Phyllis Margaret Handover (1923-1974), who published as P. M. Handover, was an English writer on

typography Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing ( leading), and ...

.'Miss P. M. Handover: Writer on typography', ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...

'', 24 July 1974

Works

* ''The Site of the Office of the Times: the history from 1276 to 1956 of the site in Blackfriars, consisting of Printing House Square ... and other thoroughfares, the whole now being the freehold property of the Times Publishing Company limited'', Times Publishing Co., 1956 * ''Arbella Stuart, royal lady of Hardwick and cousin to King James'', 1957 * ''The second Cecil: the rise to power, 1563-1604 of Sir Robert Cecil, late first earl of Salisbury'', 1959 * ''Stanley Morison: a second handlist 1950-1959'', 1959 * ''Printing in London : from 1476 to modern times: competitive practice and technical invention in the trade of book and Bible printing, periodical production, jobbing &c'', 1960 * ''A History of the London Gazette, 1665-1965'', 1965

References

1923 births 1974 deaths Historians of printing English bibliographers Women bibliographers {{England-nonfiction-writer-stub