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Nevada City, CA.:: Harold Berliner, Printer,, (1971). First edition -. Very near fine in stiff beige wrappers with a small illustration on the front cover, handsewn. . First printing in wrappers, one of 975 copies. Six fables of Aesop (in the 1954 translation by S. A. Handford), each iIllustrated in three colors (orange, yellow and gray) by Gertrud Nelson and each set in a different Baskerville type, printed on the rectos only. Brief captions identifying the types used in the illustrated specimens appear on facing pages. Preceded by a one page introduction to Baskerville, and a final page illustrating the types available in his shop. Colophon printed inside the back cover. In addition to being known for his press and for his hot-metal casting foundry, Berliner was the district attorney of Nevada County for many years, and he is credited with co-writing the Miranda warning in easy to understand words, and printing it on small cards to distribute to police officers. Unpaginated (8 leaves plus covers)
A Type Specimen of Baskerville, Several Fables of Aesop by Aesop - 1971
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A Type Specimen of Baskerville, Several Fables of Aesop
by Aesop
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Nevada City: Harold Berliner, 1971. First edition thus. Sewn. Fine. Illustrated by Gertrud Nelson . 16 pages sewn into printed paper wrappers. 9 1/4 x 6 inches. One of 975 copies. Issued without a dust-jacket. Illustrated by Gertrud Nelson.
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- Illustrator Illustrated by Gertrud Nelson
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- Edition First edition thus
- Publisher Harold Berliner
- Place of Publication Nevada City
- Date Published 1971
- Keywords Type Specimens. Letterpress Printing.
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A TYPE SPECIMEN OF BASKERVILLE: Several Fables of Aesop Illustrated by Gertrud Nelson.
by Berliner, Harold (1923-2010), printer; Aesop, Gertud Nelson, illustrator
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A TYPE SPECIMEN OF LUTETIA, BASKERVILLE and GARAMONT: Several Fables of Aesop, illustrated (set of 3 chapbooks)
by Berliner, Harold (1923-2010), printer; Aesop; Helen Siegl, Gertud Nelson and Erin Gamble, illustrators
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Nevada City, CA.:: Harold Berliner, Printer,, (1970, 1971, and 1973). First edition -. Very near fine in printed wrappers with a small illustration on the front cover, handsewn. . First printings in wrappers, each is one of 975 copies. A set of three booklets, each with six or seven fables of Aesop (all in the 1954 translation by S. A. Handford), each iIllustrated in a different style - with wood blocks by Helen Siegl on a different color pastel background, three color drawings by Gertrud Nelson and line drawings by Erin Gamble, and each designed to show off a different typeface in Baskerville, Lutetia or Garamont, Brief captions identifying the types used in the illustrated specimens appear on facing pages. Preceded by a one page introduction to the type face, and a final page illustrating the types available in his foundry. Colophon printed inside the back cover. In addition to being known for his press and for his hot-metal casting foundry, Berliner was the district attorney of Nevada County…
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