![REYNELL, Henry (fl. 1785-1811). A Specimen of the Printing Types, Flowers, Borders, Wood Cuts, etc. used by .... [London]: 1798. 8° (203 x 115mm). 45pp. with type specimens and woodcut illustrations throughout. 2 folding plates, one letterpress, one woodcut, at end. (Woodcut plate laid down and with 130mm. tear affecting image.) Modern calf-backed mottled boards.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_09702_0193_000(reynell_henry_a_specimen_of_the_printing_types_flowers_borders_wood_cu065633).jpg?w=1)
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REYNELL, Henry (fl. 1785-1811). A Specimen of the Printing Types, Flowers, Borders, Wood Cuts, etc. used by .... [London]: 1798. 8° (203 x 115mm). 45pp. with type specimens and woodcut illustrations throughout. 2 folding plates, one letterpress, one woodcut, at end. (Woodcut plate laid down and with 130mm. tear affecting image.) Modern calf-backed mottled boards.
UNRECORDED IN ESTC. A rare specimen book showing a London printer's selection of typefaces and decorations at the close of the 18th-century. In his Will of 1811, Reynell remembered his servants and left 'to John Jenkins my late compositor a ring or the value of it.' His son, Carew Henry Reynell, who carried on the business, became the printer of John Hunt's Examiner.
UNRECORDED IN ESTC. A rare specimen book showing a London printer's selection of typefaces and decorations at the close of the 18th-century. In his Will of 1811, Reynell remembered his servants and left 'to John Jenkins my late compositor a ring or the value of it.' His son, Carew Henry Reynell, who carried on the business, became the printer of John Hunt's Examiner.