A Composite Showing Goudy Types: A Pamphlet Supplementing the Specimen Book of 1923 Showing Important Additions to the Goudy Family
Published by American Type Founders Company, 1927
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Weinberg Modern Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.Weinberg Modern Books
AbeBooks seller since February 11, 2019
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 200.00
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Handsomely produced type specimen book published in 1927 by American Type Founders Company as a supplement to their 1923 edition showcasing the Goudy Type Family originated by Frederick William Goudy (1865-1947), a devotee of William Morris, in the nineteen teens. A showing of beautiful printing types composed in an interesting mannersimple yet attractiveand drawn by the creator of the original type design. 4to, stiff wrappers, 123 pages including several fold-out pages, with a frontispiece engraving of Goudy by Clarence Hornung. A high water mark of American typography from the period in both design and production. With a 4-page advance proof dated May 1928 of of two type facesBulmer Roman & Italiclaid in. Slight lean to spine. Light bumping and chipping to extremities.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Composite Showing Goudy Types: A Pamphlet Supplementing the Specimen Book of 1923 Showing Important Additions to the Goudy Family
- Publisher
- American Type Founders Company
- Publication year
- 1927
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
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Weinberg Modern Books
New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 11, 2019
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