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| Author’s Preface | [vii] |
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| Synopsis of Contents | [ix] |
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| List of Reproductions | [xvi] |
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| List of Designers | [xx] |
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| WHEN BOOKS WERE WRITTEN | [1] |
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| THE ORIGIN OF TYPOGRAPHY | [7] |
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| THE SPREAD OF TYPOGRAPHY | [13] |
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| TYPOGRAPHY IN COLONIAL DAYS | [19] |
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| TYPOGRAPHY IN THE 19TH CENTURY | [27] |
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| THE “LAYOUT” MAN | [35] |
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| HARMONY AND APPROPRIATENESS | [41] |
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| TONE AND CONTRAST | [47] |
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| PROPORTION, BALANCE AND SPACING | [53] |
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| ORNAMENTATION | [59] |
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| THE TYPOGRAPHY OF BOOKS | [67] |
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| BOOKLETS, PAMPHLETS, BROCHURES, LEAFLETS | [75] |
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| CATALOGS | [83] |
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| PROGRAMS | [91] |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS | [99] |
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| TICKETS | [107] |
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| LETTERHEADS AND ENVELOPS | [111] |
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| BILLHEADS AND STATEMENTS | [119] |
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| PACKAGE LABELS | [123] |
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| BUSINESS CARDS | [127] |
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| THE BLOTTER | [131] |
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| POSTERS, CAR CARDS, WINDOW CARDS | [135] |
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| ADVERTISEMENTS | [139] |
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| NEWSPAPERS | [147] |
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| PERIODICALS | [151] |
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| HOUSE-ORGANS | [161] |
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| TYPE-FACES | [169] |
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| IMPRINTS | [195] |
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| Appendix—[GREETING CARDS] | |