Buy this book on-line Goudy, Frederic W : Typologia: Studies in Type Design and Type Making with Comments on the Invention of Typography, the First Types, Legibility, and Fine PrintingUniversity of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1940
Original publisher's gray cloth binding with original black and gilt labels on front cover and spine. 7 1/8" x 10 1/2." 170 pages, complete. Thirty-seven black and white illustrations, complete (some are full-page; others are embedded in text). Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Very faint stain on bottom margin of front cover. A fine copy. This is a book by renowned type designer Frederic Goudy (1865-1947). Goudy includes examples and experiences from his own work in type design and also references other designers. He also discusses topics relating to typography as listed in the title, such as the history of typography, the legibility of typefaces, and the practice of fine printing.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Goudy, Frederic W : Typologia: Studies in Type Design and Type Making with Comments on the Invention of Typography, the First Types, Legibility, and Fine Printing. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, first editions, livres d'occasion, collectables and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |