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Print samples: Sample of printed matter in the Alpha typeface published by the Flinsch foundry, Frankfurt am Main, designed by M. Kaláb. — Ball invitation, 3-colour, from the practice of Alois Chvála, printed by the Dělnická knihtiskárna. — Dance programme, 3-colour, after the design of Fr. Císař, printed by the Dělnická knihtiskárna. — Ball invitation, 2-colour, after the design of Al. Rieger, printed by the Dělnická knihtiskárna. — Masquerade wine invitation, 2-colour, from the practice of Al. Chvála, printed by the Dělnická knihtiskárna. — Woodcut (original) from the cycle Žena by Fr. Kobliha, academic painter, printed by the Dělnická knihtiskárna. — Letterhead, 1-colour, from the practice of Al. Chvála, printed by the Workers’ Printing House, Prague.
Text: Hubert Khel: Typesetting Machines. — Heinrich Hofmeister: The Daily Typesetter. — W. G. Eichhorn (Victoria): The Invention of Book Printing in China. — Miscellany.
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