Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Type: A Primer of Information About the Mechanical Features of Printing Types" (Their Sizes, Font Schemes, &c. with a Brief Description of Their Manufacture) by A. A. Stewart. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

This is a modern reprint of the circa 1891 copy of Stephenson Blake & Co, Sheffield, Printing Types. The book contains two catalogues and price lists bound into one trade catalogue.machinery & printers joinery contains details of their printing machines, ancillary equipment and type racks plus other printers furnitureType specimens, borders and ornaments provided the printers of the time with a comprehensive list of type faces, borders and ornaments available from the Sheffield foundry. It is now a great resource for historians and graphic designers alike.It has been scanned, edited, and published by the online type library.

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