• A specimen book of nineteenth-century printing types, borders, ornaments & cuts in the collection of Bowne & Co., Stationers / with an introduction by Stephen O. Saxe.
A specimen book of nineteenth-century printing types, borders, ornaments & cuts in the collection of Bowne & Co., Stationers / with an introduction by Stephen O. Saxe. A specimen book of nineteenth-century printing types, borders, ornaments & cuts in the collection of Bowne & Co., Stationers / with an introduction by Stephen O. Saxe.

A specimen book of nineteenth-century printing types, borders, ornaments & cuts in the collection of Bowne & Co., Stationers / with an introduction by Stephen O. Saxe.

Books

REF.TS.0076
Reference Collection
iii, 125 p. ; 25 cm
1985
Stephen O. Saxe
Bowne & Co. Stationers, Barbara Henry
South Street Seaport Museum
New York City
Borders, Ornamental (Decorative arts), Bowne & Co., Stationers (New York, N.Y. : 1975- ), Printers’ ornaments -- United States -- Specimens., Type and type-founding -- United States -- Specimens.
Borders, Ornamental (Decorative arts), Type and type-founding--United States--Specimens,
Specimen book of Bowne & Company, Stationers. With a variety of typefaces, including Copperplate, French Clarendon, Lining Royal Script, and Treasury. Also includes sections on foundry type, wood type, borders, ornaments, trade cuts, and illustrations. "Printed in an edition of 300"-Colophon. First edition.