Author: MCLEAN, RUARI.
Title: True to type / Ruari McLean
Description: New Castle. DE : Oak Knoll Press 2000. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 216 pages; Description: xv. 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: McLean. Ruari. Typographers --Great Britain --Biography. Book designers --Great Britain --Biography. Graphic design (Typography) --Great Britain --History --20th century. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. 'Checklist of works by the author': p. 209-210. Summary: This well-written autobiography of the renowned book designer. author and typographer captures a fascinating life and a remarkable era in British publishing. McLean's compelling story begins with his birth in the Scottish lowlands. and describes his school days at Oxford. the war years as a British officer on a French submarine. and his introduction into the London publishing scene. Along the way. we meet the movers and shakers of Britian's post-war publishing world as he built his career. Through McLean's eyes we are treated to a unique view of the bygone period of Great Britian's publishing history.Weight in Kg appr.:

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