Strong's Book of Designs: A Masterpiece by a Master (In Colors)
by Chas. J. Strong and L.S. Strong
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Detroit School of Lettering, 1910. Pebbled Boards. Very Good +. Wonderful 1910 book of designs, created by Chas. and L.S. Strong, the founder and president respectively of The Detroit School of Lettering. Beautifully illustrated throughout along each recto, in vivid color and crisp black-and-white. A tight, VG+ copy in its dark, bevelled boards, with bright gilt-titling at the front panel. An oblong quarto, 2 elegant "Detroit School of Lettering" ads at the rear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22077
- Title
- Strong's Book of Designs: A Masterpiece by a Master (In Colors)
- Author
- Chas. J. Strong and L.S. Strong
- Format/Binding
- Pebbled Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Detroit School of Lettering
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- rare design, rare books of design, rare C.J. Strong, Detroit School of Lettering, Charles J. Strong
- Bookseller catalogs
- Design;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...