Type Typefaces by Lieberman Ben (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 142 pages. This is the second edition of a good introductory, practical, and comprehensive book for beginners who want to learn about the history of type, typefounding and typefaces. A good copy in good dust jacket. Twenty-five chapters cover subjects such as how and why typefaces are different, fifteen great inventions behind typefaces, classifying type, choosing type, and the practical problems of identifying type plus what to do when you have become familiar with type. This work is a great place to begin when one wants to start studying the printed word and working with printing and type. Lieberman also includes informative and interesting historical information covering the more specific aspects of the printed word in "The 15 Great Inventions Behind Our Typefaces," which describe the inventions of the book, small letters, silent reading, printing, typefaces, roman type, true type design, numbers, mechanized type production, the type family, evocative printing, the Typorama, cold type, and the possible reinvention of the alphabet. Distributed by Oak Knoll Press.…

stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 142 pages. Paperback edition. Some rubbing to covers.

cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 142 pages. Second edition of his Types of Typefaceswhich was originally published in 1968. Inscribed by Ben Lieberman on his loosely-inserted letterhead for the designer Max Caflisch. Spine of the jacket faded and worn, else a near fine copy.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition with wear, markings and some tears. Ex-Library.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. New Rochelle, New York: Myriade Press, 1978. Second edition, 1978. Softcover in very good condition, firm binding, no names or other markings. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 142 pages. Second edition of his Types of Typefaceswhich was originally published in 1968. Jacket wrinkled along top.