Published by C.& E. Layton Typesetters and Printers, London, 1950
Seller: Linda Corrigan, Knutsford, United Kingdom
Stapled Booklets. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jackets. Two very good Type Face catalogues from C.& E. Layton Typesetters and Printers, of Faringdon Street, London. Undated but appear to be from early 1950s, No Dust Jackets (as issued). Covers: both buff coloured stiff paper, the supplement is marbled but the Synopsis is plain; the Synopsis has a line drawing of Standard House to front whereas the Supplement has a company crest; both have black lettering to front and plain rear; Supplement has additional blue lettering to front; both are very clean and bright for their age; slight rubbing and bumping to all edges on both and 2 cm tear to top front of Synopsis but all present; small neat signature of previous owner to top front of Synopsis; both in remarkable condition for large format booklets of this age. Internally: very clean and tightly staple bound; some rusting to staples; overall very good. Unpaginated,
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Ca: 1928. Clean tan paper covered boards with brown titles. Cloth spine. Light shelf edge wear. Texts interior is tight, clean & intact. 28 laid in pages of the Erbar Group of Typefaces; Cable Group of Typefaces and Erbar Medium Italic. Showing the comprehensive collection of famous types, borders, and ornaments used by C&E Layton. Also included, the supplement to the Layton Type Book. Small paper hole on a laid in page. Typography ; Type Faces; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 120 pages.
Language: German
Published by London, o. A., 1929 (ca.)., 1929
First Edition
4°, OBrosch. 1st edition. Contains many Typeexamples. 33 pages Rare copy. Title and first page loose, page 33 with missing piece, typeexample 14 slightly cracked, otherwise fine copy. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.
Published by C & c Layton, London
Seller: powellbooks Somerset UK., Ilminster, SOM, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. This book is for anyone interested in the craft of printing and particularly the laying out of type, that is composing.It is full of type faces and borders used in this very important craft.The book itself has seen use , the spine is torn top and bottom and worn around the edges but the pages are all intact. 0.