A TYPE SPECIMEN OF LUTETIA, BASKERVILLE and GARAMONT: Several Fables of Aesop, illustrated (set of 3 chapbooks) by Berliner, Harold (1923-2010), printer; Aesop; Helen Siegl, Gertud Nelson and Erin Gamble, illustrators - (1970, 1971, and 1973)

Nevada City, CA.:: Harold Berliner, Printer,, (1970, 1971, and 1973). First edition -. Very near fine in printed wrappers with a small illustration on the front cover, handsewn. . First printings in wrappers, each is one of 975 copies. A set of three booklets, each with six or seven fables of Aesop (all in the 1954 translation by S. A. Handford), each iIllustrated in a different style - with wood blocks by Helen Siegl on a different color pastel background, three color drawings by Gertrud Nelson and line drawings by Erin Gamble, and each designed to show off a different typeface in Baskerville, Lutetia or Garamont, Brief captions identifying the types used in the illustrated specimens appear on facing pages. Preceded by a one page introduction to the type face, and a final page illustrating the types available in his foundry. Colophon printed inside the back cover. In addition to being known for his press and for his hot-metal casting foundry, Berliner was the district attorney of Nevada County for many years, and he is credited with co-writing the Miranda warning in easy to understand words, and printing it on small cards to distribute to police officers. Unpaginated (8 leaves plus covers)