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One autograph ms. letter from Johnston and 3 from Morison (1 a photocopy of an autograph ms. letter)

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Correspondence is between Morison and Edward N. Parker concerning his inventory of the papers, including a copy of the inventory dated Oct. 1955; and John Dreyfus.

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Doodles on the back of two pages of music with lyrics beginning 'Golden slumbers kiss your eye. Smiles awake you'.

Scope and Contents Edward Johnston designed four types for the Cranach Press of Count Harry Kessler: 1. 2-line Brevier italic lower case (1912-1913) 2. 8-, 10- and 12-point blackletter (1912-1930) 3. 16-point Greek (1929-1930, abortive) 4. 2-line Brevier italic capitals (1930-1931). This collection contains papers arising from all four of these projects, as well as from some earlier design work by Johnston for Kessler starting in 1904. These papers also cover Stanley Morison's purchase of the punches for...

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Autograph ms. letter dated 17 Aug. 1908 (stat), and original autograph ms. letter dated 14 May 1912; with a tear-sheet from a bookseller's catalogue describing the 1912 letter.

Scope and Contents Mostly research notes covering subjects on which John Dreyfus worked during a long period or for more than one publication. These are as follows: Box 51 = William Morris Boxes 52-53 (and loose volume) = T. J. Cobden-Sanderson Boxes 54-55 = Emery Walker Box 56 = Edward Johnston, Harry Kessler, and the Cranach Press Box 57 = Edward Johnston Box 58 = Eric Gill Boxes 59-60 = Jan Van Krimpen Box 61 = Gerard Meynell and the Westminster Press Box 62 = Robbert Gibbings and the Golden Cockerell...

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ca. 60 pieces. They include photographs of Gill's portraits of Canon John Gray, Count Harry Kessler, Judith Tegetmeier, and Michael Hague, an alphabet cut in stone in 1932, a memorial plaque to Thomas Barnes, and Gill's façade for Douglas Cleverdon's bookshop. Also included are photographs of an apprenticeship document written out by Edward Johnston. Some photographs are keyed on the versos to the notebook in item 42 in this series, and marked for cropping and reproduction.

Scope and Contents 'The ideal book or book beautiful: a tract on caligraphy, printing, and illustration', a copy by Edward Johnston commissioned by the author. On the flyleaf is the signaure of Cobden-Sanderson and the inscription 'To Greta Johnston. In memory of a friendship. A. C-S. July 1924'. There are sixteen lines of verse by Johnston at the end of the volume. The book is accompanied by a letter from Miss Bridget Johnston to Geoffrey Keynes, 11 January 1946, and another from 'John' to Keynes, 16 October...

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Copies of 'The shepherd' and 'The echoing green' by Edward Johnston.