Maybe Too Easy For You Guys, Print Book Font

[jvr]

Hi,

 

I was browsing some books in my hometown library and for some reason I really liked the look of this text. I'm sure it's something super common and easy to identify but I want to be sure I have the exact font. I wish I had noted the title of the book (it was sorta old and falling apart) but I did snap a photo of a page. The 'e' in the title is different than the 'e' throughout the text.

[Kevin Thompson]

The body copy appears to be some version of Century, perhaps Century Expanded (if the book was published after 1894).

The headline typeface looks familiar, but haven’t been able to ID yet....

[Kevin Thompson]

And the title of the book is Jersey City : a study of its beginning, its growth, and its destiny, published in 1927.

[jvr]

Thanks so much! That is the name of the book, I kept googling 'Jersey City beginnings book' and some of the words of the text but not getting anything specific. I knew it was about New Jersey and probably about Jersey City history specifically. I thought I wouldn't be able to find it unless I had the author. Your font will help me tremendously to get as close to this as possible. If anyone figures out the title typeface let me know!

[jvr]

@Kevin Thompson I think I figure out what the font is for the headline...is it Nicolas Jenson Roman font? I specifically focused in on that e since its distinguishable. I found this that said it was inspired by his font: https://www.fontspring.com/fonts/adobe/adobe-jenson-pro?utm_source=fontsquirrel.com&utm_medium=matcherator_link&utm_campaign=adobejensonpro

download at MyFonts

 

[George Thomas]

The body copy is Linotype De Vinne. Originally set in metal, it is virtually a perfect match for the Bitstream digital version which was originally done from the Linotype library in the old 18-unit system.

The title at the top is not Adobe Jenson or Nicolas Jenson. Note the lack of a spur on the right curve of the /e where it joins the diagonal and the unusual diagonal top stroke on the /k without a serif. I don't have all my metal books available right now to research it.