Author: Moring, Alexander.

Publisher: The De La More Press, London.

Format: Softcover octavo, cream wrappers with red and black letterpress, string bound, previous owner’s name and date “L.F. Fitzhardinge, 8th Oct. 1930” inscribed in ink on cover, 19pp, 22.6 x 14.4cm.

A beautiful sampler of “Caslon” style types and borders used by Alexander Moring’s De La More Press, at 3 & 4 Barrett Street, London.

“Caslon” is the name of a serif typeface developed by William Caslon I in London in the mid-17th century, which has seen many revivals thanks to it being favoured by small presses. Provenance: Laurence Fitzhardinge (Aust., 1908–1993), librarian & historian whose collection is held in NLA.

Light stains, creases and minor tear to wrapper right edge, foxing throughout.