Natural Enemies Of Books – A Messy History Of Women In Printing And Typography
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- Category: Book
- Topic: Feminism, Graphic Design, Publishing, Typography
- Publisher: Occasional Papers
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Release: 2020
- Cover: Softcover
- Binding: Perfect
- Size: 11 x 19 cm
- Pages: 192
'Natural Enemies of Books' is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication 'Bookmaking on the Distaff Side', which brought together contributions by women printers, illustrators, authors, typographers, and typesetters, highlighting the print industry’s inequalities and proposing a takeover of the history of the book. Edited by feminist graphic design collective MMS, the publication includes newly commissioned essays and poems, conversations with former typesetters Inger Humlesjö, Ingegärd Waaranperä, Gail Cartmail, and Megan Downey, and reprints of the original book and other publications.
"MMS provides a window into an inspiring period of pre-war female graphic design" – It’s Nice That
"Natural Enemies of Books offers some fascinating history about the making of Bookmaking on the Distaff Side including leading printer/editors, Jane Grabhorn of the Jumbo Press and Edna Beilenson, as well as other major players like Beatrice Warde and Gertrude Stein." – Alphabettes
"Natural Enemies of Books is a rich and valuable sampler of feminist design history." – Eye Magazine
