cloth, dust jacket
1989 · Cambridge, Mass
by Gottschall, Edward M.
Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press, 1989. cloth, dust jacket. small folio. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 249 pages. First edition. Studies the expansion of the field of typography with the introduction of the computer. Chapters include "American Design Pioneers," "The Influence of the Private Press," "Typeface milestones," "Bits, Bytes and Typographic Design," and "The Many Faces of Typography Today." Contains over 900 illustrations, more than 500 of which are in color. A fascinating study. (Inventory #: 58615)