PIERRES, Philippe-Denis
Typeface model of the Augustin-Martin Lottin printing house
Paris, 1761
THE IMPORTANCE OF TYPOGRAPHY IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
ORIGINAL EDITION In-18 (125 x 75 mm). Woodcut headbands and endpapers
COLLATION: 36 pp.
BINDING OF THE PERIOD. Red morocco, gilt decoration, triple fillet with fleurons at the corners, long spine with vertical titling, gilt edges
PROVENANCE: bookplate "LM" with the motto Fais bien ce que tu fais" (Do well what you do)
RARITY: according to viaLibri, the BnF has two copies of this work, under the call numbers v. 45271 and Rés. p. Q. 26645271. No copies found in the United States
Old restorations to the binding
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Pierre Casselle, Revolution in Print: The Press in France, 1775-1800, 1989, p. 99-106
