Author: (Binny & Ronaldson)
Title: A Specimen of Metal Ornaments Cast at the Letter Foundry of Binny & Ronaldson. [Facsimile]
Description: Philadelphia: Printed by Fry and Kammerer, 1809. 1809. Philadelphia: Printed by Fry and Kammerer, 1809. 1809. Very good. - Octavo, gray cloth backed plain gray boards titled in black on the spine. The covers are slightly soiled. 14 leaves plus endpapers, all wonderfully illustrated with depictions of ornaments. Includes 2 wonderful folding plates. Very good.

A facsimile of 600 copies of the first type- founder's specimen book to be issued. Published by Meriden Gravure. Very good .

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; ORNAMENTS; ORNAMENTATION; DECORATIONS; PRINTING; PRINTERS; PLATES; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; FOLDING PLATES; FRY AND KAMMERER; METAL ORNAMENTS; CASTINGS; CAST; FOUNDRY; BINNY & RONALDSON; SPECIMEN BOOK; ART OF THE BOOK; FACSIMILE. (B

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