A TYPOGRAPHIC QUEST 1 - 3
Carl Dair

Carl Dair: A TYPOGRAPHIC QUEST 1 - 3. NYC: Westvaco (West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company), 1964--1965. Complete set of First editions. A fine set of original magazines: slight foxing to the first number else fine in edge- browned heavy wrappers. Interiors unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print.

5.25 x 9 saddle-stitched magazines in stiff printed wrappers published by Westvaco as an educational tool to enlighten the public to the notion that fine typography is no accident. The first asks "What is Typography?", the two following are on Display Types and Type to be Read. Beautifully designed and finely printed in multiple colors, which comes as no surprise from Westvaco.

A TYPOGRAPHIC QUEST 1: What is Typography?, 28 pages printed in a variety of colors.

A TYPOGRAPHIC QUEST 2: Display Types, 28 pages printed in a variety of colors.

A TYPOGRAPHIC QUEST 3: Type to be Read, 32 pages printed in a variety of colors. A highly recommended set that has an excellent balance of form and content.

Carl Dair authored the classic Design with Type and was a jurist for Typomundus 20. he taught design and typography in Toronto, Montreal and Jamaica.

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