Printer And Playground An Autobiography..
Bound in original cloth gilt, in decorative dust wrapper which is a little chipped and worn, especially at head and tail of spine. Some browning of endpapers but otherwise a very good copy. Loosely inserted are correspondence to and from the author, including his signature, and newspaper cuttings, including reviews of this title, etc.
£35.00
Details
INCLUDES LETTER SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Publisher
Faber and Faber, 24 Russell Square.,
Place
London
Date
1956
Item Description
Tall 8vo. xiii + [3] + 156 pp.
Illustrations
Illustrated by portrait frontispiece, 4 collotype plates and throughout by 37 text figures, some in red and green and including facsimiles.
Notes
The first part of this book was printed in the journal Signature. Oliver Simon (1895-1956) was an accomplished book designer and typographer who became director of the Curwen Press, originally established in 1863. The Press was associated with many famous artists and graphic designers of the day, including John Piper, Paul Nash and Edward Bawden. It went into receivership in 1984 but was revived again in 2011.
[Stock No. 24166]
