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Type designs of the past and present

Morison, Stanley (1889-1967)

1926

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Printing types : their history, forms, and use; a study in survivals (v.1)

Updike, Daniel Berkeley (1860-1941)

1922

Based on lectures delivered as part of a course on the Technique of printing in the Graduate School of Business Administration of Harvard University during the years 1911-1916. cf. Pref.

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Printing types : their history, forms, and use; a study in survivals (v.2)

Updike, Daniel Berkeley (1860-1941)

1922

Based on lectures delivered as part of a course on the Technique of printing in the Graduate School of Business Administration of Harvard University during the years 1911-1916. cf. Pref.

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Specimens of printing types before 1850 in the Typographical Library at the University Press, Oxford

Simmons, John Simon Gabriel; Oxford University Press

1959

"Reprinted from the Book collector Winter 1959."

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Mainzer Probedrucke in der Type des sogenannten Astronomischen Kalenders für 1448 : ein Beitrag zur Gutenbergforschung

Wehmer, Carl (1903-); Stegemann, Viktor (1902-1948)

1948

Bibliographical footnotes.

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John Bell, 1745-1831 : bookseller, printer, publisher, typefounder, journalist, &c

Morison, Stanley (1889-1967)

1930

Appendices: a. The book-typography of John Bell.--b. Newspaper typography of John Bell.--c. Bell's types in the United States of America.--d. John Bell's type speciments.

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Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900) (v.1)

Hodgkin, John Eliot (1829-1912)

[1902]

Title within decorative border; head-pieces, initials, floreated end-papers, numerous facsimiles of title-pages, autograph letters, etc., etc. "Printed by Bemrose and sons, limited, at their press in ...

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Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900) (v.2)

Hodgkin, John Eliot (1829-1912)

[1902]

Title within decorative border; head-pieces, initials, floreated end-papers, numerous facsimiles of title-pages, autograph letters, etc., etc. "Printed by Bemrose and sons, limited, at their press in ...

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Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900) (v.3)

Hodgkin, John Eliot (1829-1912)

[1902]

Title within decorative border; head-pieces, initials, floreated end-papers, numerous facsimiles of title-pages, autograph letters, etc., etc. "Printed by Bemrose and sons, limited, at their press in ...

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