Hermann Zapf and His Design Philosophy by Zapf, H. et al - 1987

Society of Typographic Arts, 1987. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, 1987. Book. NF. Hardback. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardback bound in blue cloth-covered boards with the alphabet in gilt Calligraphy form on the cover and gilt title on the spine. No defects to note on the book. Dust jacket has light edge wear along top edge (now protected in archival jacket cover). Since 1948 Zapf has designed 175 alphabets for hand composition, for the Linotype typesetting machine. A listing of the plates is inside the dust jacket flaps so they can be viewed as one reads the book. 254 pages.

Chicago : Society of Typographic Arts, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Fully illustrated. Clean and unmarked. A great copy. .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. lightest wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, a bit more to the jacket which is rubbed with short closed tears at the tips and corners, price (?) label ghost to front flap, else clean and unmarked. First printing, no others stated. Hermann Zapf (1918 – 2015) was a German typeface designer and calligrapher who lived in Darmstadt, Germany. His career in type design spanned the three most recent stages of printing: hot metal composition, phototypesetting (also called cold type), and digital typesetting. His two most famous typefaces, Palatino and Optima, were designed in 1948 and 1952, respectively. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Fine, unmarked book in Fine DJ that is protected by mylar cover.

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. 4to. Acetated. Some chipping and shelf-wear to dj. Small water stain on bottom corner of spine; text block unaffected. Otherwise good, clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Books on Books).

Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, 1987. Very Good. Dust jacket abraded in two places, else about fine

Society of Typographic Arts, 1987-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

In overall good condition, no pages missing. Shipping can take between 2-6weeks for international deliveries. Hardback copies may or may not have dust jackets, please get in contact for more information.