Randle John Intro (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 31x16cm, [8pp]. One of 625 copies, sewn into pale blue covers, with a wood-engraving by John Lawrence printed in blue to the front. The catalogue of the first Oxford Fine Press Book Fair held on 13 October 1990, printed entirely by Jonathan Stevenson at The Rocket Press. Most elegant - the quality of the design and printing was commensurate with its subject. Near Fine (Fine but for a break in the sewing thread).

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. 4to. Pictoral cover, 374 pp. including index. 180 illustrations throuhout. "This beautifully typeset and illustrated book offers a singular collection of 35 in-depth articles on typography and the printing arts, from the earliest type design techniques to the latest in digital typeface and design development. Originally printed in Matrix, the renowned and highly respected journal of the printing arts, the articles cover a number of individual typefaces, techniques of making type using both historical and contemporary means, and arguments for the continuing use of obsolete printing technologies. Here too are detailed examinations of book design, ornamentation, and mathematical and other non-Latin typography." Dust jacket has minor wear to edges. Book has bump to top edge back board. A very good book in a very good dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover.