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book covers: the outside of a book, either the front of the book or the spine, showing the binding and any decoration or lettering. Note that older books, especially before 1800 or so, were usually sold unbound: when you bought a book you took it to a book binder, who would make a cover to order, usually to match the other books you owned.

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Images from Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples by Frank Chouteau Brown, Boston, 1921.

A note printed immediately after the title and impressions pages starts out, “This book is intended for those who have felt the need of a varied collection of alphabets of standard forms, arranged for convenient use.”

Front Cover, Letters and Lettering

Front Cover, Letters and Lettering

Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

The cover is a light greenish brown. The letters are actually indented, although the light from the scanner made them look embossed.

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Added: 2006-10-23

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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