Author: Reed, Talbot Baines and A.F. Johnson
Title: A History of the Old English Letter Foundries, with Notes Historical and Bibliographical on the Rise and Progress of English Typography
Description: London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1952. Hardcover. Black casebound book with gilt text down the spine; 400 pp.; 95 bw figures; includes fold-out bw frontispiece. "An extensive history, featuring sections about the Oxford University Foundry, John Baskerville, William Miller, Thomas and John James, state control of letter-founding, and much more. VG: Exlibary book. Sticker at the base of the spine. Stamp and sticker on front pasted end page. Pencil markings on front free end page. Stamp on back free end page. Sticker and due date card on back pasted end page. Slight warping to the top of the front cover.

Keywords: Books and Manuscripts and Printing ; English Typography ; ;


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