Printing types : their history, forms, and use ; a study in survivals / by Daniel Berkeley Updike ; with 367 illustrations - Complete in 2 volumes
by Updike, Daniel Berkeley
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New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; London : British Library, 2001. Fourth Edition. Paperback. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new with shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Physical desc.:2 v. in 1 (xlvi, 292, xix, 329 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Type and type-founding --Printing --History --Specimens. art / Typography / General HistoryType and type-founding Typography ; History of specific subjects. Summary: This study of typography traces the development of type design over the past five centuries, and discusses the lessons they hold for today's designers. The 367 illustrations reproduce selected pages from rare and beautiful books. The accompanying text examines the historical and artistic significance of these specimens, which represent the best work of printers and type founders from Gutenberg to Bruce Rogers. The two original books are here reproduced in one huge volume of over 1000 pages. This work should belong in the library of a typographer or those interested in printing history.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Printing types : their history, forms, and use ; a study in survivals / by Daniel Berkeley Updike ; with 367 illustrations - Complete in 2 volumes
- Author
- Updike, Daniel Berkeley
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1584560568
- ISBN 13
- 9781584560562
- Publisher
- New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; London : British Library
- Place of Publication
- New Castle, Delaware And London
- Date Published
- 2001
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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