[Book of type specimens.] Old Faces of Roman and Medieval Types lately added to the De Vinne Press.
Published by Printed at the De Vinne Press No. 12 Lafayette Place New York, 1897
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Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd
AbeBooks seller since November 20, 1997
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[4] + 47pp., 8vo. In printed wraps. Internally in fair condition, on aged paper, with slight staining to the corners; in worn and chipped wraps. A handsome production, as one might expect from one of the nine founders of the Grolier Club, with a two-page introduction followed by a full-page reproduction of the Ascensius printer's device, and 47 examples of pages set in various point sizes of Cushing, Ancient Roman, Jenson, Satanick, Louis XV, and Century Roman. No copy on COPAC, six American and one French on WorldCat.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- [Book of type specimens.] Old Faces of Roman and Medieval Types lately added to the De Vinne Press.
- Author
- [The De Vinne Press] [Theodore Low De Vinne (1828-1914), American printer and authority on typography]
- Publisher
- Printed at the De Vinne Press No. 12 Lafayette Place New York
- Publication year
- 1897
- Binding
- Soft cover
Richard M. Ford Ltd
London, United Kingdom
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