Originally posted by DS23
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When I was at school, the year above me had it as a set text for Eng. Lit. O Level.
Copies were everywhere, the cover having an orange background with the title, author attribution and so forth set in Caslon Antique, I think.
The same font, I believe I'm correct in saying, that the BBC used for the titles and credits of their dramatisation of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Dennis Potter a couple of years later.
Caslon has always been one of my favourite serif fonts, right since my letterpress days (letterpress as in hot metal). It's the font used for Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons books in their original printing, and indeed to this day in the hardback editions.
Funny, the connections one can make...
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