A Leaf from John Johnson's Typographia.
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- SIGNED Hardcover
- Pasadena: The Zamorano Club, 1982
Pasadena: The Zamorano Club, 1982 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of 200 copies printed for members of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs on the occasion of their joint meeting in Los Angeles, October, 1982. Presented as a keepsake by Carey S. Bliss, Susan Denne, and George Kinney. The original leaf is from John Johnson's Typographia; or the Printer's Instructor..., published in London, 1824, from the issue printed in 16mo size. Johnson's Typographia is considered of the most famous of the early English printers' manuals. [4], 6, [2]pp. Title page printed in black & reddish-brown. Original leaf tipped-in after half title. Blue wrappers, printed paper cover label. A fine copy..