Prospectus for SPECIMEN BOOK OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING TYPES, BORDERS, ORNAMENTS & CUTS IN THE COLLECTION OF BOWNE & CO., STATIONERS. With an Introduction by Stephen O. Saxe

Published by South Street Seaport Museum, New York, 1985

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8vo. single sheet, folded once. (4) pages. NOTE: THIS IS FOR THE PROSPECTUS ONLY. A fine copy. Originally limited to 300 copies printed by Barbara Henry. Foreword by Ginna Johnson Scarry followed by Saxe's introduction. A sampling of the 155 fonts of type, both metal and wood, owned by this old printing house - now museum. Saxe discusses the history of type production in America and provides a census of collections of fonts.

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Prospectus for SPECIMEN BOOK OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING TYPES, BORDERS, ORNAMENTS & CUTS IN THE COLLECTION OF BOWNE & CO., STATIONERS. With an Introduction by Stephen O. Saxe
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South Street Seaport Museum, New York
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1985
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single sheet, folded once
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Type Specimens
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Fine Press Books, Printing History, Typography

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Oak Knoll sells, publishes and distributes books in the fields of: Bibliography, Book Collecting, Book Arts, Books about Children's Books, Book History, Bookplates, Book Trade, Forgery, Censorship, Libraries, Publishing, Bookbinding, Book Design, Book Illustration and Graphic Arts, Marbling, Color Printing, Printing and Printing History, Papermaking and Paper Specimens, Typography and Typeface Specimens, Private Press Books and Fine Printing. Oak Knoll Books (Cedar Lane Inc dba Oak Knoll Books) 310 Delaware St New Castle DE 19720 orders@oakknoll.com 302-328-7232 Robert D. Fleck Oak Knoll is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and thus affiliated with the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. These organizations stand for professionalism in the world of books so look for these logos when buying books.…

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