For this impressive collection? typographer and print historian Dan X. Solo has selected 100 fonts? many of which are reminiscent of the old-fashioned print styles found on turn-of-the-century posters and broadsides. Alphabets such as the attention-getting Carnival? Frolic? and Houdini fondly recall that era. Others are attractions themselves? including the foreign-looking Armenian and Tokyo; the eerie Monster Outline and Raindrops; and the glamorous Diamond Inlay? Startime? and Golden Era. Additional alphabets include: Balderdash; Big Cat; Eureka; Cheapjack; Dodge City; Earthquake; National Gothic; Ringmaster; Toscana; Wood Relief; and 80 other high-impact typefaces. Each font contains a complete upper-case alphabet; many include numerals? lower-case alphabets? punctuation marks? and symbols or vignettes. Available in a variety of sizes? the faces come in assorted shapes -- mostly tall? fat? and bold -- but always eye-catching and affordable.Paperback | 108 pages208 x 274 x 10mm | 340.19g33133Dover Publications Inc.New York? United StatesEnglish