The second revised edition of the ultimate type-specimen reference, featuring every known typeface designed and cast in metal in America this century.
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The second revised edition of the ultimate type-specimen reference, featuring every known typeface designed and cast in metal in America this century.
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Fine in fine jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. large, thick oversized hardcover. xx+ 376 pp. with appendixes and indexes. The preferred Second Revised Edition of this definitve and spectacular volume of American type specimens---it covers every known typeface designed and cast in metal in America during the 20th century (more that 1600 of them). The text is ashtonishingly detailed, not only identifying the designer, foundry, and date of issue, but also the range of sizes and closely similar designs. In many cases the history, aims and purposes of the designs are also explained, along with individual characteristics. Of particular additional value for the alphabetically organized appendixes at rear: "Antique Typefaces", "Popular Imports", "Index of Type Designers", "Index of Names, Other Than Type Designers", "Lanston Monotype Series Numbers, Numerical Index", "American Type Founders Series Numbers, Numerical index", "Ludlow Series Numbers, Numerical Index", "Common Typeface Synonyms". Offered here at this special price for a limited time only. (NOTE WELL: international shipping will require significant additional postage cost.).
