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INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF PRINTING TYPES, AN ILLUSTRATED SUMMARY OF THE MAIN STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE DESIGN FROM 1440 UP TO THE PRESENT DAY, AN AID TO TYPE FACE IDENTIFICATION.
Dowding, Geoffrey
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Reprint of the 1961 edition. This work is a succint and authoritative account, lavishly illustrated, of the evolution of type design from the earliest Blackletters to present day forms. The book is divided into two parts, "Book Types" and "Display Types," and each is treated chronologically and arranged in groups with similar characteristics which are defined and illustrated. Reference is made to current equivalents. Practically all illustrations have been reproduced in facsimile and many sources have been searched to obtain representative examples. Fully documented notes accompany each typeface and provide the reader with a wealth of material for study, while appendixes cover elements of design such as stress and serif. For everyone concerned with the proper use of the hundreds of type faces now available, this book provides the essential framework on which can be built an appreciative understanding of the rich heritage of expressive letter design that lies in the printer's case. It simplifies the problem of identifying unfamiliar types and encourages that confidence in handling a variety of type faces which comes from an understanding of their origins, history and uses. This work belongs on the bookshelf of every printer, publisher, graphic designer, and student of the printing and publishing arts. Illustrated. Pages show some wrinkling along bottom.
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CATALOGUE DE LA RICHE BIBLIOTHEQUE DE ROSNY
Text in French. Auction catalogue of the Bibliotheque du chateau de Rosny, de [Caroline-Louise-Ferdinande, duchess de Berry] et du Duc de Sully (Blogie 45). Listing 2578, 330, and 74 lots. With two plates (Blogie lists three). Original wrappers, the front wrapper is chipped at the corners and edges, the rear wrapper is detached. The wrappers are soiled and age darkened. The spine is chipped with most of the wrapper missing, There is also some glue residue on the spine. The text block is cracked and separated in one place. The edges of the text block are wrinkled. There is some interior foxing.
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