History of the Old English Letter Foundries; with notes, historical and bibliographical, on the rise and fall of English typography. A new edition revised and enlarged by A F Johnson

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Author(s) Reed, Talbot B, & Alfred F Johnson
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1952
Pages 2nd ed; 400pp; illus
Publisher Faber & Faber
Place Published London

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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First published 1887. 2nd ed reprinted 1974. Comprises 23 chapters including ones on c13 firms which are focused on the type outputs, for which see separate BHE entries. Also has four chapters dealing collectively with 'minor founders'. Six chapters focus on aspects of type bodies and faces, the techniques of letter-founding, etc, one of these being 'State control of English letter-founding'