New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Chapters on typography, printing, paper, binding, dust jackets, etc. Presentation on half-title "For David Belch, on the occasion of a delightful Books & Authors program, Adrian Wilson, November 20, 1968." Small spot along edge of back cover of jacket. READ MORE about THE DESIGN OF BOOKS
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1993). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 160 pages. Reprint edition but containing a new foreword by Sumner Stone. Profusely illustrated. Chapters on typography, printing, paper, binding, dust jackets, etc. Bottom of spine slightly bumped.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about THE DESIGN OF BOOKS
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San Francisco: Adrian Wilson, 1957. folio. Bound by Perry G. Davis in full cloth. (vi), 57, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 250 copies. (Wilson no.60). Prospectus loosely inserted. Covers spotted, with a small moisture stain near the bottom corner. Shaken. Internally fine. Programs for forty-one plays are bound in with twelve additional programs, announcement, etc. laid in a pocket on the inside back cover. This is perhaps the first consecutive exploration of..... READ MORE about PRINTING FOR THEATER
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Edited and with commentary by Joyce Lancester Wilson.
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1990. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xii, 198, (2) pages. Edited and with commentary by Joyce Lancester Wilson. Limited to 850 copies and printed from Monotype Ehrhardt at the press of W. Thomas Taylor. Adrian Wilson (1923-1988) was internationally known as a designer and printer of fine books. During his career, he produced over 200 titles, authored a standard text, The Design of Books for his field, wrote two important..... READ MORE about TWO AGAINST THE TIDE A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR IN WORLD WAR II, SELECTED LETTERS, 1941-1948
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