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Printers' handy book of type specimens : borders, cuts, rules, etc

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1887]
Call number: 656944
Creator: Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan Co(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005 This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, which was donated to The Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress.
Dimensions: 30 cm
Associated people: Last, Jay T.,
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