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Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )
Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )
Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )
Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )
Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )
Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )
Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )

Harling, Robert ( edts ) - Typography ( complete set of 8 issues )

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A complete eight-issue set of Robert Harling’s progressive journal TYPOGRAPHY, printed by James Shand’s Shenval Press from 1936 to 1939. Initially published in editions of 1,200 copies, the press run expanded to 2,500 copies by 1939. “When [Typography] first appeared in 1936, the journal broke new ground in its coverage of the European avant garde - including the first serious article on Jan Tschichold's work to be published in Britain. It was also very different from earlier, and primmer, typographic magazines in its zest for letters of all kinds, not just fine book printing. Issue one contained an article on Kardomah tea labels; issue two an analysis of tram ticket typography. Robert Harling’s early championing of typographic ephemera anticipated the burgeoning of 1960s Pop.” All issues are complete with all of the original inserts and tipped-in plates present. The “revolutionary French Plastic” ring bindings are somewhat brittle, chipped and soiled but remain intact. The covers on all the copies are lightly soiled and toned and are gently rubbed at the edges and corners. Internally all the magazines are fresh and bright. No inscriptions. An uncommon set housed in what looks like a contemporary box. 

Publisher: Shenval Press, 1936

Condition: Very Good +

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