Tenth Letter of the Alphabet

Monday, June 22, 2026

Wood 2
Morgan Press, (some booksellers have circa 1970)
The first Wood catalog, circa 1964, was 112 pages plus covers. Wood 2 had 156

pages plus covers. Both catalogs had the same typefaces and designs from pages

3 to 111. Below are selected pages.

Further Reading
Fine Print on Type: The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography (1988)

(Next post on Monday: A Few Details About John Alcorn, Illustrator and Designer)

Art Direction, October 1964

Catalog design by John Alcorn
The Headliners International, 1968
64 pages of typefaces displayed in black-and-white with several pages in color.

Further Reading
Fine Print on Type: The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography (1988)

(Next post on Monday: Wood 2)

Morgan Press
120 High Point Road
Scarsdale, New York
SCarsdale 3-3180
No date or design credit but it looks like John Alcorn’s handiwork.

The envelope included a double-sided poster in poor condition. The

brittle and toned paper had cracked and separated in several places.

Further Reading
Fine Print on Type: The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography (1988)