x170mm), 291p. 22 illustrations. A very good copy in original red cloth, lettered and blocked in gilt, dustjacket; bookplate of David Sellars.
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Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Clean copy. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. Includes removeable plastic wrapper. Complete with 21 illustrations. We are closed 14th-23rd July items ordered after 9:00am on the 13th July will be shippe…d on 25th July, shipping times have been updated. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
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