London etc. : The Bodley Head, Date: 1979. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo. 1979. London etc. : The Bodley Head ISBN 0370301587 9780370301587 [NL]

ISBN10: 0370301587, ISBN13: 9780370301587, [publisher: The Bodley Head, London, first edition, 1979] Hardcover First Edition 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 design. It is a personal statement of great sincerity and conviction by a distinguished practitioner of the art." Dustwrapper somewhat darkened at top of front panel, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.
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London : The Bodley Head, Date: 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. 1979. London : The Bodley Head ISBN 0370301587 9780370301587 [IE]

The Bodley Head , Date: 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 1979. The Bodley Head ISBN 0370301587 9780370301587 [GB]

The Bodley Head 1979 Hard cover 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.