8vo, (196 mm), 160p. illustrated with letter samples. A good copy in original green hardback boards, gilt lettered. (Gill, Corey & Mackenzie Eric Gill a bibliography 21 note) A photo-lithograph facsimile reprint of the 1936 edition with the added introductory matter. Skelton's introduction was also set in Gill's Joanna typeface, but on this occasion filmset in Linotron 202 10 on 13pt. A previous [idiot] owner has cut the blurb from the front fold-in of the dustjacket and tipped it onto the front free endleaf.

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Title: AN ESSAY ON TYPOGRAPHY. Fifth Edition, with a new Introduction by Christopher Skelton.
Publisher: London: Lund Humphries
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN 10: 0853315094
ISBN 13: 9780853315094
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Facsimile reprint of the revised 1936 edition, with a new introduction by Christopher Skelton. Discussion of composition, lettering, typography, punch-cutting, paper and ink, etc. An important essay. 133 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 12mo..

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It deals with technical difficulties, the history and evolution of letters, the craft of typography, type design and manufacturing, even orthography, and is written with clarity, humility, and a touch of humor. --Paul Rand, The New York Times Book Review

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