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Order Nr. 59414 TRUE TO TYPE, A TYPOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Ruari McLean

TRUE TO TYPE, A TYPOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 236 pages, illustrated. First Edition. This autobiography covers the unique light of one of Britain's most famous book designers and typographers. It begins with his early years in Scotland to his triumphs in publishing in London. Ruari McLean brings to life a bygone age in Great Britain's publishing scene. A fascinating and interesting look into a bygone world. Illustrated. READ MORE

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                      Contents

     Acknowledgements                           ix
     A note about Manticore                      x
     Foreword by Colin Banks                    xi
     Author's Preface: what is a typographer? xiii
  1. Galloway to Oxford                          1
  2. The Shakespeare Head Press                 11
  3. Germany                                    17
  4. The Art of the Book                        20
  5. Black Lion Lane                            26
  6. To Bradford in Yorkshire                   32
  7. Typographer's war                          39
  8. Post-war beginnings, and Robert Harling    45
  9. Something completely different             49
 10. Typography and parsons                     64
 11. 1951 and all that                          86
 12. Typography and Partners                    93
 13. Motif                                     109
 14. Victorian books                           124
 15. Magazines                                 140
 16. Jan Tschichold                            151
 17. 'Every tenth drink'                       156
 18. Nelson's Prayer and some other clients    165
 19. Paperclips                                181
 20. Art education                             186
 21. Progress North                            203
     Postscript: Is typography necessary?      192
     Checklist of works by the author          209
     Index                                     211