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This book was set in a digital version of Monotype Walbaum. The original typeface was created by Justus Erich Walbaum (1768-1839) in 1810. Before becoming a punch cutter with his own type foundries in Goslar and Weimar, he was apprenticed to a confectioner, where he is said to have taught himself engraving, making his own cookie molds using tools made from sword blades. Continue reading →