Johnston, Edward D. — Decoration and Its Uses

Berkeley, California, Ten Speed Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A lovely copy of a fine volume in which Edward Johnston traces the development of letterforms and type and the use and application of formal writing. Hand-lettered with an Introduction by John C. Tarr, who transcribed the book initially from The Imprint 1913. A sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Handsomely bound in two-tone, gray paper over boards, black cloth-backed, Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Near gift-quality condition inside and out. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [7], 4-64 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,