The Case for Legibility [Signed]

John Ryder

ISBN 10: 0370301587 / ISBN 13: 9780370301587

Published by The Bodley Head, London, 1979

About this Item

78pp Blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Light gray end pages. Gift inscription by the author on first title page, dated July 1979. Unclipped dust jacket. Black lettering on front and spine with orange illustration. Black and white portrait photograph of the author on rear cover. Protected with clear plastic covers. Seller Inventory # 012669

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Case for Legibility [Signed]

Publisher: The Bodley Head, London

Publication Date: 1979

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

First edition. In an age of computer typesetting and lightning-fast printing, and of continuous efforts to hold down ever-soaring costs, the risk of eroding the legibility of the printed work increases every day. But does legibility matter? John Ryder believes that since it is self-evidently of paramount importance to the reader, legibility must also be the guiding principle of the typographer. His own work over many years is a convincing demonstration that legibility and elegance go hand in hand. In this book Ryder makes a strong plea for the recognition and maintenance of this central principle and discusses its application to the whole process of designing a book, from the choice of an alphabet for the text setting to such finishing touches as margins, headlines and folios. He illustrates his points with visual examples. This book is a fascinating personal statement of great sincerity and conviction by a distinguished practitioner of the art. This copy has a presentation from Ryder