John Ryder; Vivian Ridler Foreword (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New dust jacket. Chicago, Illinois: Henry Regnery Company, 1977. Brand New condition in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Revised edition, 1st U.S. printing (1977). Handsome illustrations, many in color. A primer and reference book on amateur printing which addresses selection and sources of type, paper, ink, and press; design and printing technique, glossary of terms, and a bibliography of inspirational sources. In an article for "The Private Library" (Summer 1989), Robert M. Jones of the Glad Hand Press wrote, "If I were King, I would decree, that no personal printing would be permitted until an applicant had studied the following volumes." He then listed this as one of five books that are "all the guidelines one will ever need." Bound in the original red boards, stamped in shiny gold. From the dust jacket: "This new edition will inspire a new generation of printers and will give them a great deal of pleasure. This edition is also, as was the first, something of a collector's piece for bibliophiles, for it contains new examples of printed ephemera from many small presses of distinction, and also a newly conceived introduction to type design.". 1st U.S. printing of the Revised edition. Hardcover. New/New dust jacket. 144pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. 1st U.S. printing of the Revised edition.