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Type and type-founding - History

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    William Caslon, 1693-1766 : the ancestry, life and connections of England's foremost letter-engraver and type-founder / [Johnson Ball].

    Ball, Johnson. | Date: 1973
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    An introduction to the history of printing types : An illustrated summary of the main stages in the development of type design from 1440 up to the present day, an aid to type face identification / [Geoffrey Dowding].

    Dowding, Geoffrey, 1911-1988. | Date: [1961]
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    The art of the book : a review of some recent European and American work in typography, page decoration & binding / Charles Holme, editor.

    | Date: 1914
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    Blind impressions : methods and mythologies in book history / Joseph A. Dane.

    Dane, Joseph A. | Date: [2013], ©2013
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    Typography, basic principles : influences and trends since the 19th century / John Lewis.

    Lewis, John, 1912-1996. | Date: [1963], ©1963
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