DeLittle, 1888-1988
Subtitle: the first years in a century of wood letter manufacture, 1888-1895
By: [text written by Claire Bolton ; wood type cut by Robt. D. DeLittle].
Contributors: DeLittle, Robert D.; Alembic Press (Oxford, England); Press Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Alembic Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: R.D. DeLittle (Firm) -- History.; Wood types (Printing) -- England -- York -- History.
Other titles: DeLittle.; DeLittle, York.
Description: "1988 marks the centenary of the wood type manufacturing firm R.D. DeLittle of York. The business today is run by R. James DeLittle, grandson of the founder, and continues cutting wood poster type, being the last firm in Britain to so do. Jim DeLittle generously gave me access to the firm's records which are complete from 1888, and with this material it has been possible to look at the firm's early history and follow its growth. Also from this background it has been possible to study the nature of the wood letter trade in Britain at the end of the nineteenth century. I hope this book will help to fill out the picture of wood letter manufacture in this country, supplementing my initial essay about the DeLittle firm published in 1981"--Page 7.
Notes: Half title: DeLittle, York.
"A limited and numbered edition of 145 copies on Zerkall rough and 10 copies on Barcham Green Chester"--P. 63.
The illustrations consist of wood type specimens, some of which are folded leaves mounted on blank pages.
LC has copy no. 2 on Barcham Green Chester.
Source: Purchase, July 27, 1990.