Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks Historic Preservation All are illustrated in beautiful

All are illustrated in beautiful full-color photographs with vital information and current market values

tracing Swift’s musical evolution along with her ever-changing personal style

These essays situate collectors and collections in a contemporary context and also show how our changing world finds new meaning in the legacy of older collections

the visionary designer who created the first men’s wristwatch to help an aviator friend tell the time without taking his hands off the controls of his flying machine

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Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks Historic Preservation All are illustrated in beautifulISBN 13: 9780393349726 Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. Publication date: 10 20 2014 Pages: 352 Sales rank: 76,865 Product dimensions: 5. 50(w) x 8. 20(h) x 1. 00(d) An absolutely fascinating blend of history, design, sociology, and cultural poeticshighly recommended.Maria Popova, Brain Pickings A charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories