Isbn: 9781884718939 - making books: design in british publishing since 1945 (6 Ergebnisse)

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Near Fine paperback copy in Very Good dust jacket; tight binding with clean interior, wraps clean with mild fading to spine. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in., 160pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Jacket has very subtle creasing and rub marks. Overall, it's still in very good condition. Book edge has some dark scuffs. Inside pages are clean and unmarked.

Stiff Card. Illustrated study of British book design since the war, setting the current publishing scene in the context of the best practice from the last 50 years or so; Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly rubbed, o.w. VG. dustwrapper. 160pp. 4to. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Fine copy. No additions.

small 4to. Stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. A fine copy. The profound changes in Britain since 1945 have inevitably reflected on the art of publishing. In this work, Alan Bartram sets the current publishing scene in the context of the best practice of the last fifty years. While emphasizing that a satisfying book is the result of teamwork between the author, editor, designer, and printer, Bartram is mainly concerned with its design, and the creative process that ends with a book that is not only elegant, but has high standards of reliability. Much has changed, but such elementary requirements for good bookmaking are as relevant today as they ever were. Well-illustrated. Stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket.…

1999, 160pp, Illustrated. Paperback. In very good condition. In this stimulating book Alan Bartram sets the current publishing scene in the context of the best practice of the last fifty years. While emphasising that a satisfying book is the result of teamwork between author, editor, designer and printer, it is mainly concerned with their design. Tschichold, Schmoller and others, in the first twenty-five years of the period examined here, created books which were not only elegant, but had high standards of readability and straightforward communication. Much has changed, but such elementary requirements for good bookmaking are as relevant today as they ever were.…