Search Results: introduction to typography by simon oliver

Faber and Faber, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. 137 pages. No dust jacket. Beige pictorial cloth. Insert to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

London: Faber, 1963. Book. Good. Wraps. Reprint.. xii + 164pp; Slight wear to edges and covers else a bright copy; Size: 8vo.

Good. Dispatched within one working day. Sold on behalf of the Langdon Foundation; Supporting young adults with disabilities

London, Faber and Faber, 1945. Softcover. Good.

GB: Penguin Pelican, 1954. Name of owner at front of book. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. . Revised Edition (1st thus). Paperback. VG+.

London: Faber and Faber, 1963. Soft Cover. Good. Trade Paperback.

Faber & Faber. Very Good. 1945. Hardcover. xiii +137pp, illustrated with examples, bound in VG ochre cloth cover with blue decoration on front, and spine, red spine lettering ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Penguin Books, 1954. Book. Good to Very Good . Soft cover. Later. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fully illustrated. Clean and unmarked. .

Faber and Faber, 1945. Hard cover. Good/Good. Jacket is slightly faded, has a few tears, and shows wide coverage of light foxing. Cover is pretty clean. Book edge and inside pages show foxing to varying degrees, small numbers of individual spots on middle pages.

Pelican, 1954. Softcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Pelican 1954 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.

Faber & Faber,. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket.

Pelican Books. No. A288. Very Good+. 1954. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. A solid binding, one page with markings, otherwise a clean & unmarked interior. Light cover scuffing and edgewear. Black & white illustrations through out the book. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 117 pages .

Faber, 1946-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean text, sound binding.

Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1954. Revised Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series: Pelican books, A288. Physical description: 117 pages, illustrations, 18 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Published by Penguin in association with Faber & Faber. Subjects: Graphic design (Typography); Printing; Type and type-founding; Printing, Practical.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press Very Good condition. Spine mildly sunned. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. NO date (but 1945?). First U. S. Edition. A classic on the subject, well-illustrated in color and B&W, and with a helpful glossary and fold-out type specimen. Simon's work as a typographer is world famous. He was director of The Curwen Press, and edited THE FLEURON and SIGNATURE. Bound in the original blue cloth. From the publisher: "INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY is a handbook for those interested in book production and deals with many of the typographic problems which normally arise in each stage of printing a book, from the half title at the beginning right through to the index at the end. There are also chapters on Choosing a Type Face, The Printing of Plays and The Printing of Poetry, Illustration, Binding, etc. This book has been written for young printers and publishers and for coming aspirants into… Read More

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good. 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. No dust jacket. 1947 impression. ; Xiii, 137 p. , [1] folded p. Of plates : ill. (some col. ) ; 22 cm. .

Transatlantic, 1964-01-01. 2nd. Paperback. Good/paperback. [NB55 MAR04T6 AL1] has edge wear/bumped corners, no marks on pages. tight and sturdy reading copy.

London : Faber & Faber, 1969. 2nd edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xii,164 pages: illustrations(some colour), facsimiles; 22cmNotes: Previous ed.: London: Pelican, 1954.Includes index. Subjects:Printing, Practical. Printing.Graphic design. Typography. Type and type-founding. Graphic design Genre: Illustrated.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardcover. 1954 Hardback. No Dust-Jacket