Books and Printing: A Treasury for TypophilesA collection of forty articles, poems, and essays by practitioners of the art of bookmaking. A unique feature of this book is that its articles are set in twenty-two different typefaces; thus it serves as a student's specimen book, affording an interesting comparison of the "color" and body of various composition faces while at the same time supplementing the comments of the typographic experts. More than one hundred illustrations of printers' marks, decorative bookplates, specimen pages, etc., complement the text--From publisher description. |
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... on the border line of the commercial limited editions racket . But the meaning of “ privacy ” remains unchanged and a private press is what it has always been , a personal activity . I cannot improve on my original statement .
... on the border line of the commercial limited editions racket . But the meaning of “ privacy ” remains unchanged and a private press is what it has always been , a personal activity . I cannot improve on my original statement .
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For nearly two years we continued in the half light of our limited premises , producing illuminating works in limited editions , and varying the daily task with such occasional diversions as “ invoice bees ” -parties to which our ...
For nearly two years we continued in the half light of our limited premises , producing illuminating works in limited editions , and varying the daily task with such occasional diversions as “ invoice bees ” -parties to which our ...
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When I first started printing I was already an admirer and collector of these Riverside Press limited editions . Now William Rudge was a better business man than a printer . He recognized the ability of Rogers and engaged him .
When I first started printing I was already an admirer and collector of these Riverside Press limited editions . Now William Rudge was a better business man than a printer . He recognized the ability of Rogers and engaged him .
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BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION Page | 3 |
LANCELOT HOGBEN Printing Paper and Playing Cards | 15 |
WROTH The First Work with | 65 |
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