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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…
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Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use Hardcover - 2001
by Daniel Berkeley Updike
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- Title Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use
- Author Daniel Berkeley Updike
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Fourth Edition
- Pages 2
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Delaware and London
- Date 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781584560562 / 1584560568
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001036106
- Dewey Decimal Code 686.224
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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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