- Octavo, cloth backed boards, in a price-clipped dw. The boards are lightly bumped with the extremities faded; the dw spine is darkened with a piece out of the tail; the top edge is chipped & the panels are lightly soiled with the extremities darkened. 228 pp. plus colophon. An owner's bookplate & a small bookseller's label are mounted on the front pastedown. Full-page & textual B&W illustrations. The contents are near fine. First edition.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

THE SHAPING OF OUR ALPHABET: A Study of Changing Type Styles.

Publisher

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, 1955.

Publication Date

1955

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very good

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Store Description

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 25 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.bluemountainbooks.com

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd
581 Burnt Hill Rd, Cadyville, NY, 12918, U.S.A.

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Payment with order. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases
are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State
residents please add sales tax to your purchases. We accept AMERICAN
EXPRESS, DISCOVER, VISA, MASTERCARD and PAYPAL on-line
payments. Daniel Meunier and Ric Zank. Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., PO
Box 129, Saranac, NY 12981.eMail: books@bluemountainbooks.com. Phone: 518-293-
1370.

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