Die Hauptprobe D. Stempel Type Specimen

£3,250.00

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Die Hauptprobe der Schriftgiesserei und Messinglinienfabrik D. Stempel Akt.-Ges. Frankfurt, Leipzig und Budapest

D. Stempel, Frankfurt am Mein, c. 1924 

One of the biggest and heaviest type specimens / font catalogues ever issued! Over 1000 pages. 

17 internal titles printed on yellow cardboard.

Publisher’s half vellum with black title on spine and trademark on front cover. Extremities are slightly worn. Spine with a some spotting.

Tear on the first free endpaper and some water-damage marks on the top of the front pages as shown (see images).

Binding solid and book in overall very good condition as shown in the images.

Extensive sample book, contains various fonts as well as advertising decorations, vignettes, borders, coats of arms and emblems, foreign fonts (Hebrew, Ethiopian, Greek, Arabic etc).

Please not that any customs fees/tariffs etc are the buyer’s responsibility.

Offered for sale as is. 

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Die Hauptprobe der Schriftgiesserei und Messinglinienfabrik D. Stempel Akt.-Ges. Frankfurt, Leipzig und Budapest

D. Stempel, Frankfurt am Mein, c. 1924 

One of the biggest and heaviest type specimens / font catalogues ever issued! Over 1000 pages. 

17 internal titles printed on yellow cardboard.

Publisher’s half vellum with black title on spine and trademark on front cover. Extremities are slightly worn. Spine with a some spotting.

Tear on the first free endpaper and some water-damage marks on the top of the front pages as shown (see images).

Binding solid and book in overall very good condition as shown in the images.

Extensive sample book, contains various fonts as well as advertising decorations, vignettes, borders, coats of arms and emblems, foreign fonts (Hebrew, Ethiopian, Greek, Arabic etc).

Please not that any customs fees/tariffs etc are the buyer’s responsibility.

Offered for sale as is.