TABLE OF CONTENTS

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