John Baskerville, type-founder and printer, 1706-1775
By: by Josiah Henry Benton ; with an introduction by Zoltán Haraszti.
Contributors: Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957, former owner.; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress); Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress)
Series: Typophile chap books ;; 11
Publisher: Typophiles
Published: 1944
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
Subjects: Baskerville, John, 1706-1775.; Early printed books -- England -- 18th century -- Bibliography.; Type and type-founding -- England -- History -- 18th century.; Printing -- England -- History -- 18th century.; Type designers -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Printers -- Great Britain -- Biography.; England -- Imprints.
Notes: "Of the 625 copies printed, 300 are for subscribers (numbered 1 to 300), 75 for contributors, and 250 (numbered 301 to 550) for general sale"--Colophon.