A Tally of Types cut for Machine Composition and introduced at the University Press Cambridge 1922-1932

Morison, Stanley

Published by Cambridge, privately printed, Cambridge, 1953

About this Item

Brick red cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with general shelfwear and light soiling to covers, including a few small white dots,( possibly paint?) to front cover. Binding sound. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. 102pp. One of a limited edition of 450 copies, produced as a Christmas keepsake. The book.showcases significant typeface designs produced during Morison's tenure at the Lanston Monotype Corporation for their hot-metal typesetting machines during the 1920s and 1930s The 17 chapters are all set in a different typeface; with 6 wood engravings by Reynolds Stone. Seller Inventory # 008444

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Tally of Types cut for Machine Composition...

Publisher: Cambridge, privately printed, Cambridge

Publication Date: 1953

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket