J. Van Krimpen on Designing and Devising Type

First Edition, 1957. 108 pages.

Book measures 5 x 7.25 inches. Typophiles Chap Book number 32. Bound in red cloth with gilt stamped spine lettering. Van Krimpen discusses his typefaces with specimens throughout of Lutetia, Antigone, Open Capitals, Romulus, Cancelleresca Bastarda, Sheldon, and others. Variants of weights and italics of these typefaces are also shown. Book designed by Van Krimpen, and printed in The Netherlands at Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem. The text of the book is set in Spectrum. A very beautiful, well-printed volume. One of the scarcer Typophiles books.

Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with a couple very faint stains / speckles to front cover. No chips or tears to DJ. Binding is tight. A very nice copy.