Letter from The Garden City Press to The Hogarth Press (with specimen pages) 18/09/1939

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[[MS 2750/568/1]]

 

[pre-printed letterhead] THE GARDEN CITY PRESS LTD LETTERPRESS PRINTERS BOOKBINDERS STATIONERS LETCHWORTH : HERTS

 

Estimate No. LS/VB 
Please state when ordering Ho/25357 
Terms: Monthly 5%

 

 

 

The Hogarth Press, 
37 Mecklenburgh Square, 
LONDON, W.C. 1.

 

18th September 1939

 

We have the pleasure of submitting the following specification and price for your approval. Your further instructions will receive our immediate attention.

 

"REVIEWING" 6d. pamphlet series, size Crown 8vo [octavo]., to make 32 pp. inclusive of 4 pp. Prelim[inarie]s. Composing 11/12 pt. Baskerville 18 x 29 1/2 ems[?] overall as our specimen page herewith :-

 

Per 32pp                                £ 5. 6. 6.

Imposing for machine          - 15. 9.

 

Yours faithfully, | THE GARDEN CITY PRESS LTD.| H. C. Coaten [signature]

 

 

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[page 2 contains a list of printer terms and conditions]

 

 

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[page three is a specimen page attached to letter containing estimate]

 

[*1 word illeg. ahead. [ illeg]*]

[*Mr Spence*]

 

REVIEWING

Set in Baskerville, Mono Series 169.

11 on 12 point.

Measure, 18 ems[?] pica.

Depth of page, 28 lines text.

 

Specimen No. 6557 submitted on September 19th, 1939, to THE HOGARTH PRESS.

 

The Garden City Press Ltd., Letchworth.

 

 

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[ contains a specimen page: a two-page spread (pages 4 and 5 of Reviewing)]

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Letter from The Garden City Press to The Hogarth Press (with specimen pages) 18/09/1939

Library:

University of Reading, Special Collections

Archival Folder:

The Garden City press submit an estimate for reviewing, the pamphlet at 32 pages
It includes specimen pages.

 

Typescript letter signed [unidentified individual]