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NY: The Typophiles, 2006. Fine paperback exhibition catalog in decorative wrappers (soft cover book). The 2006 Typophile Monograph, New Series, Number 22
About more alphabets. The types of Hermann Zapf. With a foreword by Robert Bringhurst. by ZAPF, Hermann KELLY, Jerry
by ZAPF, Hermann KELLY, Jerry
About more alphabets. The types of Hermann Zapf. With a foreword by Robert Bringhurst.
by ZAPF, Hermann KELLY, Jerry
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FIRST EDITION, 12mo., pp.112; profusely illustrated with type specimens and drawings, early sketches, unissued typefaces and a twenty-eight page section of type specimens; new in russet cloth, gilt. A handsome production designed by the author and printed letterpress at the Kelly-Winterton Press. Expert analysis of the origins and history of numerous Hermann Zapf typefaces. 'One of history's greatest two-dimensional architects... Hermann Zapf has made letters so subtle, so lovely they bring tears to knowledgeable eyes. And there are very few people who know Zapf's work as well as Jerry Kelly. Read him and weep.' Robert Bringhurst.
- Bookseller Claude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB, PBFA (GB)
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- Binding Hardcover