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Baskerville in letters: PB 182-2004

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Baskerville in letters

Maker(s)

Author: Bockwitz, Hans Heinrich
Translator: Woodbine, Herbert
Publisher: City of Birmingham School of Printing
Printer: Jay, Leonard
Illustrator: Francis, Joyce

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Description

Reprinted from the journal Archiv für Buchgewerbe.
"Arranged and printed under the direction of Leonard Jay at the Birmingham School of Printing ... The type, which is 14-point Baskerville, set and cast on the Monotype by students attending the classes ... Compositors' work by students in the pre-apprentice classes ... Wood engraving by Joyce Francis ... Printed by students attending Letterpress Machine classes ... 1933"--Colophon (p. [14]).
Sewn into wrappers.

13, [1] pages ; 29 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Birmingham

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1933

Note

This edition consists of 200 copies for sale in England by the Soncino Press and 60 copies for sale in the United States by Random house Inc. This is number [left blank]" Bound in red cloth, gold stamped on spine.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Photograph

Materials used in production

Printing ink
Photographic paper

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 182-2004
Primary reference Number: 200052
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 December 2014 Updated: Friday 12 December 2014 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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