paper wrappers
2011 · New York, NY
by Consuegra, David
New York, NY: Allworth Press, 2011. paper wrappers. Type Specimens. 4to. paper wrappers. 319 pages. Portraits, specimens and samples. A fine copy. The history of print in America is chronicled here through the typefaces and biographies of 62 influential type designers, including Linn Boyd Benton and Morris Fuller Benton, Oswald Bruce Cooper, Frederic W. Goudy, Tom Carnase, Middleton, as well as the description of nine American type foundries. This unique and extensive typographic reference includes samples of 334 different typefaces and 700 black and white illustrations. (Inventory #: 135177)