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Author: POLLARD, ALFRED W. (ALFRED WILLIAM) (1859-1944)
Title: Reminiscences of an amateur book-builder / Alfred W Pollard
Description: Oxford : Printed for 'The Colophon' at the University Press by J. Johnson. printer to the University. [1930] 1930. First Edition. Good copy in the original paper-covered boards with title-plate mounted to front board. Damp staining to front and rear boards. with slight warping as a result. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Light damp stain also evident in page margins - text unaffected. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight and strong. Copy previously owned by Vivian Ridler with his uninked embossed address stamp to front free endpaper. Vivian Ridler. CBE (2 October 1913-11 January 2009). ex-Faber executive was also a printer. typographer and scholar in Britain. He was Printer to the University of Oxford at Oxford University Press from 1958 until his retirement in 1978; and also established his own Perpetua Press. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; Physical description.: [14]p : 1facsim ; 27 cm. Subject: Printing - Great Britain - History. Printers - Great Britain. Books - Format.Weight in Kg appr.:
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Title: Reminiscences of an amateur book-builder / Alfred W Pollard
Description: Oxford : Printed for 'The Colophon' at the University Press by J. Johnson. printer to the University. [1930] 1930. First Edition. Good copy in the original paper-covered boards with title-plate mounted to front board. Damp staining to front and rear boards. with slight warping as a result. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Light damp stain also evident in page margins - text unaffected. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight and strong. Copy previously owned by Vivian Ridler with his uninked embossed address stamp to front free endpaper. Vivian Ridler. CBE (2 October 1913-11 January 2009). ex-Faber executive was also a printer. typographer and scholar in Britain. He was Printer to the University of Oxford at Oxford University Press from 1958 until his retirement in 1978; and also established his own Perpetua Press. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; Physical description.: [14]p : 1facsim ; 27 cm. Subject: Printing - Great Britain - History. Printers - Great Britain. Books - Format.Weight in Kg appr.:
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Price: EUR 395.00 = appr. US$ 429.30 Seller: MW Books
- Book number: 219693
- Book number: 219693