Delittle, Robert D.

Delittle's Wood Type Specimens, Book No. 27

York, England: Robert D. Delittle, 1962. Hardcover. 17.25" x 10.75" Very Good / No Jacket. Item #014831

May 1962, "All previous lists withdrawn." New black cloth binding, burgundy leather spine label. New endpapers. Orig. front wrapper bound in. Unnumbered leaves, [119 ff.]. Extensive paper repairs. Scarce. "In 1888, Robert [Duncan] DeLittle set up his woodletter factory in York, and became the largest and most innovative manufacturer of wood type in this country. His market was primarily large sizes of poster types, used in the theatre, the countryside and politics." - The Type Archive.

Price (CAD): $950.00