paper-covered boards, all edges stained gray
1971 · Hamburg, Germany
by Sichowsky, Richard Von
Hamburg, Germany: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1971. paper-covered boards, all edges stained gray. 8vo. paper-covered boards, all edges stained gray. 270, (2) pages. Text in German. Limited to 1400 copies. A collection of essays and speeches selected to celebrate two hundred years of the printing arts. Includes selections by Giambattista Bodoni, William Morris, Stanley Morison, Eric Gill, Jan Tschichold, and Paul Valéry; the selections are printed in different type faces. Also included are separate pages of type samples from various periods and countries. (Inventory #: 126341)