Facsimile A Specimen of Printing Types, Cast in the Franklin Letter-Foundry of A. W. Kinsley & Co. Eagle Street, Near the Capitol, Albany, N.Y.

by Type Specimen, A. W. Kinsley, Co. |, Richard

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Indianapolis, IN : 2001. Original Wrappers. Near Fine binding. Item #9960 Octavo. 2 , 145, 1 pp. Facsimile. As issued, with printed wrappers. Nearly fine. A remarkably good facsimile of an early foundry specimen book. At the time of its reproduction, only four copies were known to exist. The original is a remarkable artifact for a foundry that only operated for 6 years. The quantity of fonts, decorations, embellishments, etc. is

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