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No mean city : a guide to places of interest in the City of Leicester : issued by the City of Leicester Publicity & Development Department, nd [c1937]
In the late 1930s the English City of Leicester's Publicity & Development Department, and the associated Municipal Information Office, produced a very fine set of publications that included an official guide, various leaflets and a series of handbooks such as this. They all exhibit a very modern and 'clean' approach to graphic design, layout and typography and still, nearly a century on, look very stylish. No designers are shown but I've often wondered if the City's noted School of Printing had a hand in their design.
This booklet, price 6d, discusses the various scenes and sights within the city as well as some of the surrounding countryside.
No mean city : a guide to places of interest in the City of Leicester : issued by the City of Leicester Publicity & Development Department, nd [c1937]
In the late 1930s the English City of Leicester's Publicity & Development Department, and the associated Municipal Information Office, produced a very fine set of publications that included an official guide, various leaflets and a series of handbooks such as this. They all exhibit a very modern and 'clean' approach to graphic design, layout and typography and still, nearly a century on, look very stylish. No designers are shown but I've often wondered if the City's noted School of Printing had a hand in their design.
This booklet, price 6d, discusses the various scenes and sights within the city as well as some of the surrounding countryside.