Description |
159 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents |
Introduction. -- The art of the layout. -- Typography. -- Printing methods. -- Paper. -- The anatomy of the book. -- Design approaches. -- Binding. -- Jackets and paperback covers. -- Trade book design. -- Textbooks, references, and manuals. -- Limited editions. -- Index |
Summary |
Contains information about creating layouts and implementing production of many different kinds of books |
Notes |
Colophon: "This book has been designed by Adrian Wilson, San Francisco. The types are handset Palatino and Linotype Aldus, designed by Hermann Zapf, and set by Grant Dahlstrom/The Castle Press, Pasadena, California. The printing is offset lithography executed by New York Lithographing Corp. The binding has been executed by Edition Bookbindery." |
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Illustrated end-papers |
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Includes index (p. 156-159) |
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On title page, "New York" follows "Reinhold Publishing ..." and "London" follows "Studio Vista." Date of publication from title-leaf verso |
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On title-leaf verso: "Published in the United States of America, 1967 by Reinhold Publishing Corporation, a subsidiary of Chapman-Reinhold, Inc. 430 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022 and in Great Britain, 1967 by Studio Vista Limited, Blue Star House, Highgate Hill, London N 19." |
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Publishers' advertisement on back cover of dust jacket |
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Also issued online |
Subject |
Book design -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Book design.
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Printing.
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Author |
Dahlstrom, Grant Edward, typographer
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Wilson, Adrian, book designer, bookjacket designer
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Zapf, Hermann, type designer
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Castle Press, typographer
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Edition Book Bindery, binder
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New York Lithographing Corp, printer
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Reinhold Publishing Corporation, publisher
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Studio Vista, publisher
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LC no. |
67014162 |
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