• [The City of Birmingham School of Printing]

[The City of Birmingham School of Printing]

Title Baskerville in the Judgement of German Contemporaries.
Date Birmingham: 1937
Publisher The City of Birmingham School of Printing,

Description

Arranged and printed under the direction of Leonard Jay at the City of Birmingham School of Printing. The type, which is 12 point Baskerville, was set and cast on 'Monotype' machines by students attending the classes: teachers, T. Gill and H. Bracey. Compositors' work by boys in pre-apprentice classes: teachers, H. Page and F. Moseley. Printe by students attending letterpress machine classes: teachers, A. Hoyle and V.S. Ganderton. Woodcut of Baskerville by Joyce Francis. Illustrated card wrappers with brown thread binding. Octavo, 233 x 150 mm, pp. [12]. The text is taken from 'Archiv für Buchgewerbe' July 1936 by Dr Hans Bockwitz of the Deutches Buchmuseum, Leipzig. Translated by A.B. Hill.

Condition

A booklet in Very Good condition. Now in a clear, archival quality, protective display pocket.
Price: £30.00

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