Typography (published Quarterly)

London and Hertford, 1936-1939: The Shenval Press. First Editions. Quarto. Vols 1-8. published quarterly. Illustrated by Robert Harling (all pbd) original plastic ring-bound stiff printed wraps. Various articles pertaining to the art of typography including advertising in color and in black and white on multiple paper stocks also include several tipped-in examples within all volumes. Interesting and informative articles including Jan Tschichold, one of the foremost typographical influences of England, writes on Type Mixing and illustrates his premises with some highly interesting examples. work to be published in Britain. Initially published in editions (truncated) of 1,200 copies, the press run expanded to 2,500 copies by 1939. Issue #1 sold out very quickly and Volume #2 added another 300 copies and volume three would have more issues printed than the first. A very scarce set and quite uncommon with all eight volumes. A very nice set with a few of the plastic spirals with 1 to 3 broken pieces, volume one has the front cover detached. (Inventory #: 023037)