Specimen of Printing Types

by Edmund Fry 1828. A facsimile with an introduction and notes by David Chambers by Edmund Fry

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London: Printing Historical Society, 1986. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies of which 500 are for sale; 8vo, pp. 18, 172 ; 4 folding plates; very fine copy in original green cloth. Fry's firm was founded in Bristol, England in 1764 in partnership with William Pine and was sold in 1828. This Specimen was the last to be prepared by the foundry. It is known by a single copy only, and was probably prepared in connection with the sale of the business. Printed

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