Mergenthaler Linotype’s version of the Old Style typeface originally cut by Alexander Phemister for Miller & Richard and first shown in a specimen in 1860. “The adapted Intertype versions of [Phemister’s] design was called Bookface, and the Linotype (London) version is Bookprint. The Mergenthaler Linotype versions are Old Style No. 1 and No. 3. [The accompanying samples show No. 1 and No. 2 [sic!], both in regular (with small caps) and italic styles. The latter is slightly heavier and exhibits several differences in some details, most notably in ‘Q’, ‘f’, ‘g’] […]

By a change of seven capitals and small capitals, Old Style No. 1 may be converted to Ronaldson (the characters are C, E, F, G, L, S, T).” [JBJ] “Old Style No. 1 dates to 1900 and the design came from ATF.” — Frank Roma in conversation with C. Vargas. “Although adapted from a face offered by the MS&J foundry, predecessors of ATF, it was duplicated by ATF as Oldstyle No. 583 […].” [McGrew 1993] Shown in A Digest of Linotype Faces, 1935.

Digitally revived by Cristian Vargas in 2015 during his studies at KABK (unreleased).