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    WojiKS BY CHAS. T. JACOBIPRINTING. A Practical Treatise on the Art of Typo-graphy as applied more particularly to the Printing of Books.With upwards of i8o Illustrations, and a Glossarial Index ofTechnical Terras and Phrases. Fourth Edition (revised).Small Post 8vo, cloth, price 75. 6rf.THE PRINTERS' HANDBOOK of Trade Recipes,

    Hints, and Suggestions relating to Letterpress and LithographicPrinting, P>ookbinding, Stationery, Process Work, etc. Withmany useful Tables and an Index. Third Edition, Revisedand Enlarged. Crown 8vo, cloth, price 5i. net.THE PRINTERS' VOCABULARY. A Collectionof some 2,500 Technical Terms, Phrases, Abbreviations, andother Expressions, mostly relating to Letterpress Printing.Useful book for Authors and Publishers. Crown 8vo, cloth,price 3J. dd.

    ON THE MAKING AND ISSUING OF BOOKS.Fcap. 8vo, price ns. td. net. \Out ofprint,THE PRINTING OF MODERN BOOKS. A Paperread before the Bibliographical Society. Pot 8vo, sewed.

    (Reprinted/or presentation.SOME NOTES ON BOOKS AND PRINTING.A Giiide for .Authors, Publishers, and Others. This work is anamplification of On the Making and Issuing of Books. Demy8vo, blue vellum, cloth boards, lettered in white. Third (newand enlarged) Edition. Price 6.r. net.

    GESTA TYPOGRAPHKTA ; or, A Medley for Printersand Others. Fcap. 8vo, rubricated throughout, price y. 6df.net.A FEW SUGGESTIONS OF PLAIN LETTERINGSFOR ARTISTS AND OTHERS. Some type models ofcapital letters adapted for designers, etc. Second Edition.Imperial i6mo, sewed, price \s. net.

    N.B. These volumes ^ where in prints are suppliedpostfree on receipt ofpostal order by the Author at the ChiswickPress, 20, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London, E. C.

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    A FEW SUGGESTIONSOF PLAIN LETTERINGSFOR ARTISTS AND

    OTHERS

    LONDON: PRINTED AT THE CHISWICK PRESSTOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE. MCMVIII

    SECOND EDITION. ONE SHILLING NET

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    NOTE TO SECOND EDITIONTHE first edition of this little book has longbeen out of print, and as there have beenmany inquiries for it from time to time I am re-issuing it, with a few alterations and additions,in the hope that it may still be found useful, notonly to Artists, but to all those Craftsmen whohave to deal with lettering in some form.

    CHAS. T. JACOBIChiswick Press

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    IX. SANS SERIF. Messrs. Stephenson, Blake and Co.These letters being without serifs appear somewhat unfinished,and, although much used, are only given here as showing the moreelementary form of the letters.

    X. CHELTENHAM. Messrs. Caslon and Co.A new design based, as far as the capitals are concerned, somewhaton the Old French (Ex. I).

    XI. ORIGINAL OLD FACE. Messrs. Caslon and Co.This is a repetition of Ex. Ill, but in a somewhat smaller sizeand with the fine reman lower-case letters added to it.

    XII. OLD ITALIC. Messrs. Caslon and Co.This italic belongs to the series of old face type cut by WilliamCaslon (see Exs. Ill and XI).

    XIII. OLD BLACKLETTER. Messrs. Caslon and Co.The original fount of blackletter cut by William Caslon, and a fairlygood reproduction of the character used by Wynkyn de Worde.

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    THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARYBERKELEYReturn to desk from which borrowed.This book is DUE on the last date stamped below.

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