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WAD to RR : a letter about designing type: PB 29-2003

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

WAD to RR : a letter about designing type

Maker(s)

Author: Dwiggins, William Addison
Publisher: Harvard College Library. Dept. of Printing and Graphic Arts

Categories

Description

"A slightly expanded version of a letter written on July 21, 1937 to a friend who wanted to know how one went about designing a type-face"--P. [3].

Place(s) associated

  • Cambridge (Mass.)

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1940

Note

"The third publication by the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in the Harvard College Library"--Colophon. In slipcase.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( [12] p., [1] leaf of plates)

Materials used in production

Ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 29-2003
Primary reference Number: 94135
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 10 December 2014 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "WAD to RR : a letter about designing type" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/94135 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:05:54

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