Pioneers of Modern Typography

First Edition, 1969. 159 pages.

True First Edition published in England by Lund Humpries of this seminal book on modern / experimental typography. Includes the work of Herbert Bayer, Max Bill, El Lissitsky, F.T. Marinetti, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Alexander Rodchenko, Kurt Schwitters, Karel Teige, Jan Tschichold, H.N. Werkman, Piet Zwart and many others. Illustrated throughout with color and B&W plates. Beautifully typeset and produced. This first edition is a far more attractive volume than subsequent reprintings.

Yellow cloth. Book is in Very Good+ condition in solid binding. Dust Jacket shows very light wear to edges, and light rubbing to laminate. A very nice copy of a book usually found in VG only condition or worse.