A specimen of printing types
By: by William Caslon, letter-founder to His Majesty
Publisher: Caslon
Published: 1786
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Type and type-founding; Specimens
Notes: These specimen sheets removed from Chambers' Cyclopedia, London, 1786. This is variety "A", with 9 lines of music on the last page. cf. Berry & Johnson, p. 21.

Caption title, with royal arms at head.

Berry & Johnson (Specimens of printing types ... 1665-1830) variant B: 6 lines of "small music" on p. [8]; 8 ship ornaments at foot of p. [8] arranged 4 on each side of a large central ornament.

Intended for issue in Chambers's Cyclopaedia, 1786.

With this is bound A specimen of printing types, by Joseph Fry and sons ... 1785.

ESTC, T49590