A History of the Old English Letter Foundries With Notes, Historical and Bibliographical, on the Rise and Progress of English Typography |
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| Author:
| Reed, Talbot Baines |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-69833-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries was first published in 1887. Writing as an enthusiastic amateur historian, and wholly incorporating Edward Rowe Mores' classic 1778 Dissertation on English Typographical Founders and Foundries, Reed inspected a multitude of type specimens to supplement the veracity of his mostly bibliographical presentation.
A History of the Old English Letter Foundries was first published in 1887. Writing as an enthusiastic amateur historian, and wholly incorporating Edward Rowe Mores' classic 1778 Dissertation on English Typographical Founders and Foundries, Reed inspected a multitude of type specimens to supplement the veracity of his mostly bibliographical presentation.