The Origin of the Serif: Brush Writing and Roman Letters

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Hardcover book by Edward M. Catich with book jacket and laminated plastic cover. The front cover is white with a green [R] superimposed over an orange [R]. At the bottom of the front cover on a black band between green and orange lines is [The ORIGIN OF THE SERIF] in white. The title is repeated on the upper spine in white. Below this on the spine is [EDW. M. / CATICH] in green and the logo of the Catfish Press with a fish and stylized Greek letters. The back cover has quote by Prof. Lloyd Reynolds in the center printed in black. The reverse of the book jacket is blank. The book jacket flaps have text about the book and the author and a photograph of Catich. The endpapers have capitalized letters and mythological images in pink and blue.

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