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This is an opportunity to purchase a full family of Univers. The collection contains almost 500 lbs of type. The price is $1,000, fair and firm.
Univers, designed by the Swiss typographer Adrian Frutiger, is an outstanding example of post-war, European, sans serif design. Introduced in 1957, Univers came to the market, unlike its rival Helvetica, as a full family, being offered in a wide variety of weights, classified by a unique two-number system developed by Frutiger. To simplify the inventory below, I have added the traditional type description after each number as presented in a 1967 Mackensie & Harris catalogue. All the type for sale is new or only lightly used. It was purchased from either Stempel or M&H and is foundry type. Also, note that many 24 pt. fonts are listed as either Large or Small, as two sizes of characters were cast on 24 pt. bodies. All type is fonted, tied, and wrapped.
Univers 55 Medium
8 pt. 3.5 lbs.
10 pt. 5 lbs.
18 pt. 13 lbs.
24 pt. Large 20.5 lbs.
24 pt. Small 13.5 lbs.
30 pt. 12 lbs.
Univers 56 Medium Italic
14 pt. 10 lbs
18 pt. 14 lbs
24 pt. Small 14.5 lbs
24 pt. Large 13.5 lbs
30 pt. 17.5 lbs
Univers 57 Medium Condensed
10 pt. 6.5 lbs.
12 pt. 7 lbs.
14 pt. 4.5 lbs
18 pt. 5 lbs.
24 pt. Small 6 lbs
24 pt. Large 7 lbs.
30 pt. 8 lbs.
Univers 58 Medium Condensed Italic
14 pt. 3 lbs.
18 pt. 6 lbs.
24 pt. Small 11.5 lbs
30 pt. 10 lbs.
Univers 63 Bold Wide
10 pt. 2 lbs.
12 pt. 2 lbs.
14 pt. 7 lbs
18 pt. 9 lbs.
24 pt. Large 17 lbs.
24 pt. Small 16 lbs.
30 pt. 18.5 lbs.
Univers 65 Bold
18 pt. 11.5 lbs
24 pt. Small 24 lbs.
30 pt. 18 lbs.
36 pt. 25 lbs.
Univers 66 Bold Italic
14 pt. 6 lbs.
18 pt. 13 lbs.
24 pt. Large 10 lbs.
24 pt. Small 10 lbs.
30 pt. 16.5 lbs.
Univers 73 Extra Bold Wide
14 pt. 10 lbs.
18 pt. 16 lbs.
24 pt. Large 19 lbs.
24 pt. Small 18 lbs.
30 pt. 12.5 lbs
36 pt. 16.5 lbs
