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Printer's Devil: The Life and Work of Frederic Warde

Author: Simon Loxley
ISBN #: 9781567923674
Price: $15.00
Publisher: David R Godine
Publisher Location: Boston
Book Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket, as issued
Edition: Illustrated Edition
Pub Date: 2008
A New in all respects, no jacket as issued, clean and unmarked. First edition stated. From Wikipedia: Frederic Warde (1894 – 1939) was a printer, type designer, and typographic designer. One of the great book designers of the twentieth century, Will Ransom described him as "a curious blend of romantic idealism and meticulous practicality." In describing his own work, Warde stated, "The innermost soul of any literary creation can never be seen in all its clarity and truth until one views it through the medium of the printed page, in which there must be absolutely nothing to divide the attention, interrupt the thought, or to offend one's sense of form." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.