Two centuries of typefounding

annals of the letter foundry established by William Caslon in Chiswell Street, London, in the year 1720.

by John Findlay McRae

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Published 1920 by Printed by George W. Jones in London .
Written in English

Places:

England

Subjects:

Caslon, William, 1692-1766,
William Caslon and Son,
Type and type-founding -- England -- History -- 18th century,
Type and type-founding -- England -- History -- 19th century

Edition Notes

Classifications
Contributions	Jones, George William, 1860-1942., Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957, former owner., Frederic W. Goudy Collection (Library of Congress), Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress), Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress)
LC Classifications	Z250 .C34
The Physical Object
Pagination	xvi, 93 p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) :
Number of Pages	93
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL6638276M
LC Control Number	21018485

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