Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation A Study in Typography,9780486802824

Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation A Study in Typography

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780486802824
ISBN10: 0486802825
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2015-10-21
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary

Andrew Airpump ask'd his Aunt her ailment, Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove a Dragon, Jumping Jackey jeer'd a Jesting Juggler, and Rory Rumpus rode a raw-bon'd Race-horse among other antics in this antique alphabet of tongue twisters.
Originally published in 1836, this charming collection of whimsical rhymes was redesigned 100 years later by some of the twentieth century's most celebrated typographers. The artists volunteered their services and worked independently of each other, resulting in a captivating pastiche in which the verses are rendered in a variety of typefaces and accompanied by woodcuts, line drawings, and other black-and-white illustrations.

Author Biography

Harry Miller Lydenberg (1874–1960) was an author and book conservationist. As Director of the New York Public Library, he was an American liaison to the international library community.
American typographer and type designer Bruce Rogers (1870–1957) ranks among the greatest of 20th-century book designers. Rogers favored a classic style, and today his books fetch high sums at auction.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Harry Miller Lydenberg
Peter Piper's Preface
Andrew Airpump
Billy Button
Captain Crackskull
Davy Dolldrum
Enoch Elkrig
Francis Fribble
Gaffer Gilpin
Humphrey Hunchback
Inigo Impey
Jumping Jackey
Kimbo Kemble
Lanky Lawrence
Matthew Mendlegs
Neddy Noodle
Oliver Oglethorpe
Peter Piper
Quixote Quicksight
Rory Rumpus
Sammy Smellie
Tip-toe Tommy
Uncle's Usher
Villiam Veedon
Walter Waddle
X-Y-Z
Ambling Ampersand
A Hymn
A Note on This Book
Who's Who?
Type Face Index
 

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