The Numerology of Wood Type. Calyban's Wood Type Whimsy, Volume I.
Ogdensburg: Caliban Press, 2020. 8 1/2 x 11. 44 leaves (some foldouts) including the covers. Red spiral binding. Laid in is a 2-page Guide to the wood type specimens. Fine copy of a delightful book. Item #18537
Wood type numbers printed on an accumulation of "found, left over, and scrap papers" from all over the world-- everything from old ledger paper to fine handmade paper. in black, red, and silver inks. This is the first of a projected 3-volume record of the Caliban Press wood type collection of 75 fonts. Complete alphabets will be next, followed by "words, phrases, and declarations." One of 100 signed & numbered copies.
Price: $325.00
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