Alphabets : A Manual of Lettering for the Use of Students, with Historical and Practical Descriptions

Author: Strange, Edward F.
Title: Alphabets : A Manual of Lettering for the Use of Students, with Historical and Practical Descriptions
Illustrator: Illustrated by 200 illustrations
Publication: London: George Bell and Sons, 1898.
Edition: Third EditionBinding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket.

Description: REBIND with portions of front and back covers laid down, light text tone, 1914 owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Third Edition, with 200 illustrations. " ... it was at once apparent that a treatment might be planned to appeal not only to book-lovers, but also to a large clientele of artists and craftsmen, who desired, not so much an assortment of the curiosities of lettering, as a practical handbook which should give them both accurate historial information and references for further study, with especial consideration for the technical qualities of the alphabets figured, and their suitability to various materials and uses." - Preface. ; xix, 298 pages.

Seller ID: 17272

Subject: Art History