Sebastian Carter — Twentieth Century Type Designers

London, Trefoil , 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this illustrated study in type design of the twentieth century, with a handwritten request for review. First edition. With a handwritten request for review from John Randle at The Whittington Press, dated 12th February 1987, as well as an invitation to the release party for this work, and The Rampant Lions Press newsletter and book list for the year 1991. Illustrated throughout. An examination into the careers of a number of important type-designers of the twentieth century, working against the background of enormous changes in the methods of creating and setting type. From Goudy, Koch, and Morison, to Zapf and Frutiger, amongst others. Written by Sebastian Carter, an English visual artist and designer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.