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An excellent read is Bringhurst's "The Elements of Typographic Style"[0], for both history and theory. 0: http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robe

• elektronaut 13y ago
  And for the prose as well. My favourite quote: “A man who would letterspace lower case would steal sheep, Frederic Goudy liked to say. If this wisdom needs updating, it is chiefly to add that a woman who would letterspace lower case would steal sheep as well.”