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PRINTING TYPES, THEIR BIRTH IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY DEPICTED IN WOODCUT AND VERSE
Mahr, Karl

- N.P. : Privately Printed 2000 - folio - stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. - (ii), 10, (4) pages - Order Nr. 104929 - Price: $ 225.00

Limited to an edition of 130 (from another copy sold by Oak Knoll). The text for this edition was translated and set by hand at the Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing in Athens GA. All the press and production work was performed by Richard Hopkins' Hill & Dale Press and Typefoundry in Terra Alta, WV. The English text is set on the first ten pages and is accompanied by eight illustrations. The German text is on last three of the final unnumbered pages. In original mailing envelope addressed to a customer in India.

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COLLECTION DE SPÉCIMENS DE CARACTÈRES, 1517-2004 by Jammes, Paul Text in French. Limited to an edition of 1000. A magnificent catalogue of type specimen books issued by this noted French bookseller. Contains 380 color illustrations of type specimens, many never before seen, with historical and bibliographical information for each. Printed in Sabon Next type.