A Miscellany of Type. [ "B" special edition, with portfolio ]

Edité par Whittington Press, Andoversford, first edition, 1990, 1990

ISBN 10 : 0904845915 (ISBN 13 : 9780904845914)

  • Éd. originale
  • Livre relié
  • Occasion
Afficher toutes les informations
Image de l’article 1 de 5

Vendeur : Wykeham Books, LONDON, Royaume-UniWykeham Books

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 4 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 12 juillet 2001

Membre d’une association professionnelle : ABAILAB

Livre relié

Etat: Occasion

EUR 1 472,32

EUR 17,87 expédition 
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

Limited edition, this being one of 55 copies quarter bound in Nigerian goatskin and printed covers from a total edition of 530. Quarter Nigerian goatskin and patterned paper boards, with a similarly bound portfolio of specimen pages, folio, 37 cm, slipcased. 125 pp, ills plus separate portfolio containing 12 items An appealing and attractively-produced book. This is one of 55 "B" specials (there were also 15 full morocco "A" specials) which include a portfolio of broadsides of types and ornaments. From the introduction: "Unlike most other type books, this one is intended to be enjoyed for its content as much as for its typographical displays, on the principle that the subtleties of the various faces are best discovered by reading and coming to appreciate them almost unconsciously, rather than by learning that Caslon has a scalloped A, or Baskerville an unclosed g. .So, if this book will be picked up by the reader with no interest or concern in the differences between Fry's and Monotype's Baskerville, or who is left cold by the delightful extravagances of Garamond's italic, but who nevertheless continues to turn the pages, nothing will give its compilers greater pleasure.But this book has a more serious purpose too. The typographical renaissance inspired by Stanley Morison in the 1920s, and made real by the technical resources of the Monotype Corporation, left the world of printing with a typographical heritage unique in its five hundred year history - in its diversity, its soundness of design, its scholarship, and its sheer technical brilliance. It gave printers a hitherto undreamed of selection of typefaces to choose from, and was the basis of the era of sound typographical design that ended abruptly when hot metal and letterpress gave way to filmsetting and offset-litho in the 1970s. Suddenly, the laws handed down by God and Stanley Morison were found to be mutable. Character spacing, kerning, and alignment had until then been Fixed in Time, having been Verified in Proof (to use Beatrice Warde's phrase) and passed down to the Monotype operator in the form of solid bronze and steel artefacts, honed to an accuracy of one ten thousandth of an inch. Now, at the press of a key, all these could be changed, even the weight of a bold, or the angle of an italic. The dismal results of this versatility can be seen in most printing produced today, particularly in bookwork." The type specimens included, each of which is shown in a good selection of point sizes, are: Baskerville, Bell, Bembo, Bodoni, Caslon, Centaur, Cochin, Fournier and Barbou, Garamond, Gill Sans, Goudy Modern, Lutetia, Modern, Perpetua, Plantin, Poliphilus and Blado, Romulus, Scotch Roman, Times Roman, Van Duck, and Walbaum. The portfolio contains an interesting mix of material: 1. Kelmscott paper made by Batchelors for William Morris; 2. Heraldic watermark by Van Gelder for Lord Aldenham; 3. Broadsheet showing 96-point Caslon; 4. Broadsheet for The Brethren of the Art Workers Guild; 5. Whittington Show Poster, 2 September 1990; 6. Typographic Fountain; 7. Two Mirrors (hand-coloured by Carmen Voss); 8. Turkish Carpet (in two colour schemes); 9. Pretty Clothes; 10. Mr Berry's Garden, wood-engraving by Miriam Macgregor; 11. Four Marbled papers by Colleen Gryspeerdt; 12. Three previously unpublished illustrations for A Boy at the Hogarth Press by Richard Kennedy. Copy No. XLIX. Fine set in the publisher's slipcase, the paper surface of the slipcase being unobtrusively split along one edge.…

N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-46698

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
A Miscellany of Type. [ "B" special edition, with portfolio ]
Auteur
Whittington Press.
Éditeur
Whittington Press, Andoversford, first edition, 1990
Année de publication
1990
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Édition
Edition originale
Catalogues du vendeur
Type & Typography

Wykeham Books

LONDON, Royaume-Uni

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 4 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 12 juillet 2001

Membre d’une association professionnelle :

Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Article7 à 10 jours ouvrés25 à 35 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 17,87EUR 17,87
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • En espèces
  • Paypal
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

We deal principally in books about books, including such subjects as bibliography, printing history, bookbinding, book illustration, typography, the book trade, etc, and have one of the largest stocks in this field. If you are unsure about the condition of any item, we are happy to email a photograph - please ask. We also deal in books by and about Rudyard Kipling.

Spécialité

Bibliographies of Authors, Books about Books, Book Trade, Book Collecting, Bibliographies of Subjects, Library Catalogues, Theory & History of Bibliography, Rudyard Kipling

Membre d’une association professionnelle

  • Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Les membres de ces associations s'engagent à respecter des critères de qualité particulièrement contraignants. Ils se portent garants de l'authenticité de tous les articles proposés à la vente. Ils fournissent des descriptions détaillées et professionnelles, signalent tous défauts et/ou traitements de restauration importants, établissent des prix clairs et précis et font preuve d'équité et d'honnêteté lors de l'achat d'un article.