Creator
Theodore Low De Vinne (1828–1914)
Title
Historic Printing Types
Coverage
New York
Publisher
The Grolier Club
Date
1886
Subject
Quarto
Description
Theodore Low De Vinne was a practicing printer who, from humble beginnings, rose to head one of the largest printing companies in New York. In addition to his very significant accomplishments as a printer, De Vinne was also a student of the craft.
In Historic Printing Types, based on a lecture delivered at the Grolier Club on January 25, 1885 (when the Club was less than a year old), De Vinne offers great insight into the evolution of printing types, from the invention of printing to his own time.
De Vinne was one of the nine founders of the Grolier Club, and he printed most of the Club’s early publications.
Relation
PROVENANCE: Given to the library of the Grolier Club by the author; one of two copies printed on vellum