JCB Library's Americana

Muestra de los caractéres que tiene la imprenta que fué de don Manuel Antonio Valdés, impresor de Cámara de S.M. y de la lotería

Creator: Valdés, Manuel Antonio
Place: En México
Publisher: [s.n.]
Date: Año de 1814
Notes: A demonstration of a printing house's capabilities, including fully typeset sample pages, different typefaces, and decorative borders. Valdés was at the time the official printer for the Cámara and the lottery

Title printed within ornamental woodcut border
Local notes: John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary marbled wrappers. Housed in modern 1/4 calf slipcase

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Divestiture Fund

John Carter Brown library copy has leaves [2-21] numbered 1-21 in manuscript

JCB Call Number: B814 .M948d
Format: Not fiction Contains Illustrations Printed Book
Subject: Type and type-founding, Mexico, Specimens, 19th century Printing, Mexico, Specimens, 19th century Imprint 1814
Normalized Place of Publication: Mexico Mexico City

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