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Ludlow Typefaces [Edition D, copy 1140]

A specimen book of typefaces supplied as matrix fonts for the Ludlow Typograph Machine, a non-composing linecaster. This is the hardcover specimen book, produced in four editions (the first was an edition without letter designation which I believe is from June 1930, then there was an edition B, then an as-yet-unattested edition C, and finally this, edition D). This hardcover specimen book is distinct from the more common softcover or comb-bound abridged specimen book published under the name "Some Ludlow Typefaces." Each copy of the hardcover "Ludlow Typefaces" was registered with a number; this is copy D-1140. It is missing (in the original copy scanned) the sheet with pp. 104-105; in this copy this sheet would have been pasted in between signatures (if indeed present). However, I have also checked registered copy D-2614 and found not only that it was missing these pages, but that in it pp. 103 and 106 are recto and verso of the same sheet. Friends have checked their copies for me, and discovered the same thing (in copies D-1726 and D-2423). So pp. 104-105 either never existed or were eliminated at some point during the print run. This book is undated, but must date from between 1

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