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Baskerville's Punches
Philip Gaskell
1953
[Cambridge University Press] : Cambridge
9" by 5.5"
5, [6]pp.
SUMMARY
A very scarce pamphlet concerned with the life of John Baskerville by Philip Gaskell.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first and only edition of this work, a very scarce volume. Pamphlet containing a short biography of the life of John Baskerville (1706-1775) by Philip Gaskell and six leaves from Baskerville's Octavo Prayer Book. A portrait of Baskerville was made by Ralph Frizell from the Rothwell engraving of the portrait by Miller in the National Portrait Gallery.
John Baskerville was an English businessman best remembered for his career as a printer and type designer.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's wraps. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light minor spotting to odd leaf, pages otherwise bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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