Anatomy of a Typeface
by Lawson, Alexander
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 0879233338
- ISBN 13
- 9780879233334
- Seller
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Carrying Place, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
Anatomy of a Typeface is a book on typefaces written by Alexander Lawson. The book is notable for devoting entire chapters to the development and uses of individual or small groupings of typefaces. Beyond Anatomy of a Typeface Lawson has considered and discussed the classification of types. Within Anatomy, Lawson arranges the typefaces by classification.
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- Bookseller
- Alex Simpson (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012910
- Title
- Anatomy of a Typeface
- Author
- Lawson, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- ISBN 10
- 0879233338
- ISBN 13
- 9780879233334
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Typography Type Type-Founding Printing Specimens Graphic Arts Design History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Design & Architecture;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Alex Simpson
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