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three pieces of paper cut out to look like letters

Imagine an alphabet book in which each letter is composed of printers ornaments, arranged by hand and then letterpress printed. “An Alphabet of Sorts” is a feast for the eyes, especially for fans of letterpress and typography. Starshaped Press studio began in 1999 and specializes in the craft of letterpress. The studio collects, restores, maintains and

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an old book with black lettering on it

1 v. (loose-leaf) 28 cm

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the front cover of a book about typographic accessories

Catalog of American Type Founders Company ornaments, special characters, initials, monograms, etc. for letterpress printing type. Edition TY-142. Printing...

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an old poster with the words spoil dinn in blue and black letters on it

Wm. H. Page & Co. Specimens of chromatic wood type, borders, etc. manufactured by Wm. H. Page & Co. The Co., Greeneville, Conn. : 1874. [98] leaves : col....

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three different types of font and numbers with the same type as each letter, one in red

https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/typesenses/dress/ Dress should embellish book covers, publications, packagings, movie posters, greeting cards, stationery, among other uses. #font #type #adorn #advertising #book #bookcover #branding #caps #christmas #deco #didone #editorial #flourish #heading #invitation #lettering #letterpress #menu #ornament #packaging #poster #publication #stationery #storefront #tea #tuscan #vintage #retro #wedding #xmas

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an old book with some type of decorative design on it's cover and page numbers

What a delight this is - I have to say, in terms of typography, this is one of the most enjoyable items I have found in a long time. Almost like a London bus or tube map of the period, a small folder, beautifully produced (rather unsurprisingly I suppose given who issued it!) showing type borders, ornaments and embellishments from the long established and famous London type foundry of H W Caslon & Co Ltd. Caslon had a long pedigree dating back to 1720 (some sources quote 1716). They would…

an open book with letters and numbers on it's cover, in orange and black

: The manual of linotype typography: prepared to aid users and producers of printing in securing greater unity and real beauty in the printed page; typographical plan and critical comment by William Dana Orcutt, in co-operation with Edward E. Bartlett: [Related decorations for modern types]

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four white tags with gold foil on them

hello.hello.hello. how are you? It is cold here kids... I know I have said it before, but we are talking in the teens in the mornings. yuck. So, we have been staying in. Where it is warm and there is plenty of Christmasness to keep us busy. I have been working on teaching the boy "Jingle Bells" and against my better judgment, I am going to do my best to find him a nice bell this weekend. Oh, and all my decorations are up... but has been so grey so no photos... maybe later today. I just have…

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