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The specimen books of Binny and Ronaldson, 1809-1812, in facsimile with an introduction by Carl Purington Rollins and facsimiles of some early American types
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Tq .40 B516 1936
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Binny & Ronaldson
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Printing--Specimens.
- Printing.
- Type and type-founding.
- Physical Description:
- 15 p. incl. illus. (facsims.) : ill., facsims. ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Early American type specimens in facsimile
- Place of Publication:
- Connecticut : The Columbiad Club, 1936 (New Haven : Yale University Press)
- Contents:
- Introduction.
- The Binny & Ronaldson specimens: A specimen of metal ornaments. 1809. Specimen of printing types. 1812.
- Notes:
- "The collotype reproductions ... have been printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut. The text has been printed at the printing office of the Yale University Press, New Haven, in type faces shown in the Binny & Ronaldson specimen book of 1812, the original punches of which still survive. Two hundred and seventy-five copies have been struck off, of which those numbered from 50 to 275 are for sale."
- "Planned and issued by the Columbiad Club of Connecticut."--Introd.
- Spine title: Early American type specimens in facsimile.
- Local Notes:
- Errata slip inserted.
- OCLC:
- 758719
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