ed to reading, 63, 64.
Eliot, Charles William, his Latin signature, 102, 103.
Elzevirs, compared with Aldines, 23,
with Blue and Gold editions, 25;
described, 21-23.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, his life and works, 75, 76;
importance of his works, 112;
John Beattie Crozier on, 112;
quoted, 144.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, in its two sizes of type, 135.
English, alphabets, 117, 118;
book publication in 1913, 105;
books, criticised, 38-43;
literature as affected by reformed spelling, 149;
poets, Hazlitt's Lectures on, 141, 142;
romancers, of the 18th century, 143;
spelling, 145-151.
Engravings, _see_ Illustrations.
Erasmus, Desiderius, letter to Christian of Lubeck, quoted, 166.
Errata, 152-161;
lists of, 159, 160.
Errors of the press, 152-161.
Essays, in a favorite book size, 24.
Esthetics, beauty in typography, 136-138;
"The book beautiful," 49-62;
the book subject to the laws of, 115;
harmony between beauty and use in type design, 132;
in choice of type, 127, 131;
involves sacrifice of utility, 116;
its demands must be met in a favorite book, 24,
met by the Little Classic editions, 26;
of the book, 3, 9;
printer's duty, to, 18;
relation of thickness and thinness to, 23, 24;
sacrificed to legibility, 117.
Etymology in spelling, 148.
Eumenes II, originates parchment, 83, 84.
Euripides, as characterized by Mrs. Browning, 68.
Everyman's Library, in a favorite book size, 24.
Eves, binders, their work, 100.
"Exceptions to the rule of legibility," 134-138, 130, 131.
Expression in typography, 9-13, 137, 138.
Eyes, _see_ Sight.
F, the letter, origin and derivatives, 81.
Fairy Queen, _see_ Spenser, Edmund.
"Favorite book sizes," 19-27.
Favorite literature, in appropriate typography, 137.
Fielding, Henry, a favorite edition of, 24;
on reading him, 143;
an unattractive edition of, 12.
Fields, Annie Adams, her "Beacon Biography" of Hawthorne, 75.
Finishing, _see_ Binding.
Fitness, between illustrations and type, 6;
in book design, 9-13;
in typography, 137, 138.
Fitzgerald, Edward, at Cambridge University, 139.
Forethought, "A secret of personal power," 162-167.
Forewilling, "A secret of personal power," 162-167.
Format, _see_ Size.
Forwarding, _see_ Binding.
Franklin, Benjamin, quoted, 35, 123.
French, alphabet, 147;
book publication in 1913, 105;
type, faults of, 117, 120, 128.
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