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London: The Bodley Head , 1979. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 77pp. Illus. 1st edition 1979. Minor foxing to edges. Private ownership. (an11). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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- Title The Case for Legibility
- Author Ryder, John
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 77 pp
- Publisher The Bodley Head Ltd, London
- Date 1979
- ISBN 9780370301587
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London etc. : The Bodley Head, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
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The Bodley Head, London, first edition, 1979. Cloth, 8vo, 20 cm,. 77 pp. From the blurb: "In an age of computer setting and lightning-fast printing, and of continuous efforts to hold down ever-soaring costs, the risk of eroding the legibility of the printed word increases every day. But does legibility matter ? John Ryder believes that since it is self-evidently of paramount importance to the reader, legibility must also be the guiding principle of the typographer. His own work over many years is a convincing demonstration that legibility and elegance go hand in hand. In The Case for Legibility he makes a strong plea for the recognition and maintenance of this central principle and discusses its application to the whole process of designing a book, from the choice of an alphabet for the text setting to such finishing touches as margins, headlines and folios. He illustrates his points with visual examples. This is not a typographer's handbook, nor a 'do-it-yourself' guide to book…
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The case for legibility / John Ryder
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London : The Bodley Head, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 77 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes : ""Set in Monotype Ehrhardt metal letters, repro-proofed and printed together with the illustrations by offset lithography at the Stellar Press. The text paper, Vintage Esparto Cartridge, is made by East Lancashire Paper Mill and supplied by A.H. James & Co. Ltd. The book has been bound by Leighton Straker Bookbinding Co. Ltd in Dover cloth supplied by Grange Fibre Co. Ltd.""--Colophon. Subjects : Book design. Legibility (Printing)Printing. Book design. Type and type-founding. Specimen books. Legibility (Printing). Book design.
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The Case for Legibility
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The Bodley Head , 1979. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:0370301587
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The Bodley Head Ltd, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback, slim octavo, a good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket, 77pp.
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London : Bodley Head, 1979. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.
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