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Title

Boats is saintlier than captains : thirteen ways of looking at morality, language and design / by Robert Bringhurst.

Author

Bringhurst, Robert.

Publication

[New York] : Edition Rhino, 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Maret, Russell
• Edition Rhino

Description

21 unnumbered pages; 33 cm

Subject

• Design
• Ethics
• Language and ethics
• Printers

Genre/Form

• Private press books (Publishing) – Edition Rhino.
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Dante.
• Paper evidence (Paper) – Somerset Wove.
• Paper evidence (Paper) – Hahnemühle Bugra Butten.

Note

• "'Boats is Saintlier than Captains' has been designed by Russell Maret & printed under his direction by Sloane Madureira in an edition of 100. The type, Dante, was designed by Giovanni Mardersteig and cast by Michael & Winifred Bixler. The paper is Somerset Wove, sewn into Hahnemühle Bugra Butten paper wrappers. This is copy ..."--Colophon.

Provenance (note)

• Inscribed in ink, on colophon, "Robert Bringhurst."

Binding (note)

• Bound in publisher's red paper wrappers with printed label laid on upper wrapper.

Call Number

Rare Books+ 20-716

LCCN

00537206

OCLC

36929802

Author

Bringhurst, Robert.

Title

Boats is saintlier than captains : thirteen ways of looking at morality, language and design / by Robert Bringhurst.

Imprint

[New York] : Edition Rhino, 1997.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Provenance

Inscribed in ink, on colophon, "Robert Bringhurst." NN

Binding

Bound in publisher's red paper wrappers with printed label laid on upper wrapper. NN

Local Note

Copy in Rare Books+ 20-716 is no. 43 of 100 copies.

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Added Author

Maret, Russell, book designer.

Edition Rhino, publisher.

Research Call Number

Rare Books+ 20-716