Type specimens, lot of eighteen
Early to mid-20th cent., Dutch, English and German. Incl.,a.o.,: (1) D. Stempel AG. Helvetica. Frankfurt am Main, ca. 1960. Embossed paper wrapper, sm. 4to. Fold. leaflet inside. Rare. Wr. sl. creased and foxed, else very good. -and 3 other specimens by D. Stempel AG. (2) Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. Gill Schreefloos. Haarlem, ca. 1935. Portfolio w. 10 fold. leaflets. Spine portfolio sl. dam., else splitting. -and 4 other specimens designed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen for Bodoni, Times Romein, Spartan, and Bavo. (3) Lettergieterij "Amsterdam". Egmont. Boek- en Fantasieletter voor het betere werk. Amst., ca. 1936. Des. by S.H. de Roos. Paper wrapper, 4to. W. 4 loose supplements. Good copy. -and 3 other specimens by Lettergieterij "Amsterdam" for Mercator (2 copies) and Erasme Grotius. -and 5 others.
(total 18)