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Essential Typographers books
About Face: Reviving the Rules of TypographyAbout Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography by David Jury
Buy used from: £124.95
An inspiring and visually stimulating introduction to typography
The New Typography: The First English Translation of the Revolutionary 1928 Document (Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism)The New Typography: The First English Translation of the Revolutionary 1928 Document (Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism) by J Tschichold
Buy used from: £26.00
Essential reading on typographic design and still prevelent today from the Godfather of typography
Letterpress: The Allure of the HandmadeLetterpress: The Allure of the Handmade by David Jury
Tactile and informative, this book is everything wonderful about the handmade!
Josef Muller BrockmannJosef Muller Brockmann by Kerry William Purcell
Buy new: £26.50 / Used from: £24.00
Examples, drawings, sketches and wonderful design from a superb designer
Type and Typography: Portfolio SeriesType and Typography: Portfolio Series by Phil Baines
Buy new: £13.62 / Used from: £12.74
Good and informative reading for all levels covering all areas of typography
mmm⦠skyscraper i love you: A Typographic Journal of New Yorkmmm⦠skyscraper i love you: A Typographic Journal of New York by Karl Hyde
Buy new: £8.75 / Used from: £8.36
Probably the most well-read type book I know - but you can see why!
Rookledge's Classic International TypefinderRookledge's Classic International Typefinder by Christopher Perfect
Buy used from: £49.87
You're not a typographer if you don't know your typefaces!
Typography: Macro and Microaesthetics: Fundamentals of Typographic DesignTypography: Macro and Microaesthetics: Fundamentals of Typographic Design by Willi Kunz
Buy new: £47.33 / Used from: £40.00
A solid and well informed book about layout and typography
Letterwork: Creative Letterforms in Graphic DesignLetterwork: Creative Letterforms in Graphic Design by Brody Neuenschwander
Buy new: £16.96 / Used from: £1.99
Original and unexpected froms of typography from handmade to digital in all formats.
Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Design Briefs)Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Design Briefs) by Ellen Lupton
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £6.75
Good background reading on the application of typography