Aldus Manutius and the Development of Greek Script & Type in the Fifteenth Century
Nicolas Barker
Published by Chiswick Bookshop, Sandy Hook, CT, 1985
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Fine. xiv, 115, [4], plus 4 specimen leaves from Aldine works; with 46 illus.; tall 4to; slipcase, crimson linen with gilt title on upper cover and spine, matching slipcase. Previous owner bookplate on inside cover (nice), otherwise about as new, four original leaves in fine antiquarian condition. Printed and bound by Meriden-Stinehour Press. This is one of the more interesting leaf books, presenting in one place specimens of all four Aldine Greeks fonts. One of the four leaves is from the great Aristotle of 1497. Lovely production. Seller Inventory # 4178
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Title: Aldus Manutius and the Development of Greek ...
Publisher: Chiswick Bookshop, Sandy Hook, CT
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: fine
Edition: First edition.
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Aldus Manutius and the Development of Greek Script & Type in the Fifteenth Century.
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New York: Fordham University Press, 1992., 1992
ISBN 10: 0823212475
ISBN 13: 9780823212477
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Hardcover
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Second Edition (first published in 1985 by the Chiswick Book Shop as a leaf book limited to 200 copies). xiii, 138 pp; 49 figs. Original cloth, 4to. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 24541
Aldus Manutius and the Development of Greek Script & Type in the Fifteenth Century
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Seller: InkQ Rare Books, LLC, Addison, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fine condition. Nicolas Barker. Aldus Manutius and the Development of Greek Script & Type in the Fifteenth Century. Sandy Hook, CT: 1985. First edition, one of 200 copies. Quarto. [123]pp (indexed). With original leaves from the first Aldine editions of Aristotle, 1497; Crastonus' Dictionarium Graaecum, 1497; Euripides, 1503; and the Septuagint, 1518. Publisher's red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, endleaves in red, original red cloth slipcase. . Seller Inventory # 1981
Aldus Manutius and the Development of Greek Script & Type in the Fifteenth Century
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The Chiswick Bookshop, 1985
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Hardcover
Seller: George Ong Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. xiv, 115, [4], plus 4 specimen leaves from Aldine works; with 46 illus.; tall 4to; slipcase, crimson linen with gilt title on upper cover and spine. Nicolas Barker's scholarly study includes chapters on the views of Robert Proctor; Greek Exiles in the West; Greek Types before Aldus and their Sources; the Aldine Greeks; The Technique of Typefounding; The Achievement of Aldus. With four original Aldine specimen leaves, from: Aristotle (1497), Crastonus's Dictionarium Graecum (1497), Euripedes (1503), and the Septuagint (1518). (A second edition of this work was issued by Fordham University Press in 1992, but does not include specimen leaves.) Designed by Stephen Harvard; printed and bound by Meriden-Stinehour Press. Original prospectus with typed letter signed from Herman Cohen (proprietor of the Chiswick Bookshop) laid in. One of 200 copies only. A fine copy of a beautiful book production. Chalmers 184. Seller Inventory # 1642