An Essay on Typography
London: J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1960.
Fourth Edition. Hardcover.
A study of letterforms and their development with details of the printer's craft, artfully cast in a type of Gill's own design. This edition includes a new chapter with a revolutionary plea for the abolition of lettering and replacement of the alphabets we currently use with a new form related directly to sounds of speech. Chapters: Composition of Time and Place; Lettering; Typography; Punch-cutting; Of Paper and Ink; The Procrustean Bed; The Instrument; The Book; But Why Lettering.
Item #9014274-1/4 x 6-3/4", green cloth, 127pp, illustrated.
Fine in near fine lightly soiled dust wrapper with a bit of softening to head of spine, with protective mylar overlay.
Price: $50.00