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English book prospectuses : an illustrated history
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[Collection of prospectuses for early 19th century English books]
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Contains covers and/or title pages, some with title vignettes, and specimen pages for 7 English publications dating from 1807 to 1831. The prospectuses/dummies are bound together in marbled-paper boards with red leather spine and corners. Publishers' whose work is represented include: John Sharpe, Piccadilly; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green; Charles Tilt, 86 Fleet Street and Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. Sample illustrations are included with some of the specimen pages.
436029
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Printing: Book Prospectuses (U.S.)
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The collection contains material from independent private presses and university presses from around the world, but the majority of the presses represented in the collection are from the United States. Types of materials include annoucements, correspondence, flyers, booklets, and catalogs. The collection also includes material from printing clubs including Grolier, William Morris Society, Moxon Chappel, Rounce and Coffin, Typophiles, and Zamorano.There are also catalogs and material relating to various type foundry companies such as Ludlow, Linotype, Bauer, and American Type Founders (ATF) as well as paper samples from Japan Paper Company, Linweave, and Worthy Paper Company.
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Ancestral stories and traditions of great families illustrative of English history
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Printing: Book prospectuses, publishers list (foreign)
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The collection contains material from independent private presses and university presses from around the world, but the majority of the presses represented in the collection are from the United States. Types of materials include annoucements, correspondence, flyers, booklets, and catalogs. The collection also includes material from printing clubs including Grolier, William Morris Society, Moxon Chappel, Rounce and Coffin, Typophiles, and Zamorano.There are also catalogs and material relating to various type foundry companies such as Ludlow, Linotype, Bauer, and American Type Founders (ATF) as well as paper samples from Japan Paper Company, Linweave, and Worthy Paper Company.
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