THE ANATOMY OF LETTERING By Warren Chappell. New York: Loring Mussey Publishers, (1935). First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement to the copyright page. Illustrated with figures of examples and tools throughout the text, followed by thirty one pages of letter plates to orange backgrounds. Included are how to use and care for tools, six chapters on the anatomy of letters, a section on the rhythm of space, and a section on application. Type set at The Golden Hind Press, printed on Ash White Arak paper, bound by the Cornwall Press Inc. Some wear to the lower shelf-edges, fading to the spine, faint small stain to the upper inside corner of the front cover, minor short cream line to the rear cover's lower corner, Dori Perk's typography bookplate to the inside front cover, else very good and firm in salmon linen with dark-brown embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine; lacking a dust jacket. Octavo; 47 pages; plus foreword, plus letter plates. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.