cloth, paper label on cover and spine
2019 · Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD: Hill Press, 2019. cloth, paper label on cover and spine. Hill Press. 8vo. cloth, paper label on cover and spine. (iv), vi, 44, (2) pages. First edition limited to 60 numbered copies, of which this copy is one of 47 copies bound in cloth by the Campbell-Logan Bindery. Also accompanying this book are eleven leaves in facsimile providing examples of the use of Dutch typefaces. This book seeks to establish the relationship between Dutch-inspired type faces and English prayer books. Essays included are 'Hendrik van den Keere: an Exceptionally Gifted Craftsman', by Guy Hutsebaut; 'Peter de Walpergen, His Training and Later Work in Oxford', by John A. Lane; 'Kis Types Resurrected, by Ronald Steur; 'Dutch Baroque Style Types and Their Revival, by Jerry Kelly; 'W. A. D.'s Initials for the Updike Prayer Book', by David H. Culbert; and 'Designing & Printing Prayer Books, by Stephen G. Heaver. Contains a subscribers list, table of contents, preface, introduction by Heaver, six tip-ins, doubl-page spread of Dutch types by Hendrik van den Keere, sources and acknowledgements, endnotes, and an errata page.
(Inventory #: 134706)