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SPECIMENS OF TYPE IN THE PRINTING-OFFICE OF THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
by Yale
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1939. cloth with metal spiral binding. Type Specimens. 8vo. cloth with metal spiral binding. Not paginated but over 100 pages. A near fine copy. In their foreword the press writes: "Specimen books of type in the modern printer's office seldom show features of marked individuality. The almost universal use of the monotype and linotype, which derive their type faces from the specimen books of the the manufacturers of these machines, tends to a considerable uniformity in the type repertories. Unique and private fonts have largely ceased to exist....Yet there are some points in which [this] specimen book may claim consideration...asbecomes a university press, the equipment of the fonts in italics, accented letters, reference marks, etc. is ample." The manual is divided into specimens of book fonts,and specimens of job fonts, borders, ornaments, signs, and rules. The pages are held together with metal looseleaf-type rings inside the blue cloth binding. Titling in gilt on spine.
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- Bookseller
- Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31709
- Title
- SPECIMENS OF TYPE IN THE PRINTING-OFFICE OF THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Author
- Yale
- Illustrator
- Type Specimens
- Format/Binding
- Cloth with metal spiral binding
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1939
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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