Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, [1983]. Later printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some general wear. A tight, clean copy. Octavo, 198 pages, with index. A foundational work on information design and statistical graphics, containing over 250 illustrations and introducing key principles such as chart-junk, data-ink ratio, and graphical integrity. Includes detailed analyses of classic visualizations by Charles Joseph Minard (notably his 1869 flow map of Napoleon s Russian campaign), William Playfair (credited with inventing the bar chart, line graph, and pie chart), and John Snow (whose 1854 cholera outbreak map is a landmark in epidemiological mapping).

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Title: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Publisher: Graphics Press, Chesire, Conn.
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 096139210X
ISBN 13: 9780961392109
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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This book is about the design of statistical graphics. It is also about how to communicate information through the simutlaneous presentation of words, numbers, and pictures.

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A timeless classic in how complex information should be presented graphically. The Strunk & White of visual design. Should occupy a place of honor--within arm's reach--of everyone attempting to understand or depict numerical data graphically. The design of the book is an exemplar of the principles it espouses: elegant typography and layout, and seamless integration of lucid text and perfectly chosen graphical examples. Very Highly Recommended.

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