When the first edition of this book appeared, in 1992, its status as a classic was recognized at once by both conservative designers and members of the avant-garde. It rapidly became and has remained the standard reference in its field. Typography and graphic design, however, refuse to stand still. The first and subsequent editions were repeatedly updated, revised, entirely reset and substantially enlarged.
This is now the third edition, again fully revised and reset, tying the latest technological developments to the standard knowledge of the craft of typography and book design.
David Godine has said; "It is rare to find a book on typography that successfully combines the personal with the practical, the philosophical with the truly useful. But Bringhurst has brought both worlds together in what is sure to become a typographic classic, a book for both practitioners of the typographic arts and those who wish to know the reasons behind what Stanley Morison called 'the most conservative of all the crafts'."