Published by Gordon Rookledge / Sarema Oress (Publishers), Carshalton Beeches / Surrey, 1991
ISBN 10: 1870758099 ISBN 13: 9781870758093
Seller: FESTINA LENTE italiAntiquariaat, Lucca, Italy
First Edition
Black cloth boards/dustjacket. Condition: Very good copy. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. Endpapers decorated with photographs of leaves from Gutenberg's 42-line Bible of 1455. Designed by Phil Baines and typeset in Swift (Gerard Unger). Foreword: Lawrence W. Wallis. Contents: I). Phil Baines: Historical introduction: an outline of the main trends of type design. II). Ron Eason & Sarah Rookledge: A biographical directory (Adobe System Inc. to Zapf-von Hesse) - one-half page to two page biographies of over 175 type designers. With glossary of some technical terms, suggestion for further reading, general index, typeface index. Illustrated. VI + 209 pag. Size: 22cmx12,5cm.