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covers the ground pretty thoroughly. Although not a classic
work (and, indeed, poorly designed itself as a book), it
serves as a very handy reference to the history of books.
An expensive purchase at the original price of $45, it is
often available on remainder for about $10.
The Making of Books by Sen Jennett [New York and
Washington: Frederick A. Preager, 1967]. A good overview
of the entire art and craft of the book, including a little
history and a fairly detailed examination of every stage of
the process. If you are interested in books in general, this is
a good place to start. Out of print, but rather ubiquitous at
second-hand and antiquarian dealers.
The Book: The Story of Printing & Bookmaking by
Douglas C. McMurtrie [New York: Oxford University
Press, 1943]. Almost 700 pages of large type devoted to the
history of the book, by one of the most prolific writers in the
field. Easy to read, anecdotal, and illustrated. Although out
of print, it is not particularly scarce and, if you can find it,
probably the quickest way to get up to speed on printing
history.
Electronic Typography
The Macintosh Font Book 2 Edition by Erfert Fenton
[Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 1993. 350 pp]. Everything you
want to know about Macintosh fonts and type faces,
including type terminology, building a typeface library, font
management, printing options, and a near-complete list of
available Postscript typefaces (with vendor addresses) and
typesetting service bureaus. The second edition of this
award-winning book covers TrueType fonts, System 7 and
much more. The best all-around introduction to the world
of Macintosh-specific font handling.
Desktop Publisher’s Survival Kit by David Blatner
[Berkeley, California: Peachpit Press, 1991, 172 pp, 800K
disk] An excellent overview of the various facets of
desktop publishing on the Macintosh. Blatner writes
informally and well, and provides a good general grounding
in file formats, fonts, typography, scanning and printing. The
book includes a helpful section on troubleshooting when
things go wrong, as well as a Macintosh disk full of DTP
utilities, clip art and two PostScript fonts. While not an in-
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