| Description |
2 v. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 19 cm. |
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Typophile chap books ; 47
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| Note |
Title from series t.p. |
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The preparation of this collection was begun in 1950 by Paul A. Bennett; printing was begun at the George Grady Press, Fairfield, Conn., and completed under the editorship of Melvin Loos by Harbor Press, New York. |
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Reprints. Rollins' essay originally appeared in Signature, n.s., 10 (1950); the checklist of De Vinne's writings, in the Grolier Club Yearbook, 1914; De Vinne's reflections, in Century magazine, Mar. 1896; the interview, in Scientific American, Nov. 14, 1903. The three essays in v. 2, all by De Vinne, are from Century magazine, June 1888, from Scribner's, Apr.-May 1880, and Scribner's, Oct. 1881. |
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"Five hundred copies have been printed"--Colophon. |
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Issued in a slipcase. |
| Contents |
v. 1. Theodore Low De Vinne ; together with a list of De Vinne's writings, his reflections on the Century typeface, and an interview with Mr. De Vinne at seventy-five / C. P. Rollins -- v. 2. Theodore Low De Vinne : reporter (The Plantin-Moretus Museum at Antwerp), printer (The growth of wood-cut printing), biographer (The first editor, Aldus) |
| Subject |
De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914.
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Printers -- Biography.
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Printing -- History.
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| Added Author |
Rollins, Carl Purington, 1880-1960.
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De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914.
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