Alphabets to Order: The Literature of Nineteenth-Century Typefounders' Specimens [Hardcover]

Alastair Johnston (Author)

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Publication Date: October 2000 | ISBN-10: 1584560096 | ISBN-13: 978-1584560098 | Edition: 1st

Specimen books issued by typefounders to show their styles of type available for sale also revealed a lot about the reading habits, politics, amusements, and whimsies of the British and North American founders in the nineteenth century. Combining typographic scholarship and literary criticism, Alastair Johnston presents and discusses hundreds of examples of texts that show the founders' interests and preoccupations, from the arcane to the mundane. Co-published with The British Library.

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Hardcover: 213 pages
Publisher: Oak Knoll Pr; 1st edition (October 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1584560096
ISBN-13: 978-1584560098
Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,301,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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