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of the experts in the field of typographic history. This
lovely, massive (500 pages), and very expensive collection
of some of his writings from 1927-1957 concentrates
primarily on the typographic work of sixteenth century
calligraphers and printers.
A view of early typography up to about 1600 by Harry
Carter [(The Lyell lectures 1968) Oxford, Clarendon P.,
1969. xii, 137 p. 45 plates. Illus., facsims., col. Map].
A history of the old English letter foundries; with
notes, historical and bibliographical, on the rise and
fall of English typography by Talbot Baines Reed, 1852-
1893 and A. F. Johnson [Folkestone: Dawsons, Reissued
1974 xiv, 400 p., fold. Leaf : ill., facsims].
Notes on a Century of Typography at the University
Press, Oxford, 1693-1794 by Horace Hart [Oxford,
Clarendon Press, Reissued 1970 (1st ed. of 1900 reprinted)
with an introduction and additional notes by Harry Carter.
ix, 16, xvi, 203 p., plate. illus. Facsims]. History of the types
and typography of the Oxford University Press, generally
regarded as the preeminent scholarly press in the western
world.
Nineteenth Century Ornamented Type Faces by
Nicolete Gray [Berkeley: University of California Press,
1976]. Reprint of a classic from 1938, this large format 240
page work is the definitive book on its subject.
American Wood Type, 1828-1900 by Rob Roy Kelly
[New York: Da Capo Press]. Notes on the evolution of
decorated and large wood types, and comments on related
trades. As with the Nicolete Gray book, this is the
definitive work in its field. The book was issued in several
editions, of which this (paperback) is the least expensive.
The Typographic Book 1450-1935 by Stanley Morrison
and Kenneth Day [Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1963]. A lush, expensive, visual treasury of almost 500
years of typography, including 357 plates.
American typography today by Rob Carter [(New York:
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989. 159 p. : ill. (some col.)].
The Liberated Page Edited by Herbert Spencer [San
Francisco: Bedford Arts, 1987]. An anthology of the major
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