A Miscellany of Type Compiled at Whittington
Manor Far, Andoversford, Gloucestershire: Whittington Press, 1990. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Item #9567
Folio. [4], iv, [4], 125, [2] pp., illus., facs. Limited edition, number 379 of 460 copies from the regular edition. The full edition was 530 copies. As issued, in cloth-backed, patterned paper over boards; 3 tipped in broadsides as issued; in publisher's slipcase. This copy with additional folded broadside specimen sheet: "This magnificent series of 96-point Caslon Swash Capitals. . ." laid in; subscription card as well as manuscript note on Whittington stationary card signed by Randall thanking the recipient of the book. A beautiful copy in trivially rubbed slipcase.
Randall employs 21 typefaces using between 3 and 10 sizes per face, to create this specimen book in which he presents the faces using published selections that are printed in incrementally smaller type. Faces include: Baskerville, Bodoni, Caslon, Centaur, Garamond, Perpetua, Times Roman, and more. Illustrations throughout by Gwenda Morgan, Eric Gill, Robert Gibbings, Edward Ardizzone, and others.
Price: $375.00