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Alphabets old and new, for the use of craftsmen : with an introductory essay on Art in the alphabet 1898 [Leather Bound]
{ 15.34 x 23.59 cms} Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1898]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 290. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete Alphabets old and new, for the use of craftsmen : with an introductory essay on Art in the alphabet 1898 Lewis Foreman Day
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290 pages, Leather Bound
First published January 1, 1898
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Lewis Foreman Day
91 books2 followersLewis Forman Day was an artist and designer who was influential in the Arts and Crafts movement. He produced several books on design.
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December 5, 2025What a delightful book! The tone and writing were engaging, and the history tidbits were very interesting. Ofc I can for the typography and lettering, and it did not disappoint. I will have to track down a hard copy version of this (thx Internet Archive for the pdf).
There was a good bit of a peek into the mindset of craftsman during this time (early 1900s), and that was appreciate along with the alphabets.
There was a good bit of a peek into the mindset of craftsman during this time (early 1900s), and that was appreciate along with the alphabets.
December 1, 2024
Great resource for anyone interested in lettering. I'll be using this for many years to come, I think!
March 10, 2013
Not only is this book published in 1898, but it also has some great information in it. Day writes about the Art of Alphabets, and how they developed over the years in a succinct and understandable manner, for all that it's written over 115 years ago.
Little tidbits of information that you'd normally never think about came to the forefront here, such as, "It was not until the 10th century that the custom arose of reserving V for the beginning of a word, and elsewhere using U." That explains why we have so few words beginning with U and so many with V.
Anyway, it was a very informative read, and seeing the alphabets (though I've seen most of them already) was wonderful too.
Little tidbits of information that you'd normally never think about came to the forefront here, such as, "It was not until the 10th century that the custom arose of reserving V for the beginning of a word, and elsewhere using U." That explains why we have so few words beginning with U and so many with V.
Anyway, it was a very informative read, and seeing the alphabets (though I've seen most of them already) was wonderful too.
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October 15, 2012A scan of this book is available at http://archive.org/details/alphabetso... .
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