William Bulmer and the Shakspeare Press

"An English printer and typographer, William Bulmer produced in his establishment, the Shakspeare Press, a number of fine examples of engraving and printing. So beautiful were his publications that they earned the enthusiastic admiration of even King George III. In this commemorative volume, issued in celebration of the 200th anniversary of William Bulmer's birth, Laurance Siegfried, himself a widely known figure in contemporary typography, evaluates the contributions of Bulmer and his associate, William Martin, to type design"--Book jacket.