Walker Brothers (Printers' engineers, London) - Specimen Book of Printing Types

Specimen Book of Printing Types, Brass Rules, Borders, Ornaments, &c., and epitome list of printers' sundries. 8vo, 22cm, viii pages, 288 leaves, 4 unnumbered leaves, type specimens, London: Walker Brothers, (c.1900).

Title-page and some type specimens printed in colours. Price list for Usher & Co. on four unnumbered leaves at the rear. Type specimens include: Alfereta, Atlanta, Baltimore, Bijou, Columnus, Cyprian, De Vinne, Eastlake, Fairlight, Grolier Script, Holbein, Iroquois, Jefferson, Karnac, Laayette, Mikado, Morris Old Style, Norman, Oxonian, Pencraft, Queen Anne, Rococo, Sentry, St Bride Old style, Tendril, Tudor, Venetian, Victoria, Washington, Webster. Ornaments and borders attractively printed in colours. Grained red cloth, decorated and titled inblack, spine rather faded. Book label of W. Scotcher, Licensed Valuer to the Printing & Stationery Trade. Scarce, A very good copy.

A very American type specimen book. Walker Brothers were agents for the Crescent Type Foundry (Chicago) and American Type Founders.