Lettering of To-day

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Hardcover copy of “Lettering of To-day” with tan binding and 145 pages. The book has printed red text on the center front cover in a stylized font that reads [LETTERING / of / Today]. The title is printed vertically on the spine in the same red text as the cover. The lower spine has [745 / L56] handwritten in a lighter tan ink. Below this is printed red text which reads [STUDIO] between horizontal lines. The back cover is blank. There is a bookplate for Howard University Libraries on the reverse front cover. This bookplate is printed in light brown on a white background with a leaf border with the school seal and says [Howard University / Libraries] in the center. The last page is loose and has a library checkout card with printed text which reads [Date Due] and has stamps from 1964-1975 from when the book was checked out.

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