(High Tide Press) Typopolis: A Journey to the city of type.

Designed and printed by John Ross. Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione and the High Tide Press. [Italy. East Hampton, New York. 2002.] Accordion fold. 13.5" x 9.5". Printed in many colors mostly on Fabriano A5 Disegno, with some paper by J. Barcham Green. A Vandercook type 4c, a Kobold FAG Control 525 Automatic and a Vandercook 219 were used to print this book. Wood type is used to form various designs -a castle, a factory, a city, skyscrapers, a gorge, a bridge, and a tower. [Illustrated] Text in English, Italian and Greek from various sources. Black cloth boards, with a recess on the front board containing a 'mock' plastic printer's type block with the title printed backwards in various colors. Black cloth slipcase with woodtype letterpress printed, brilliantly colored, full page title label. One in an edition of 25 copies, signed by John Ross. Fine.

$2000