A Specimen of Printing Letter Designed by John Baskerville

32pp. Green paper-covered boards, gilt text and umber designs on covers. Lender's shelf number label on front board with tape damage around it. Lower corners bumped and paper worn through on front corner. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. A beautifully presented volume, on the Monotype face, a faithful reproduction of an historic type designed by John Baskerville, the Birmingham ex-footman and writing master born in 1706, with brief introductory notes