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Nineteenth Century Type Displayed in 18 Fonts Cast by United States Founders Now in the Cases of the Grabhorn Press by Grabhorn, Edwin and Robert

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Title
Nineteenth Century Type Displayed in 18 Fonts Cast by United States Founders Now in the Cases of the Grabhorn Press
Author
Grabhorn, Edwin and Robert
Seller
Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
San Francisco: David Magee, 1959 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Limited to 300 copies printed for David Magee by The Grabhorn Press. SIGNED by both Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. Oblong quarto. [48pp.]. Title in red, yellow and black. Text and decorations in several colors. Handset French Elzevir and Jenson type, as well as samples of nineteenth century type. Printed on English handmade paper. Black cloth-backed decorated boards, spine label printed in gilt. Lightest of wear to top corner, else a very fine copy. Each of the 18 fonts displayed is identified; the captions provide the historical reference and date of the particular font's use. Each is printed in, decorated, or illustrated in color. [Grabhorn: 607]..