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Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface by Bringhurst, Robert - 2016

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Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface by Bringhurst, Robert - 2016

Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface

by Bringhurst, Robert

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San Francisco, CA: The Book Club of California, 2016. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Beautifully produced volume that track's Hermann Zapf's (1918-2015) design and subsequent revisions of the typeface, Palatino. Heavily illustrated, "Key to the Latin Specimen" and "Greek Supplement" printed in letterpress by Richard Seibert. Printed in an edition of 300 copies, this being #298 and signed by the author. Book Club of California Publication #235. 292 pp. 8vo. Navy blue covered boards with title printed on a light tan paper and inset into front cover, gold embossed titling to spine. Clean and crisp within. Prospectus and "Key to the Latin Specimen" laid in. Housed in the original blue paper covered slipcase with a design that replicates the letters of the alphabet in Palatino and is in Fine condition.

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  • Edition Limited Edition
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  • ISBN 10 0981959792
  • ISBN 13 9780981959795
  • Publisher The Book Club of California
  • Place of Publication San Francisco, CA
  • Date Published 2016

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The Noblest Roman: A History of the Centaur Types of Bruce Rogers
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The Noblest Roman: A History of the Centaur Types of Bruce Rogers

by [Book Club of California] Kelly, Jerry and Misha Beletsky

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2016. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 105 of 300 copies, signed by both authors. "In this book we will endeavor to unravel some of the key elements of the story [of Bruce Rogers's Centaur typeface] and set the record straight. Examining the muddled origination of the design, the intellectual property issues involved, and the curious story of the font's recutting for machine composition, we hope to shed new light on the evolution of this seminal typeface" (introduction). Set in three digital versions of Bruce Rogers's Centaur Type: the text in a recent revival of the original foundry Centaur, rendered by Jerry Kelly, and a new caption Centaur by Toshi Omagari, used in this book for the first time, with monotype Centaur used fro display. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly. Printed in black and dark red. Bound in speckled cream paper covered boards with paper title label to spine panel. Bruce Rogers design to front board in brown. Clean and bright. Housed in a… Read More
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