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Types of the De Vinne Press
Excerpt from Types of the De Vinne Press: Specimens of the Use of Compositors Proofreaders and Publishers These specimens show that its present collection of printing types, some in large but others in limi ted quantities, which have been diligently gathered from leading foundries of this country and Europe to please the tastes of many customers, has received and is receiving a generous appreciation. Some of its styles have been made for the exclusive use of this house and are not now to be had from any type foundry or other printing-house. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Types of the De Vinne Press
Excerpt from Types of the De Vinne Press: Specimens for the Use of Compositors, Proofreaders and Publishers The De Vinne Press as it now exists is the growth of a small printing-house established about 1836 on the second floor of an old building at the corner of Pine Street and Broadway. Since then it has had, as might have been expected, many changes of owners, foremen, workmen, types, and machinery, but it has every year shown steady increase in its service to the printing public. These specimens show that its present collection of printing types, some in large but others in limited quantities, which have been diligently gathered from leading foundries of this country and Europe to please ...
TYPES OF THE DE VINNE PR SPECI
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No Art Without Craft
"But it is his skill as a historian as well as a printer that endears his name to the student of typography. His four volumes on the practice of typography are considered classics. In an age when few American scholars were examining early printed books, he made significant scholarly contributions to the study of incunables. When the Grolier Club was founded in 1884, it was not surprising that, as New York's most illustrious printer, he was asked to be one of the founding members and to provide much the Club's early printing."--BOOK JACKET.
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