Complex sentence: The type was first produced in a small quantity by the Caslon Foundry for hand composition, before Monotype recut and reissued it for the sole use of publisher J. M. Dent.
Split into simpler sentences: The type was first produced in a small quantity by the Caslon Foundry for hand composition. Monotype then recut and reissued it for the sole use of publisher J. M. Dent.