The House of Enschede 1703-1953

Hardcover. Red boards speckled with gold; title and spine paper labels. Consists of three parts: 1. Seven Generations of Printers and Typefounders; 2. A Short History of the Firm by Harry Carter; 3. A Six-Century Anthology of Types. lxi + 147 pp. Part one is illustrated with portraits and folding genealogical chart, with biographical sketches by hand unknown; part two is text by Harry Carter; part three is illustrated with specimen pages and type specimens from the 15th-20th centuries. Spine edges worn and head of spine bumped; top board partially detached; extremities rubbed; interior otherwise a nice tight and bright VG or better.