ns , ▁North wood , ▁M idd les ex , ▁he ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁notable ▁library , ▁which ▁he ▁printed ▁an ▁anth ology ▁of ; ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Mer gent hal er ▁Lin ot ype ▁Company ▁to ▁develop ▁new ▁and ▁more ▁elegant ▁type faces ▁that ▁would ▁enh ance ▁their ▁reputation ; ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁hot ▁metal ▁types et ting ▁machines ▁were ▁not ▁fully ▁accepted ▁by ▁fine ▁printer s ▁who ▁generally ▁used ▁hand - set ▁found ry ▁type . ▁His ▁projects ▁included ▁Gran jon ▁and ▁Est ienne , ▁two ▁families ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁type faces ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁r ena issance , ▁a ▁B ask er ville ▁rev ival , ▁and ▁Georg ian . ▁Later ▁Lin ot ype ▁employee ▁Walter ▁T racy ▁pra ised ▁these ▁designs , ▁not ing ▁his ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Lin ot ype ▁dra ug ht s man ▁Harry ▁Smith , ▁who ▁drew ▁production ▁draw ings ▁for ▁the ▁type faces ▁at ▁Lin ot ype ' s ▁Al tr inch am ▁factory , ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁partner ▁in ▁their ▁success . ▁ ▁Jones ▁married ▁El iza ▁Soph ia ▁Ann ▁Dur ham , ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁D roit wich ▁Sp a ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁county ▁of ▁Wor c esters hire ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May