Printing types : their history, forms, and use ; a study in survivals / by Daniel Berkeley Updike ; with 367 illustrations - Complete in 2 volumes
Language: English
Published by New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; London : British Library, 2001
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new with shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages; Physical desc.:2 v. in 1 (xlvi, 292, xix, 329 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Type and type-founding --Printing --History --Specimens. art / Typography / General HistoryType and type-founding Typography ; History of specific subjects. Summary: 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. 1 Kg.…
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- Title
- Printing types : their history, forms, and use ; a study in survivals / by Daniel Berkeley Updike ; with 367 illustrations - Complete in 2 volumes
- Author
- Updike, Daniel Berkeley
- Publisher
- New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; London : British Library
- Publication year
- 2001
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1584560568
- ISBN 13
- 9781584560562
- Edition
- Fourth Edition.
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
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