Body text font from a book published in Munich in 1920

Question

I really like this font because I find it agreable to read and to look at. Also, it would be a prime candidate to use for a website I'm designing. The website is about early 20th century German philosophy.

I tried identifont, but couldn't find a match.

The whole book is up on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/expressionismus00bahrgoog/page/n13

Answer 1

This is a Caslon Oldface. There were many metal versions, including Linotype’s, Monotype’s, and the handset type from the original foundry. As for digital, there are three recommendable editions, all of which would work well on the web:

Adobe Caslon
Williams Caslon
William

Comments

It is! Thank you!