richard huß (48 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First.

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Hardcover. Condición: near fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: near fine. Date same on title and copyright. NOT an ex library book. 78 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped. Limited printing of 500 copies.

Hardcover. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG+. 2nd Printing. 129pp. A fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 76 pages. An Assessment of Dr. William Church. First edition. This book is about an original invention and an American mechanical genius, who is almost completely unknown on the American side of the Atlantic Ocean. This work brings this inventor out of obscurity and gives him long overdue credit for his important inventions. Among Church's creations were the first typesetting machine in history, a new style of typecasting machine, and a new form of printing press. The influence of these inventions on printing practices is emphasized, and their techniques are described in a clear, comprehensible manner. Church also invented many other devices and methods of manufacture, ranging from buttons to locomotives. With an introduction by Marcus McCorison from the American Antiquarian Society. Illustrated with patent drawings and fifty-two of his inventions and includes an index and extensive bibliography. Typeset and printed by The Stinehour Press at Lunenburg, Vermont.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Graphic Crafts, Lancaster, PA 1976. First Edition. 1st Printing. 78 pages. Only 500 copies printed. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Jacket has edge wear, long tears, missing chips. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Books on Books::Printing History::U.S.A.::Pre-Civil War 5993.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Biography. Covers nice, spine ends bumped, some wear on the tips. Interior clean and tight. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled, split at the front flap fold, other small chips and edge wear.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. some shelfwear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized.

brosch. 36 S. guter Zustand.

cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 76 pages. An Assessment of Dr. William Church. First edition. This book is about an original invention and an American mechanical genius, who is almost completely unknown on the American side of the Atlantic Ocean. This work brings this inventor out of obscurity and gives him long overdue credit for his important inventions. Among Church's creations were the first typesetting machine in history, a new style of typecasting machine, and a new form of printing press. The influence of these inventions on printing practices is emphasized, and their techniques are described in a clear, comprehensible manner. Church also invented many other devices and methods of manufacture, ranging from buttons to locomotives. With an introduction by Marcus McCorison from the American Antiquarian Society. Illustrated with patent drawings and fifty-two of his inventions and includes an index and extensive bibliography. Typeset and printed by The Stinehour Press at Lunenburg, Vermont. Spine of jacket slightly faded.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1976; blue cloth covered boards with gold titles and accents; glossy illustrated paper jacket; wear and discoloration around edges; edge of jacket is scuffed; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 78 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. x + 57 pp, introduction, 9 chapters, 8 glossy b&w plates, appendices, afterword, postscript, references, index, colophon. Text with figures, footnotes, Previous owner's name (Richard E. Huss - the author) inscriped on ffep, else clean and unmarked. Brown cloth boards, gilt cover & spine design lettering. Binding tight, pages & cloth near fine. 8" x 10.8" brown cloth boards. Size: Quarto. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A golden anniversary keepsake 1925-1975. Gilt & blue lettering on quarter-bound blue leather & tan linen covered boards in a white pictorial dust jacket. 8vo. 134pp. Included with the book is a Graphic Crafts, Inc. card that was included when copies of the book were given to suppliers and customers.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gilt lettering on grey covers. 9-1/4" X 8-1/4", 307pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. Limited edition of 500 copies. Gilt lettering & invention diagram on blue cloth covered board in a white pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 78pp. Label on the first free end paper says: "Gift of Richard E. Huss" (The author). Stamps on the end papers & title page say" Property of Willow Valley Manor" - a retirement community. Dust jacket edges & corners torn.

cloth. square 8vo. cloth. xii, 307 pages. Only edition. A near fine coyp. A comprehensive description of 295 composition machines and systems. Huss has assembled much information from both United States and British Patents and translated it into understandable English. With many illustrations.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Graphic Crafts Inc, Lancaster Pa.,(1975). #22 of 300, signed. 134 pages, hard cover, very good condition.

Softcover. Condición: Gut. OBrosch., gr. 8°, S, 193 - 356, Seiten gebräunt, eine Seite ca. 6. cm eingerissen.

Condición: gut. 136 S., 21 cm, Aufkleber, Bibliotheksexemplar, gebräunt, Einband leicht berieben. Sprache: Deutsch.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine in brown cloth with gilt titles. 56pp 4to.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Author signed. Limited edition of 500 copies. Gilt lettering & invention diagram on blue cloth covered board in a white pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 78pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good dust jacket. First Edition, Limited 500 copies. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Graphic Crafts, Inc., 1976. Signed by the Author on the front free endpaper (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($12.00). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1976. First Edition. Limited 500 copies. Printed at the Stinehour Press. Foreword by Marcus McCorison. Prospectus laid-in. A native of Vermont, Dr. Church was responsible for several typographical inventions, including the first typesetting machine in 1822. Its impact was so startling to hand compositors that the invention was called an impossibility, a chimera, a hoax. This illustrated study addresses Church's inventions, their reception within the trade, and their influence on printing practice. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. From the dust jacket: "Every new mechanical device or method must have a beginning and an inventor. This book is about an original invention and an American mechanical genius who is almost completely unknown on the American side of the Atlantic Ocean. The purpose of the book is to bring this inventor out of obscurity and to give him long overdue credit for his important inventions Interwoven in this story is an account of his typographical inventions -- the first typesetting machine in history, a new style of typecasting machine, and a new form of printing press. The influence of these inventions on printing practices is emphasized, and their technics are described in a clear, understandable manner. Church was also the inventor of many other devices and methods of manufacture, ranging from buttons to locomotives. There is a Foreword by Marcus McCorison, of the American Antiquarian Society. The book is illustrated, and contains Appendixes of patent drawings and 52 of his inventions. There is also an Index, and an extensive bibliography.". Signed by the Author (his signature only). First Edition, Limited 500 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xv, 79pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Signed (without inscription) by the author. Very Good. No dust jacket as issued. Gray cloth boards with mild wear at spine-ends, light bump to upper rear corner. No ownership marks/writing. A few pages with diagonal creases at bottom corner. Binding is sound. 307 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 182 pages. 8.43x5.35x0.47 inches. In Stock.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New.

broschiert. Condición: Gut. 160 S. guter Zustand, Einband leicht berieben, nachgedunkelt, leicht stockfleckig Seiten gebräunt, Schnitt ungleichmäßig beschnitten u. leicht stockfleckig LIEFERZEITEN / DELIVERY TIMES: DEUTSCHLAND 5 - 14 Tage EUROPA/EUROPE: 7 - 30 Tage/Days USA/WELTWEIT/WORLDWIDE: 14 - 60 Tage/Days (!!!) +++ Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

broschiert. Condición: Gut. 95 S. Einband leicht berieben, nachgedunkelt, leicht stockfleckig Seiten gebräunt, Schnitt leicht stockfleckig Ränder bestoßen LIEFERZEITEN / DELIVERY TIMES: DEUTSCHLAND 5 - 14 Tage EUROPA/EUROPE: 7 - 30 Tage/Days USA/WELTWEIT/WORLDWIDE: 14 - 60 Tage/Days (!!!) +++ Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Printing. 307pp. Gilt titles on gray cloth. A comprehensive description of 295 composition machines and systems. Nicely illustrated. Signed by author on ffep. A rather scarce title, especially difficult signed. Size: Large Octavo. Signed by Author.