Exhibition catalogue on 'the alphabet throughout the ages and in all lands', sponsored and arranged by the Staples Press. Illustrated wit type specimens, maps, and examples of each of the 26 letters in Trajan Column and various other Monotype faces, together with a folding graph of the development of alphabets and non-alphabetic scripts. First Edition. 8vo., [19.5 x 26 cms], original grey printed wrappers. Slightly darkened at spine, a good copy.

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Title: Alphabet Exhibition.
Publisher: Staples Press, London
Publication Date: 1953
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition

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