Miscellaneous Monotype Borders and Ornaments Including Specimens

Miscellaneous Monotype Borders and Ornaments including specimens of Bembo, Dante, Walbaum, Van Dijck, Joanna, Garamond, Centaur, Ehrhardt, Fournier, Bell, Baskerville, Poliphilus, Gill Sans, and Univers.

First Edition, 1995. 40 pages. Book measures 8 x 11.5 inches. Hand sewn into wrappers with letterpress printed dust jacket. A type specimen printed and published by Michael and Winifred Bixler for their Letterfoundry out of Skaneateles, New York. This book is the most complete specimen they printed over the decades of their work printing beautiful books for clients and offering metal type to other letterpress printers. This specimen showcases their extensive runs of the best of the classic English Monotype faces. Printed in various colors, and shows a range of sizes for each typeface. A beautifully printed type specimen and valuable resource for any printer or type enthusiast. Scarce.

Near Fine condition. A clean bright copy.