Buy 5+ items SAVE 10% +++ Get FREE UK postage on orders over £30



Alphabet & Image, No.6 1948

Regular price £12.00

Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Editor: Robert Harling
Publisher: Shenval Press
Publication: 1948, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, section sewn
Pages: 96
Size: 200 x 248
Text: English

British quarterly devoted to typography, graphic design, printing, and the visual arts. Combining essays on book design, lettering, illustration, and fine printing with outstanding production standards, it reflected Britain's post-war revival of typographic and artistic culture. After eight issues, the journal split into two specialist successors: Alphabet, devoted to typography, and Image, focused on the visual arts.

Contents:

  • Vivian Ridler: ARTISTIC PRINTING: A SEARCH FOR PRINCIPLES
  • John Gere: PRE-RAPHAELITE DRAWINGS
  • S. L. Righyni: PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPERS IN TRANSITION
  • A. Hippisley-Coxe: HUGH CASSON: ARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTSMAN
  • Nicolas Bentley: LITHOGRAPHS FOR LYONS: a review
  • Robert Harling: THE TYPE DESIGNS OF ERIC GILL
  • BOOK REVIEWS

Condition: Very Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing and tanning to cover/edges. Fading to spine/cover. Cover loose from binding. Occasional ink stain to first end pages. Please note that some product listings use stock imagery, so the item received may not be the item shown.

Standard Postage: Provides 'limited cover' for loss/damage only up to £30GBP. Please select the alternative ‘full cover' option at checkout for more valuable items! Excess shipping charges will be reimbursed. Any import charges/taxes, if incurred, to be covered by the buyer.

6897