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John Foster

Accidental Mysteries, 12.16.12

This week a shout goes out to the fabulous website King George, for this week's images of ornate typography of the 19^th century. The website showcases hundreds of extraordinary vintage and contemporary typographic examples — something you typophiles will most certainly want to bookmark.

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Thanks for the new resource. Here is another...
http://www.sheaff-ephemera.com/

12.17.12 at 10:32

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