A Specimen of Printing Letter Designed by John Baskerville

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Very Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Lanston Montype Corporation
Publication Year:	1926
Publication Place:	London
Book ID:	003710
Catalogue(s):	Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History

32pp. Green paper-covered boards, gilt text and umber designs on covers. Lender's shelf number label on front board with tape damage around it. Lower corners bumped and paper worn through on front corner. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. A beautifully presented volume, on the Monotype face, a faithful reproduction of an historic type designed by John Baskerville, the Birmingham ex-footman and writing master born in 1706, with brief introductory notes

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Lettering printing typeface type font