Typographic Samples Pictures & Polemics
Atlanta: Nexus Press, 1986. First edition. Soft cover (stiff card stock), spiral bound. [30] plates printed on rectos, some in additional flat colors. Photo is irregularly cropped. Very good. Item #32993
An early exercise in computerized typesetting. Divided into three parts: (1) "Typographic Samples," excerpts from Brecht and others in various typefaces. (2) "Typographic Pictures," designs composed of various texts. (3) "Typographic Polemics," more designs, these composed of texts by Oscar Wilde, Stuart Davis, Barnett Newman, and Alfred Barr's geneaology of modern art. Many of the texts have themes of revolution and socialism. "Composed and output by the author on . . . Compugraphic Editwriter 7700, MCS 10 with Preview, MCS 20 with Power Page, and Compugraphic 8400." Large (11 x 17 inches); shipping/handling will be extra. Please keep this in mind when ordering.
Price: $30.00