Dwiggins, W. A. Caledonia: A New Printing Type Designed for Mergenthaler Linotype Company by W.A. Dwiggins. Brooklyn: Mergenthaler Linotype Co. 1939. Typography and designs by Dwiggins. Three copies have pink wrapper and one bound in blue paper over boards (fifth copy is missing?). "Interesting text," as noted by Agner. Introduces Dwiggins Linotype Caledonia type, perhaps his best known, still widely used today. Includes a note by Dwiggins on the development of the type and a letter by Dr. Hermann Puterschein (Dwiggins pseudonym) on the designer. -- Agner No. 39.02, 1939
Item — item: CPSPE SPCSK Z232.D975 WAD 39.02
Dates
- 1939
Physical Description
5 copies
Use and Access to Collection
This collection is open for research.
Physical Description
5 copies
Library Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives
Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
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University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212
askhornbake@umd.edu