Typographic Heritage: Selected Essays

New York, NY: The Typophiles, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Series: Typophile Chapbook, No. XX. LIMITED EDITION of 625 copies, designed by Fred Anthoensen, printed at the Anthoensen Press, and bound by John Marchi. 12mo. 7 1/4 x 4 11/16 inches. viii, 162, [4] pp. Half-title, title-page printed in red and black with a red fleuron, section heads in red with typographic ornaments, illustrations, printer's device on colophon; text clean, unmarked. Quarter red cloth, decorative paper over boards, printed paper front cover label, spine titled in gilt, glassine dust jacket; binding square and tight, jacket toned and chipped, jacket torn in half from head to toe. Muir Dawson's copy without distinguishing mark. SFK519-1012. Very Good. Contains 6 essays by Lawrence C. Wroth, an American historian and the author of The Colonial Printer, the definitive book on the American printing trade during the period 1639-1800. Wroth was also a librarian and research professor. Wikipedia. REFERENCE: Rathe, Bibliography of the Typophile Chapbooks, No. 20. (Inventory #: SFK519-1012)