Vintage book methods of book design by hugh williamson. Hugh williamson has 22 books on goodreads with 997 ratings. Aug 30, 2015 methods of book design by hugh williamson. Methods of book design, third edition practice of an industrial craft by hugh williamson isbn. Williamson dropped out of university college london to serve in the royal artillery on the italian front during the second world war, and later wrote an unofficial history of his fourth division. The processes and methods of a book production are of course still changing at a rapid rate, but the old principle of good and workmanlike design and production are still perhaps more than ever in need of explanation and justification.
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