PRINTING TYPES: THEIR HISTORY, FORMS AND USE

Updike, D.B.

ISBN 10: 0712347348 / ISBN 13: 9780712347341

Published by Oak Knoll Press, The British Library, 2001

About this Item

4th 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. This is the combined edition, volumes I & II. Foruth Edition, expanded. A classic study of typography from the dawn of printing to the twentieth century. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A fat volume. Spine is slightly concave but does not affect overall contents. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PRINTING TYPES: THEIR HISTORY, FORMS AND USE
• Publisher: Oak Knoll Press, The British Library
• Publication Date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0712347348
• ISBN 13: 9780712347341
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This study of typography traces the development of type design over the past five centuries, and discusses the lessons they hold for today's designers. The 367 illustrations reproduce selected pages from rare and beautiful books. The accompanying text examines the historical and artistic significance of these specimens, which represent the best work of printers and type founders from Gutenberg to Bruce Rogers. The two original books are here reproduced in one huge volume of over 1000 pages. This work should belong in the library of a typographer or those interested in printing history.