Question

1910s vintage font similar to Plantin/Garamond

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Is there a reason you deleted the image?

Answer 1

Sorry, but there is enough variation among the repeating letters to indicate that this is hand lettered, not typeset (a common practice for book cover titles at the time). Not finding a match.

 

Civita doesn't have the gaps, but is pretty similar for the majority of the forms (except for the serifs on the S) for NATIONAL PARKS PORTFOLIO.

 

Quando isn't a bad substitute for DEPARTMENT…(save for the vertex of the M).

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Galliard seems quite close

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Galliard has a similar vibe, but not a match for the apex of the A, the serifs on the crossbar of the T, or the serifs on the S.

While good for a modern substitute, Galliard was released in 1978 (more than sixty years after the publication of the book).

Answer 2

I second Kevin’s assessment: this is handlettered. If the overall period feel is more important to you than the letterform details, consider looking into quaint serifs from the 1910s, like Artcraft, Colwell Handletter, Packard, Announcement, … See also the various digital interpretations, some of which are smoother, linked under Related Typefaces.