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TYPEFOUNDRIES IN THE NETHERLANDS, FROM THE FIFTEENTH TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
Enschedé, Charles

- Haarlem : Stichting Museum Enschedé 1978 - folio - quarter leather, printed paper over boards. - xxvii, 477 pages. - Order Nr. 34977 - Price: $ 425.00

An English translation of the original edition of 1908 in Dutch with revisions and notes by Harry Carter with the assistance of Netty Hoeflake. Edited by Lotte Hellinga. Intended as a history of the Enschedé firm, it is also a wonderful contribution to typography in general. Not only is this book an extensive history of typefoundries in the Netherlands, but it also contains various alphabets from five centuries and hundreds of ornaments, type specimens and woodcuts. Also contains a bibliography of related items. Beautifully printed.

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BIBLIOTHECA ZOOLOGICA II, VERZEICHNISS DER SCHRIFTEN ÜBER... by Taschenberg, O(TTO). First edition. Besterman sites Bibliotheca Zoologica I by Carus and Taschenberg but does not site this set (see p.6649). Chipping along edges and spine with some tape repairs but still a well preserved set.