Description: TAYLOR & TAYLOR PRINTERS SAN FRANCISCO TYPE SPECIMEN AND HISTORY LIMITED ED 1939 Types Borders and Miscellany of Taylor & Taylor with Historical Brevities on their Derivation and Use. San Francisco: Taylor & Taylor, 1939. #208 of 330 copies. With a printed slip laid-in announcing that the American Institute of Graphic Arts selected the volume as one of the Fifty Books of the Year. Printed in black and colors. Pages xxxi, 563. Ca. 6 ½” x 9” x 1 ¾” deep. A striking and important volume produced by one of California’s most important printers, well respected for the high quality of their work. Includes emblems designed for the Taylor brothers by noted American type and book designer, Frederic W. Goudy. Vintage condition with wear to the leather spine, especially at the ends and edges, and discoloration and foxing to endpapers due to the glue used in binding; aside from the endpapers, the interior is in very good, clean condition. Please reference photos for details, and ask questions before bidding. Item will be shipped by USPS Priority Mail, US buyers only, do not ship internationally. Returns not accepted.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Corning, New York
End Time: 2024-09-02T18:56:50.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Signed: No
Publisher: Taylor & Taylor
Subject: History
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1939
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Limited Edition, Numbered
Region: United States
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Printing Type