After Three Years : The Story of the Application of an Old Principle and Its Adaptation to Book Printing.
by Vail-Ballou Press
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Binghampton NY: Vail-Ballou Press Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. The book contains sample pages of different fonts produced by the company's improved stereotype plates and which were "taken from books actually printed" for various major publishers between 1931-1936. They were proud to announce that "This booklet was printed entirely form Knick-o-Types and Val-Lou types made in our plant by the process herein described. " This is a copy of the original issue - printed on Warren's No 66 paper - and NOT a modern electronic reproduction. Undated [c 1936] 72p. illus Marbled boards.
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- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043639
- Title
- After Three Years : The Story of the Application of an Old Principle and Its Adaptation to Book Printing.
- Author
- Vail-Ballou Press
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Vail-Ballou Press
- Place of Publication
- Binghampton NY
- Keywords
- PRINTING VAIL-BALLOU PRESS STEREOTYPES TYPOGRAPHY KNICK-O-TYPES VAL-LOU-TYPES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Printing & Publishing;
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KALAMOS BOOKS
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario
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- First Edition
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