J. van Krimpen - On Designing and Devising Type

J. van Krimpen - On Designing and Devising Type - New York - The Typophiles - 1957 - 1st edition - [110] pp - Cloth binding with dust jacket - 12 x 18 cm. - Design: Jan van Krimpen.

Condition: Good.

Originally written in English, a reflection on printing type and graphic design by the Dutch master typographer Jan van Krimpen (1892-1958). Illustrated with black and white type proofs. With afterword by Paul A. Bennett and table of contents.

Hardcover edition. Fonts discussed include Lutetia, Antigone, Romanée, Monotype Van Dyck Roman, Romulus, Cancelleresca Bastarda, Sans Serifs, Spectrum and Sheldon. A Dutch translation of this work was not published until 1990. Cf. Adieu Aesthetica p. 106.

¶ Text typeset from the Spectrum and printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. Total circulation 1400 copies, of which 900 were provided with the imprints of one of the five participating publishers (or the author himself) on the title page. In this case H.D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon in Haarlem.