The Typographic Book: A Study of Fine Typography Through Five Centuries retail - 1963

Product Name: The Typographic Book: A Study of Fine Typography Through Five Centuries retail - 1963
This towering reference work has a gray and white dust jacket with blue- and white-accented lettering on the front and spine. Original slipcover case is included (Good condition, some edgewear, bumped corners). Very light foxing to edges; binding tight, dust jacket crisp, inside pages clean and unmarked. The book surveys typography from 1450 through 1935, updating Morison's earlier work, "Four Centuries of Fine Printing." The book combines numerous examples of printed works dating back to the 15th century with historical essays on both the aesthetic and the technical aspects of their creation. 99 pages of text, plus plates; approx. 12"x15". The Typographic Book: A Study of Fine Typography Through Five Centuries Stanley Morison and Kenneth Day Ernest Benn Ltd., 1963 First edition retail.