Editor: Alan Batram
Publisher: Lund Humphries
Publication: 1986, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, section sewn
Pages: 178
Size: 210 x 270
Text: English
ISBN: 0853315582
(Preface) 'It should be a matter of pride that the standard of vernacular lettering in Britain is so high. We are one of the few nations to have a distinctive and distinguished tradition of fine letter-forms in vernacular use. One aim of this book is to tease out the many strands that are interwoven in this tradition, and to reveal how even the basic styles have been given countless personal interpretations while still retaining their integrity.
Alan Bartram's previous books on lettering are now out of print. For this new, comprehensive volume - originally published in a casebound edition and now available in paperback - which may be regarded as the culmination of his personal lettering investigation, he has travelled extensively through England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to discover the finest examples of the tradition at work. All the illustrations have been photographed by the author and 300 of them have never previously been reproduced. Tombstones, railway lettering, shop fascias, street-names, notices - all offer evidence of a flourishing craft of lettering without which our man-made environment would be the poorer...'
Condition: Very Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing and tanning to cover/edges.
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