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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
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very near fine in printed wrappers with a small illustration on the front cover, handsewn.
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About This Item
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 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)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87536
- Title
- A TYPE SPECIMEN OF LUTETIA, BASKERVILLE and GARAMONT: Several Fables of Aesop, illustrated (set of 3 chapbooks)
- Author
- Berliner, Harold (1923-2010), printer; Aesop; Helen Siegl, Gertud Nelson and Erin Gamble, illustrators
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near fine in printed wrappers with a small illustration on the front cover, handsewn.
- Publisher
- Harold Berliner, Printer,
- Place of Publication
- Nevada City, CA.:
- Date Published
- (1970, 1971, and 1973)
- Keywords
- illustrated,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press or Limited edition books;
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