Engraved portrait of Joseph Jackson, Letter Founder, Died Jan. 14th, 1792

by JACKSON, Joseph

$25 · Offered by Between the Covers

London: Gentleman's Magazine, 1796. Unbound. Small engraving. 4 1/2" x 3 3/4". Slight foxing, near fine. Jackson was a letter-founder, began his career as an apprentice to William Caslon the elder. In 1756 he was producing his first specimen-sheet of types. In 1773 he produced another sheet including Hebrew, Persian..... More

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