Herbick & Held Type Specimen Book belonging to Violet Symons, Pittsburgh, Pa. c1950s
- Pittsburgh: Herbick & Held Printing Co, 1950
Pittsburgh: Herbick & Held Printing Co, 1950. Stamped leather cover with personalization of "Violet Symons" on bottom right corner.
A large format top fold spiral book designed for page addition and subtraction. It includes a complete line of typographic stock for the company and is to be used by clients to judge appearance, compare fonts and assist n layouts. The introduction describes the Copy Fitting process and provides information on Proofreading. This is followed by tabbed sections with several pages of examples for eighteen (18) different type faces. Examples include Bookman, Century, Garamond, Karnak and Scotch Roman.
12 ½”x 9 ¼”.
A large format top fold spiral book designed for page addition and subtraction. It includes a complete line of typographic stock for the company and is to be used by clients to judge appearance, compare fonts and assist n layouts. The introduction describes the Copy Fitting process and provides information on Proofreading. This is followed by tabbed sections with several pages of examples for eighteen (18) different type faces. Examples include Bookman, Century, Garamond, Karnak and Scotch Roman.
12 ½”x 9 ¼”.