As we are aware in the type community, books on Type Design are published at such small numbers, they can go out of print then resold at a higher price. Being new to Type Design finding a book to learn from can be a challenge to get hold of.
During this year I have read 2 books on Type Design which encapsulate such books out of print.
Book 1
How to create typefaces: from sketch to screen
by Cristóbal Henestrosa (Author), Laura Meseguer (Author), José Scaglione (Author), Tipo e Editorial (Editor)
The book includes text extracts from Fred Smeijers Counterpunch and The stroke: theory of writing Gerrit Noordzij
Book 2
Type Tricks: Your Personal Guide to Type Design
by Sofie Beier
preview of the book
https://issuu.com/bis_publishers/docs/type_tricks
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Frank Blokland's research at http://lettermodel.org/ is useful too, I don't know if I've seen it cited yet in books.