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A specimen of the several sorts of letter given to the University by Dr. John Fell, Oxford, 1693: the first English type specimen book, reproduced in collotype facsimile from the most perfect copy known, with an introduction, census and handlist.
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London : New York : James Tregaskis & Son ; distributed in America by Random House, 1928.
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16 pages, 27 l. : facsim. ; 23 cm.
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Sacramento Room
SPE 090 O982 1928s BAC VAU
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General Note
"A list of type specimen books and sheets issued also by the Oxford University Press": p. 14-15.
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"Census of copies": p. [9]-13.
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Authorities: p. 16.
General Note
Accompanied by letters (clippings, etc.) in Ephemera file.
General Note
"The text has been printed at the University Press Oxford and the collotypes by Donald Macbeth. The whole has been made and bound by the Westminster Press. Two hundred and fifty copies have been printed, of which one hundred and twenty-five are for American distribution. This is number 40."-- Verso of t.p.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Tregaskis, J. (1928). A specimen of the several sorts of letter given to the University by Dr. John Fell, Oxford, 1693: the first English type specimen book, reproduced in collotype facsimile from the most perfect copy known, with an introduction, census and handlist. London : New York, James Tregaskis & Son ; distributed in America by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Tregaskis, James, bookseller, London. 1850-1926. 1928. A Specimen of the Several Sorts of Letter Given to the University By Dr. John Fell, Oxford, 1693: The First English Type Specimen Book, Reproduced in Collotype Facsimile From the Most Perfect Copy Known, With an Introduction, Census and Handlist. London : New York, James Tregaskis & Son ; distributed in America by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Tregaskis, James, bookseller, London. 1850-1926, A Specimen of the Several Sorts of Letter Given to the University By Dr. John Fell, Oxford, 1693: The First English Type Specimen Book, Reproduced in Collotype Facsimile From the Most Perfect Copy Known, With an Introduction, Census and Handlist. London : New York, James Tregaskis & Son ; distributed in America by Random House, 1928.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Tregaskis, James. A Specimen of the Several Sorts of Letter Given to the University By Dr. John Fell, Oxford, 1693: The First English Type Specimen Book, Reproduced in Collotype Facsimile From the Most Perfect Copy Known, With an Introduction, Census and Handlist. London : New York, James Tregaskis & Son ; distributed in America by Random House, 1928.

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