Books and Printing: A Treasury for Typophiles Book

This book—the text of which is composed in twenty-one different typefaces—gathers together articles, poems, excerpts, and essays by the foremost practitioners of the art of bookmaking, both English and American. The forty-two contributions in the book range from observations on the story of the alphabet to the pleasures and duties of the amateur printer, and have a great deal to say to the admirer of beautiful books and to the student of typography on the subject of book design. Anyone who has any urge to know what lies behind the making of a book, or about the art of printing in general, will find this fascinating reading.