This book contains the story behind 50 remarkable fonts, and is an over view of the development and history of the printed typeface.  

The author Simon Loxley explains:

‘They asked me to write a book of typefaces; it’s not a top fifty in order, or even a top fifty at all, although many of them would have to be included were you to compile such a thing. A small number have even been reviled, but I felt they were significant despite that, and that all of them had a good story to tell.’