Specimen Book of Type, Borders, Ornaments, Initials.
New York: Trow Press, 1905. First edition, first printing. Publisher's full green cloth, ruled and title stamped in gilt, decoratively blind stamped. Lightly toned spine, gently rubbed extremities with touches of wear, owner inscription front pastedown, still near fine. Item #244003
EARLY-TWENTIETH-CENTURY TYPE FACES
Trow Press, a New York printing and publishing house, evolved from Leavitt & Trow, one of the United States' first printing houses. The press handled extensive commercial printing, and as printers transitioned from bulky type face catalogues to specimen books reminiscent of works of art, this 1905 copy lands somewhere in the middle, featuring each type face the press offered.
Price: $35.00