Spencer, Herbert — The Visible Word, Problems of Legibility

New York, Hastings House, 1969. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with white stamped titles in green jacket. 107 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. "Legibility research in printing is concerned with the efficiency of the visible word. So, too, is the practice of typographical design. During the past century both researchers and designers have put forward proposals for making printed letters communicate more efficiently. This report describes and illustrates some of the more significant of these proposals." --Author; Introduction, page 6. VG. Half inch closed tear to top front edge of jacket. Else clean and unmarked.