Hi,
Have you sent out my order?
Sincerely,
Ronald R. Seagrave, Director
Sergeant Kirkland's Press
Sergeant Kirkland's Museum and Historical Society, Inc.
8 Yakama Trail
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Phone 540-582-6296; Fax: 540-582-8312
E-mail: Civil-war@msn.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: Oak Knoll Press <market@popmail.mcs.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <exlibris@library.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 14:38
Subject: Making Books: Designs in British Publishing Since 1945
> Dear EXLIBRIS Member,
>
> Oak Knoll Press has recently co-published a book with The British Library
> entitled "Making Books: Designs in British Publishing Since 1945" by Alan
> Bartram.
>
> Here is more information on the book...
>
> "...an excellent, modern work in typography and design"
> -
> John Lewis
>
> "Making Books
> Designs in British Publishing Since 1945"
>
> By Alan Bartram
>
>
> The profound changes in British life and society since 1945 have
inevitably
> been reflected in the art of publishing. The demise of many small
> independent publishers and the incorporation of long-established family
> firms into large conglomerates has had an effect on the kind of book found
> in bookshops today. The astonishing developments in printing and
typesetting
> techniques, which bears little resemblance to the methods used fifty years
> ago, also has led to a major change in appearance of the book.
>
> In many ways the changes have been profound. Modern developments in
> typesetting and printing allow better quality than ever before. Despite
> these improvements, many of today's typesetters are missing the basic
> training of earlier typographers.
>
> In this stimulating book Alan Bartram sets the current publishing scene in
> the context of the best practice of the last fifty years. While
emphasizing
> that a satisfying book is the result of teamwork between the author,
editor,
> designer, and printer, Bartram is mainly concerned with its design, and
the
> creative process that ends with a book that is not only elegant, but has
> high standards of readability. Much has changed, but such elementary
> requirements for good bookmaking are as relevant today as they ever were.
> Well-illustrated, Making Books belongs on the shelf of anyone interested
in
> typography and book design in today's world. Co-published by Oak Knoll
Press
> and The British Library.
>
> Alan Bartram is a freelance typographic designer who for the last twenty
> years has mainly concerned himself with book design. He is also the author
> of several books on vernacular lettering, including Lettering in
> Architecture and The English Lettering Tradition. With James Sutton, he is
> co-author of An Atlas of Typeforms and Typefaces for Books.
>
> 1999, 10" x 10.5", illustrated, 160 pages
> Hardcover: 1-884718-93-0 / Order# 55471-EM / Price $39.95 + shipping
>
>
> Available from:
> Oak Knoll Press, 310 Delaware Street, New Castle DE 19720 USA
> Phone: (302) 328-7232 / Toll-free 1-800-996-2556 / Fax: (302) 328-7274
> Email: oakknoll@oakknoll.com / Web: www.oakknoll.com
>
> Michael Guessford
> Publicity & Marketing Director
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