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AMERICAN SPECIMEN BOOK OF TYPE STYLES 1912 Copyrighted 1912 by the A big 1301 pages of type, borders, decorative items, presses, and printing equipment. My copy is A8571 -- originally sent to the Evening Argus (now the Argus Press) in Owosso, Michigan. |
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AMERICAN SPECIMEN BOOK OF TYPE
STYLES SUPPLEMENT
Copyright, 1917, by Supplementary Catalog This 212 page soft-cover supplement has seen better days. But, even though it is starting to come apart, it has some nice faces that aren't in the 1912 book. |
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SPECIMEN
BOOK AND CATALOG 1923 Copyright, 1923, by This is a "BIG" specimen book from ATF. (1148 pages) It has lots of type samples, listings of press equipment, borders and decorative items, and layouts showing the type in place. |
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BOOK OF AMERICAN
TYPES
Copyright, 1934, by This is a 207-page, hardbound book published by ATF in 1934. The book features "Standard Faces," and only shows a small sampling of monograms and decorative caps. (The text states that decorative material will be handled in a later copy.) |
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