Biblio-Typographica A Survey of Contemporary Fine Printing Style
New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1,050 copies. 4to. Pp. 303. Illustrated throughout with printing examples, as well as many title pages. Index to printers, as well as an index to firms relating to books in general. Bound in red cloth with printed title mounted on spine. Slight chip to spine label, else Fine. Very Good+. Item #1573
Printed at the Southworth Press. An excellent survey of fine printing, culminating in a review of contemporary printers including Bruce Rogers, Stanley Morison, William Edwin Rudge, Eric Gill, Frederic Goudy, the Grabhorns, et al. Also includes reference to publishers and book stores. Printed at a time when the fine press movement had achieved its zenith, Johnston's overview serves as an informed guide to fine printing.
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