Broadsides

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The Art of  Printing

franklinartThis 7-3/4 x 9-3/4 inch broadside is printed two-colors on a handpress and hand set in Baskerville and Bulmer types. Franklin, the quintessential American patriot printer, lauds the power of the press. $9.50

 

Paine & Franklin On Liberty

libertyThis 8-1/2 x 11 inch broadside is printed three-colors on a handpress and hand set in Baskerville, Bulmer, and Caslon types. These two quotations vividly contrast the perspectives of two of our most revered founding fathers. $9.50

 

Erasmus

erasmusThis 8-1/2 x 11 inch broadside is printed three-colors on a handpress and hand set in Frederic Goudy’s Italian Old Style and Franciscan. Although thought by some to be apocryphal, this charming quotation sums up a love of books and has long been a favorite of bibliophiles. $9.50

 

What are my books?

mybooksThis 8-1/2 x 11 inch broadside is hand set in Cochin types and printed three colors on a hand press. This evocative tribute to the book compares the whole of life’s experiences to the treasures to be found in one’s own library. $9.50

 

Ars Artium

arsThis 8-1/2 x 11 inch broadside is hand set in Janson and Caslon types and printed three colors on a handpress. The wood cut is by Jobst Amman and accurately depicts a circa 1560 printing office. The quotation comes from an inscription on a house once occupied by Lourens Janszoon Coster, the first Dutch printer. $9.50