Type Specimen. A Specimen of Printing Types, by Fry & Steele, Letter-founders to the Prince of Wales, Type-Street, printed by T. Rickaby, 1794, 103 leaves including title and two advertisement leaves, all printed on rectos only, bound with: Specimen of Metal Cast Ornaments, curiously adjusted to paper, by Edmund Fry & Isaac Steel, T. Rickaby, 1794, 22 leaves including title and advert leaf, printed on rectos only, uncut, original boards with marbled sides, printed paper spine label, remains of ownership paper label of Jane Hassell with typographical ornaments to upper cover, rubbed, joints weak, some edge wear, tall 8vo (26 x 16.5 cm) (Qty: 1) 1) Bigmore & Wyman I, p. 242 (both items). Mosley 118 locates 5 copies varying from 102 to 108 leaves and the Cambridge copy of '84 leaves with the stubs of 17 leaves' which (like this copy) was bound up with the Specimen of Ornaments. This scarce specimen incorporates a large range of book and display fonts, Greeks, Hebrews, and 17 other exotics, etc. 2) Mosley 119 locates 12 copies varying from 19 to 28 leaves. In this variant issue ornament 85 is the Foundry device with 'FAC' inside an arch of leaves (ESTC N55661 with [28] leaves).
Type Specimen. A Specimen of Printing Types, by Fry & Steele, Letter-founders to the Prince of Wales, Type-Street, printed by T. Rickaby, 1794, 103 leaves including title and two advertisement leaves, all printed on rectos only, bound with: Specimen of Metal Cast Ornaments, curiously adjusted to paper, by Edmund Fry & Isaac Steel, T. Rickaby, 1794, 22 leaves including title and advert leaf, printed on rectos only, uncut, original boards with marbled sides, printed paper spine label, remains of ownership paper label of Jane Hassell with typographical ornaments to upper cover, rubbed, joints weak, some edge wear, tall 8vo (26 x 16.5 cm) (Qty: 1) 1) Bigmore & Wyman I, p. 242 (both items). Mosley 118 locates 5 copies varying from 102 to 108 leaves and the Cambridge copy of '84 leaves with the stubs of 17 leaves' which (like this copy) was bound up with the Specimen of Ornaments. This scarce specimen incorporates a large range of book and display fonts, Greeks, Hebrews, and 17 other exotics, etc. 2) Mosley 119 locates 12 copies varying from 19 to 28 leaves. In this variant issue ornament 85 is the Foundry device with 'FAC' inside an arch of leaves (ESTC N55661 with [28] leaves).
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