‘A Specimen of Fine Letterpress Printing’ booklet – Wil Hudson, 1965

The front of this piece shows Hudson’s skill in design and typesetting, as well as his remarkable use of fleurons (ornaments). He was also fond of using rather archaic English which by the 1960s certainly puzzled, and often confused, a number of people.

This spread shows the typefaces he had when starting out. All were hard-metal foundry types purchased from American Type Founders (ATF). Although Hudson added other typefaces to his modest library, he rarely strayed from using Goudy Oldstyle for text.

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Artifact

Date

1965

Title

This is a Specimen of Fine Letterpress Printing

Description

Booklet

Two-colour, 4 pp. glued

6.5 × 10 inches

Publication

Publisher

Client

Grouse Mountain Bookshop & Press

Credits

Agency:

Studio:

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Art_Director:

Design:

Typography: Wil Hudson

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Art:

Author:

Writing:

Printing: Wil Hudson

Biography:

Principal Typefaces

Text: News Gothic, various

Cover: Goudy Oldstyle (ATF hand-set foundry type)

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Goudy Oldstyle News Gothic

Region

British Columbia

Language

English

Holding

Copyright Status

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