La lettre d'imprimerie, origine, de?veloppement, classification : & 12 notices illustre?es sur les arts du livre ... / Pre?face de Georges Lecomte ... [complete in two volumes]

Thibaudeau, Francis

Paris : Bureau de l'e?dition, 1921. First Edition. Good paperback copies only. Wrappers somewhat dust-toned and edges somewhat dulled. Text notably clean overall. Volume 1 spine is heavily creased; volume 2 spine is entirely broken along front joint, with some loss. Volume 2 text block detached, and gatherings loose. Frontispiece retains tissue guard. A serviceable reading set. Item #451960

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : plates, frontispiece (portrait), illustrations, facsimiles ; 23 cm. Notes; Paged continuously. At head of title: F. Thibaudeau. "Acheve? d'imprimer le 6 aou?t 1921." Contents; v. 1. Origine & formation de la lettre d'imprimerie -- v. 2. Classification de la lettre d'imprimerie au XIXe sie?cle ; Les artes du livre. Subjects; Type and type-founding. Printing History. Book ornamentation.

Price: €75.00