Typography Books

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The Elements of Typographic Style The Elements of Typographic Style (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 9,037 ratings — published 1992
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Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as typography)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,498 ratings — published 2004
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts Just My Type: A Book About Fonts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as typography)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,031 ratings — published 2010
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Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as typography)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,206 ratings — published 1993
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Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as typography)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,023 ratings — published 1971
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Detail in Typography Detail in Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as typography)
avg rating 4.33 — 609 ratings — published 2005
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The New Typography The New Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as typography)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,090 ratings — published 1928
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The Anatomy of Type The Anatomy of Type (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as typography)
avg rating 4.16 — 406 ratings — published 2012
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An Essay on Typography An Essay on Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as typography)
avg rating 3.54 — 639 ratings — published 1931
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The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as typography)
avg rating 4.11 — 628 ratings — published 2002
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Typographie: A Manual on Design Typographie: A Manual on Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as typography)
avg rating 4.37 — 622 ratings — published 1981
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Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as typography)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,107 ratings — published 2013
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Type Matters! Type Matters! (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 38 times as typography)
avg rating 4.19 — 427 ratings — published 2012
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Typography Sketchbooks Typography Sketchbooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as typography)
avg rating 4.28 — 723 ratings — published 2011
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Designing Type Designing Type (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as typography)
avg rating 4.35 — 364 ratings — published 2006
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On Web Typography On Web Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as typography)
avg rating 4.15 — 470 ratings — published 2014
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Typographic Design: Form and Communication Typographic Design: Form and Communication (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as typography)
avg rating 4.10 — 397 ratings — published 1993
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Anatomy of a Typeface Anatomy of a Typeface (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as typography)
avg rating 4.01 — 142 ratings — published 1990
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Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles (Volume 1, 1628-1900) Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles (Volume 1, 1628-1900)
by (shelved 27 times as typography)
avg rating 4.36 — 339 ratings — published 2009
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Modern Typography: an essay in critical history Modern Typography: an essay in critical history (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as typography)
avg rating 4.07 — 89 ratings — published 1996
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A Type Primer A Type Primer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 385 ratings — published 2002
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Type on Screen: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Developers, and Students Type on Screen: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Developers, and Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as typography)
avg rating 3.89 — 212 ratings — published 2014
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Counterpunch: making type in the sixteenth century, designing typefaces now Counterpunch: making type in the sixteenth century, designing typefaces now (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as typography)
avg rating 4.47 — 98 ratings — published 1997
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Typographic Systems Typographic Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as typography)
avg rating 4.12 — 192 ratings — published 2007
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Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as typography)
avg rating 4.32 — 297 ratings — published 2011
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Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung Rastersysteme für die visuelle Gestaltung (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as typography)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,263 ratings — published 1996
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The Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Design The Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as typography)
avg rating 4.29 — 297 ratings — published 1975
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Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as typography)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,108 ratings — published 2004
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Hand Job: A Catalog of Type Hand Job: A Catalog of Type (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as typography)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,376 ratings — published 2007
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Why Fonts Matter Why Fonts Matter (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as typography)
avg rating 3.89 — 457 ratings — published 2016
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Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles (Volume 2, 1901-1938) Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles (Volume 2, 1901-1938)
by (shelved 18 times as typography)
avg rating 4.47 — 97 ratings — published
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Better Web Typography for a Better Web Better Web Typography for a Better Web
by (shelved 18 times as typography)
avg rating 4.35 — 172 ratings — published
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Letter Fountain: On Printing Types Letter Fountain: On Printing Types (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as typography)
avg rating 4.53 — 70 ratings — published 2009
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The Stroke: Theory of Writing The Stroke: Theory of Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as typography)
avg rating 4.13 — 163 ratings — published 2006
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Type: The Secret History of Letters Type: The Secret History of Letters (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as typography)
avg rating 4.02 — 177 ratings — published 2004
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Type Rules!: The Designer's Guide To Professional Typography Type Rules!: The Designer's Guide To Professional Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as typography)
avg rating 3.93 — 123 ratings — published 2001
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The Visual History of Type: A visual survey of 320 typefaces The Visual History of Type: A visual survey of 320 typefaces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as typography)
avg rating 4.58 — 66 ratings — published
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In Progress: See Inside a Lettering Artist's Sketchbook and Process, from Pencil to Vector In Progress: See Inside a Lettering Artist's Sketchbook and Process, from Pencil to Vector (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as typography)
avg rating 4.54 — 860 ratings — published 2015
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While You're Reading While You're Reading (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as typography)
avg rating 3.87 — 134 ratings — published 1997
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Typography: Macro and Microaesthetics Typography: Macro and Microaesthetics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as typography)
avg rating 4.56 — 50 ratings — published 2000
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Typography Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Working with Type Typography Essentials: 100 Design Principles for Working with Type (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as typography)
avg rating 3.88 — 139 ratings — published 2009
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Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design Letters of Credit: A View of Type Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as typography)
avg rating 4.04 — 51 ratings — published 1987
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Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as typography)
avg rating 4.00 — 282 ratings — published 2004
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Type and Typography Type and Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as typography)
avg rating 3.94 — 163 ratings — published 2002
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The Fundamentals of Typography The Fundamentals of Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as typography)
avg rating 4.10 — 149 ratings — published 2006
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as typography)
avg rating 3.72 — 214,859 ratings — published 2012
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Elegantissima: The Design and Typography of Louise Fili Elegantissima: The Design and Typography of Louise Fili (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as typography)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,340 ratings — published 2012
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Pioneers of Modern Typography Pioneers of Modern Typography (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as typography)
avg rating 3.93 — 60 ratings — published 1983
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Flexible Typesetting Flexible Typesetting (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as typography)
avg rating 4.35 — 48 ratings — published
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Butterick's Practical Typography Butterick's Practical Typography (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as typography)
avg rating 4.39 — 222 ratings — published 2013
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Stanley Morison
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Stanley Morison

Abhijit Naskar
“Typos are not a stain upon literature, typos are ornament of literature.”
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