The Penguin Book of Limericks

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Compiled and edited by E.O. Parrott. With illustrations by Robin Jacques. As seen on Alexis Orloff's Flickr stream.

The cover designer made use of playful letterforms that go back to a script typeface designed byTreasury.

The digital Treasury font system comes with various styles that can be layered for a chromatic effect. Looking at the shading details suggests that the letters on the 1983 book cover were modeled after a cut somewhere between the two that became Treasury Gold (top) and Treasury Platinum (bottom) in Canada Type's version.

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