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On Book Design

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ISBN-10: 0300075707

ISBN-13: 9780300075700

Edition: 1998

Authors: Richard Hendel

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In this volume, Hendel and 8 other book designers discuss their approaches and working methods, including the selection of a book's size and shape, the choice of typeface, the arrangement of type, and the determination of typographic details.
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Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/10/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 0.73" wide x 1.14" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Read Me
Introduction
Looking Like Books
Books for Now
The Ephemeral Verities
So What?
Is the Crystal Goblet Broken?
The Design Begins Here
The Design of High Lonesome
The Design of On Book Design
How Designers Work
David Bullen
Ron Costley
Richard Eckersley
Sandra Strother Hudson
Mary Mendell
Anita Walker Scott
Humphrey Stone
Virginia Tan
Glossary
Further Reading
Index