Type & [and] Typography. Highlights from Matrix, the review for printers & bibliophiles

West New York, NJ: Mark Batty Publishers, LLC, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. "This book is the first of a planned series of anthologies from Mark Batty Publisher, drawing on articles in the respected journal Matrix, a review for printers and bibliophiles, produced annually for more than 20 years by John and Rose Randle at the Whittington Press in England. The aspects of type and typographic interest covered in the 35 articles presented between these covers span centuries and continents; they conduct a lively dialog with printers, typographers, adn type designers, both past and present" (jacket). With 180 illustrations. (truncated) Grey paper covered boards with red typographic illustration of the letter M across the boards and spine. Black and white title to spine. Clean and bright. In illustrated black and white dust jacket with red and white title to spine and front panels. 374 pages. BOB/020323. (Inventory #: 36351)