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Alfred J. Fairbank (1895–1982)

Author of A Book of Scripts

19+ Works 478 Members 2 Reviews

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Includes the names: Alfred Firbank, Alfred Fairbank, Alfred Fairbanks, Alfred Fairbanks, Alfred J. Fairbanks

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Associated Works

Vie de Saint Louis (1987) — Designer, some editions — 67 copies, 2 reviews
The Calligrapher's Handbook (1956) — Contributor — 53 copies, 1 review
The story of Kormak the son of Ogmund (1970) — Contributor, some editions — 4 copies
Signature, new series, no. 2, November 1946 (1946) — Reviewer — 2 copies
The book-collector's quarterly, no. II, March-May 1931 (1931) — Contributor — 1 copy
The book collector, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter 1974 (1974) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Legal name
Fairbank, Alfred John
Birthdate
1895-07-12
Date of death
1982-03-14
Gender
male
Occupations
calligrapher
Organizations
Society for Italic Handwriting

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2 reviews
EricCostello1,117 reviews
A Book of Scripts by Alfred Fairbank
Very attractive little book on the history of typography, nicely presented.
Aug 3, 2019
johnbratby39 reviews
A Handwriting Manual by Alfred J. Fairbank
One of the major classics on Calligraphy
Feb 22, 2011

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