THE text of this book was set on the Linotype in a face
called Eldorado, so named by its designer, WILLIAM
ADDISON DWIGGINS, as an echo of Spanish adventures
in the Western World. The series of experiments that
culminated in this type-face began in 1942; the designer
was trying a page more "brunette" than the usual book
type. "One wanted a face that should be sturdy, and yet
not too mechanical. . . . Another desideratum was that
the face should be narrowish, compact, and close fitted,
for reasons of economy of materials." The specimen that
started Dwiggins on his way was a type design used by
the Spanish printer A. de Sancha at Madrid about 1774.
Eldorado, however, is in no direct way a copy of that
letter, though it does reflect the Madrid specimen in the
anatomy of its arches, curves, and junctions. Of special
interest in the lower-case letters are the stresses of color in
the blunt, sturdy serifs, subtly counterbalanced by the
emphatic weight of some of the terminal curves and
finials. The roman capitals are relatively open, and
winged with liberal serifs and an occasional festive touch.

THE BOOK has been composed, printed, and bound by
THE PLIMPTON PRESS, Norwood, Massachusetts.
PAPER manufactured by P. H. GLATFELTER COM-
PANY, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. TYPOGRAPHY by
CHARLES FARRELL. BINDING design by GUY
FLEMING.