Twentieth century type designers / Sebastian Carter
by Carter, Sebastian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0862940761
- ISBN 13
- 9780862940768
- Seller
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About This Item
London : Trefoil, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [168]p : ill. Notes; Includes bibliography and index.Contents; Old types for new machines -- The designers -- Frederic W. Goudy -- Bruce Rogers -- Rudolf Koch -- William Addison Dwiggins -- Eric Gill -- Victor Hammer -- Stanley Morison -- Hans (Giovanni) Mardersteig -- Jan van Krimpen -- Georg Trump -- Joseph Blumenthal -- Robert Hunter Middleton -- Jan Tschichold -- Berthold Wolpe -- Roger Excoffon -- New types for newer machines -- The designers -- Herman Zapf -- Adrian Frutiger. Subjects; Geschichte 1865-1983. Type and type-founding History 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 394296
- Title
- Twentieth century type designers / Sebastian Carter
- Author
- Carter, Sebastian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0862940761
- ISBN 13
- 9780862940768
- Publisher
- London : Trefoil
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
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