The typographic desk reference

I understand those who claim to feel disappointed on this book but they are not judging it for what is intended for. They are right in some observations: it doesn't go into detail about history or how to determinate text block proportions but that is because it's a reference book.

TDR is exactly what it claims to be - a reference book. It isn't something you read from cover to cover, and if you aren't working in Typography you may not pick it up for days.

Imagine a tasteful and nice entrance to a building. You open thedoor---only to find there a rather mediocre dwelling with haphazardlyarranged nondescript furniture.