first edition
1928 · London & New York
by SIMON, OLIVER and Julius Rodenberg
London & New York: Peter Davies & Harper and Brothers, 1928. First edition, 4to, pp. xix, [1], 83; plates with 122 illustrations showing examples of typography; original blue cloth with large patterned paper label on upper cover, paper label on spine, glassine wrapper; some spotting to cloth, wrapper darkened and chipped, internally fine. Printed at The Curwen Press. The specimens were selected to indicate the general trend of design of the printed book in Europe and the United States. The name of the book, author, printer, publisher and artist are given along with the particular type whenever possible.
(Inventory #: 22161)