Here’s another of Anton Romatka’s curious publications. This one is A History of Versification, 16 pages of a meticulously lettered, rather eccentrically written, history of poetry. I’ll give you the front cover, first page, and back cover, the last of these an ad for Romatka’s other publications. The “Merit” at the top of the cover is a bit of a puzzle; I suspect he used a border meant for a school prize, bought from a stationery store. His densely lettered pages were printed at 8 1/2 by 11 inches; please click to enlarge them.

(Posted by Doug Skinner)