Introduction Typography by Simon Oliver (116 results)
Published by Faber, London, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Apeiron, Hereford, United KingdomApeiron
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st.ed. ex-library (stamps & labels). blue library binding. worn. rubbed. corners bumped. eps browned. o/w iknternally vg. Good reading copy only. 137pp 137 p. Book.

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Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1963
- Softcover
Seller: Sessions Book Sales, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.Sessions Book Sales
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Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Nilbog Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.Nilbog Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a Fine copy of the first edition (2nd printing). No dust jacket. Includes color plates. Includes Glosary, Index.
Published by Pelican Books in Association with Faber and Faber, 1954
- Softcover
Seller: M H Harrington, Boston, MA, U.S.A.M H Harrington
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. Soft cover book, covers are near fine (light ink number on spine), text has ink name on preliminary title page otherwise fine; revised from the Faber edition, IX,117 pages, index, glossary, 62 figures in text. Book.
Published by Faber and Faber
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Language: English
Published by Faber, London, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: S.P.Tuohy, Oxford, OXF, United KingdomS.P.Tuohy
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Pp. xiii, 137. Folding table of text types. Figs. Illusts, some in colour. Orig. decorative cloth. Printed at the Curwen Press. V.g. first edition of this classic manual, still a valuable repository of sound practice.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.
Published by Penguin Books
- Softcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
Published by Harvard Univ. Press
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (graphic design, printing, graphic arts, typography ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be inclu…ded.
Published by Harvard University Press.
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Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
Contact seller4-star sellerHardback. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. Very Good Condition in a Good condition Dustjacket. Tape repair, long tear to spine area, browning, chiping to edges of price clipped dustkjacket. Minor brown spotting to inside front and back covers and endpapers and slight fading to spine otherwise a tight sound unmar…ked copy of the book.

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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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2nd edition. 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, Pr…actical. Printing.Graphic design. Typography. Type and type-founding. Graphic design Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Language: English
Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellercloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 137 pages. First edition, printed at the Curwen Press in England. Spine age-darkened, minor rubbing and tears to the jacket. Else a near fine copy. Excellent one volume look at typography. Spine of jacket slightly age darkened with spotting at bottom. Price clipped.

Language: English
Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1969
- Softcover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 164 pages. Second edition. Excellent one volume look at typography. This edition was edited by David Bland. Covers rubbed.

Published by Faber & Faber, 1945
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United KingdomWeBuyBooks
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. First e…dition. Lacking dust jacket.
Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- First Edition
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No jacket. First U. S. Edition. 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-illustrat…ed 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 these trades. It will also be useful to authors and bibliophiles.". First U. S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. xi, 137pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
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2nd edition. 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, Pr…actical. Printing.Graphic design. Typography. Type and type-founding. Graphic design Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.

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Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1946
- Hardcover
Seller: Bookseller, Inc., Akron, OH, U.S.A.Bookseller, Inc.
Contact seller5-star seller137p, decorated cloth, illus., vg in dj with light edge wear. 2nd Impression. Glossary, Bibliography, & Index.
Published by Faber, London, 1963
- Softcover
Seller: Weathered Stone Books, Skreen, SLIGO, IrelandWeathered Stone Books
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Add to basketWraps. Condition: Good. No d/w. Reprint. xii + 164pp; Slight wear to edges and covers else a bright copy; Size: 8vo. Book.

Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1954
- Softcover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 117 pages. Revised edition for Pelican Books. Excellent one volume look at typography. Light rubbing to extremities, else a fine copy.
Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. No dust jacket. 1947 impression. ; Xiii, 137 p. , [1] folded p. Of plates : ill. (some col. ) ; 22 cm.

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Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.BargainBookStores
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Condition: New. Introduction to Typography (Hardback or Cased Book).
Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1963
- Hardcover
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Contact seller1-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Revised edition. 8vo; xii, 164 pages, blue cloth Simon edited "Signature" magazine, and was Chairman of The Curwen Press from 1939 to 1956. This edition has been revised by David Bland, with changes such as the addition of Linotype and Intertype faces, with other updated d…etails. It includes a section on printing poetry. Some plates in color.

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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Penguin / Faber & Faber 1954, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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