: The Art of the Book A Review of Some Recent European and American Work in Typography Page Decoration & Binding by Brunius August Contributor Cockerell Douglas Contributor Deubner Ludwig Contributor Levetus A S Amelia Sarah Contributor Newdigate Bernard H

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Editor: Charles Holme

THE ART OF THE BOOK

THE ART OF THE BOOK

A REVIEW OF SOME RECENT EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN WORK IN TYPOGRAPHY, PAGE DECORATION & BINDING

CHARLES HOLME, EDITOR

PREFATORY NOTE

The Editor's thanks are due to the various bookbinders whose work has been lent for illustration, and to Monsieur Emile L?vy for the loan of the photographs of Mr. Douglas Cokerell's bindings; to Mr. John Lane for permission to illustrate the cover designs by Aubrey Beardsley; and to Messrs. George Newnes for the end-paper design by Mr. Granville Fell.

The Editor is also indebted to the various Continental and American publishers, printers, type-founders, bookbinders and book-decorators who have kindly placed at his disposal the examples of their work shown in the foreign sections; particularly to Herren Gebr?der Klingspor, the Bauersche Giesserei, Herr Emil Gursch, Herr D. Stempel, Herren Genzsch and Heyse, MM. G. Peignot et fils, Monsieur L. Pichon, and Monsieur Jules Meynial for the pages of type especially set up for this volume.

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GREAT BRITAIN

BRITISH TYPES FOR PRINTING BOOKS. BY BERNARD H. NEWDIGATE

To judge rightly of the good or bad features of types used for printing books, we should have some acquaintance at least with the earlier forms from which our modern types have come. Let us therefore glance at the history of the letter from which English books are printed to-day.

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