Lettering of To-Day Today by Holme, C. Geoffrey; C.G. Holme - 1937

London & New York: Studio, 1937. Hardcover. First edition, 1937. Fair+ ex-lib clothbound hardcover with a quarter-inch chip to the crown, wear to the heel with a half-inch tear, library stamp to the front paste-down and no other indications, two previous owner's names to the ffep--one in calligraphy--and light tanning to the page edges; binding is solid but some of the forms have split; lacking dust jacket. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A survey of typography and hand-lettering popular in 1937 with five essays and copious examples from photographs, illustrations, calligraphy, typesetting, etc: The Principles of Hand Lettering by Eberhard Holscher; Calligraphy by Alfred Fairbank; Lettering in Book Production by Anna Simons; Lettering in Association with Architecture by Percy J. Smith; and Lettering in Advertising by R. Haughton James. Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme. 144 pages; b&w illustrations throughout with spot color; 8 x 11.5 inches.