Books and Printing: A Treasury for TypophilesPaul A. Bennett World Publishing Company, 1951 - 417 páginas A 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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... limited editions . Now William Rudge was a better business man than a printer . He recognized the ability of Rogers ... limited edition of 1600 copies was completely over- subscribed - the poor printer got one - third of what you had to ...
... limited editions . Now William Rudge was a better business man than a printer . He recognized the ability of Rogers ... limited edition of 1600 copies was completely over- subscribed - the poor printer got one - third of what you had to ...
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... limited editions , requires an obedience to convention which is almost absolute - and with reason . Since printing is essentially a means of multiplying , it must not only be good in itself - but be good for a common purpose . The wider ...
... limited editions , requires an obedience to convention which is almost absolute - and with reason . Since printing is essentially a means of multiplying , it must not only be good in itself - but be good for a common purpose . The wider ...
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... éditions de luxe , press - books , limited editions , collectors ' books , etc. Hence , it is hoped that the above setting out of the first principles of typography may give the discriminating reader some sort of yardstick which he can ...
... éditions de luxe , press - books , limited editions , collectors ' books , etc. Hence , it is hoped that the above setting out of the first principles of typography may give the discriminating reader some sort of yardstick which he can ...
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OTTO F EGE The Story of the Alphabet | 3 |
LANCELOT HOGBEN Printing Paper and Playing Cards | 15 |
WROTH The First Work with | 65 |
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