A Manual on Lettering and Lay-Out Including Illuminating and Book Decoration
by L. A. Doust
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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About This Item
London England / New York: Frederick Warne, 1937. Hardback. A Manual on Lettering and Lay-Out. Foxing to end inside covers. Previous ownersname and address to inside cover Message to previous owner crossed out to inside cover. Slight shelf wear and a couple of tiny tears to edge of D/J. Price clipped to D/J. Browning to spine of D/J. Reading marks to D/J. But a very good book for its age. To promote a full appreciation of good lettering, to encourage original and sound design, both in letters and their arrangement, and to give the essential technique for a proficient lettering artist: these are the purposes of this book. With Thirty-Two Illustrations by the Author. 85 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 3rd Impression. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by L. A. Doust. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.
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- Title
- A Manual on Lettering and Lay-Out Including Illuminating and Book Decoration
- Author
- L. A. Doust
- Illustrator
- L. A. Doust
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 3rd Impression
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- London England / New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Non Fiction Manual Lettering Lay-Out Illuminating Book Decoration
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo
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