Collection: Type Specimens

This amazing selection of hard-to-find vintage brochures, booklets and promotional material represents many of the world's leading type foundries and type designers.

Le Polyphème et le Cyclopéen type specimen leaflet | Deberny et Peignot, undated

Le Polyphème et le Cyclopéen type specimen leaflet | Deberny et Peignot, undated

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Type specimen folder – Società Nebiolo, Torino | Designed by Aldo Novarese

Type specimen folder – Società Nebiolo, Torino | Designed by Aldo Novarese

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D'Arabesques - type specimen sheet | Fonderie Typographique Française, 1953? design by Crous-Vidal

D'Arabesques - type specimen sheet | Fonderie Typographique Française, 1953? design by Crous-Vidal

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Apollo & Albertina Monophoto type specimen Monotype Corporation Adrian Frutiger

Apollo & Albertina Monophoto type specimen Monotype Corporation Adrian Frutiger

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Forte: a new Monotype Script Face Designed by Carl Reissberger | Type specimen

Forte: a new Monotype Script Face Designed by Carl Reissberger | Type specimen

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Go Modern | Type specimen leaflet for Stephenson Blake modern typefaces | 1960s

Go Modern | Type specimen leaflet for Stephenson Blake modern typefaces | 1960s

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LUX – Zur Schönen [Jacob] Erbar-Grotesk | Type specimen | Ludwig & Mayer 1930s?

LUX – Zur Schönen [Jacob] Erbar-Grotesk | Type specimen | Ludwig & Mayer 1930s?

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Type specimen Fonderie Typographique Français ‘PARIS’ typeface 1953 designed by Crous Vidal

Type specimen Fonderie Typographique Français ‘PARIS’ typeface 1953 designed by Crous Vidal

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Stephenson Blake. Specimens of Printing Types, 1950

Stephenson Blake. Specimens of Printing Types, 1950

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Klingspor Type Faces | Duo type specimen leaflet | Soldans Ltd, 1954 | Alfred Finsterer

Klingspor Type Faces | Duo type specimen leaflet | Soldans Ltd, 1954 | Alfred Finsterer

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Types of Tomorrow | Small fold-out Intertype Corporation type specimen booklet

Types of Tomorrow | Small fold-out Intertype Corporation type specimen booklet

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Paris - type specimen sheet | Fonderie Typographique Française | Crous-Vidal, 1954

Paris - type specimen sheet | Fonderie Typographique Française | Crous-Vidal, 1954

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Type specimen Tempo Black Condensed | Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago, undated

Type specimen Tempo Black Condensed | Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago, undated

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3 Scriptes: Choc, Mistral, Diane | Fonderie Olive type specimen brochure | Maquettes de Roger Excoffon

3 Scriptes: Choc, Mistral, Diane | Fonderie Olive type specimen brochure | Maquettes de Roger Excoffon

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Chancery Printing and Stationery Co. | List of typefaces | Type specimen booklet undated presumed to be 1950/60s

Chancery Printing and Stationery Co. | List of typefaces | Type specimen booklet undated presumed to be 1950/60s

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Lanston Monotype Machine Company, Philadelphia | Perpetua type specimen sheet | Eric Gill | Monotype Corporation, 1946

Lanston Monotype Machine Company, Philadelphia | Perpetua type specimen sheet | Eric Gill | Monotype Corporation, 1946

Regular price £255.00 GBP

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Sphinx | Type specimen fold-out poster | Deberny et Peignot c.1931 | Alfred Latour

Sphinx | Type specimen fold-out poster | Deberny et Peignot c.1931 | Alfred Latour

Regular price £185.00 GBP

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Polka type specimen leaflet | n.v. Lettergieterij, Amsterdam, undated 1950s?

Polka type specimen leaflet | n.v. Lettergieterij, Amsterdam, undated 1950s?

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Intertype Corporation: Ideal News Face | Type specimen brochure, 1930s?

Intertype Corporation: Ideal News Face | Type specimen brochure, 1930s?

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El Caligrafo Moderno | Garnier Hermanos Editores, Paris, 1896

El Caligrafo Moderno | Garnier Hermanos Editores, Paris, 1896

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How and Why Type Faces Differ | Monotype Corporation fold-out poster undated

How and Why Type Faces Differ | Monotype Corporation fold-out poster undated

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Some Type Personalities | Type specimen brochure, Intertype Limited Slough, 1962

Some Type Personalities | Type specimen brochure, Intertype Limited Slough, 1962

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Type specimen booklet for the Fonderie Typographique Français ‘RAMSES’ typeface, undated

Type specimen booklet for the Fonderie Typographique Français ‘RAMSES’ typeface, undated

Regular price £195.00 GBP

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Monotype Flower Decorations type specimen booklet | Lanston Monotype, 1924

Monotype Flower Decorations type specimen booklet | Lanston Monotype, 1924

Regular price £75.00 GBP

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