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See More... AUTHOR'S PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSISTANT
London Saunders and Otley n.d. 12mo. original cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on cover, edges gilt (vi), 67, (36) pages plus 2 fold-out plates
Fifth edition (Bigmore & Wyman I,24). Subtitle continues, "Comprising Explanations of the Process of Printing, Preparation & Calculation of Manuscripts, Punctuation, Choice of Paper, Type, Binding, Illustrations, Publishing, Advertising, &c, with an Exemplification and Description of the Typographical Marks unused in the Correction of the Press." One fold-out displays specimens and names of the different sizes of type, the other shows a page properly annotated with corrections and the revised version. Section at the back listing works published by Messrs. Saunders and Otley. Covers blind stamped with border design. Front cover blind stamped with the words Mercantile Library Company with so much force that the indentation is visible through the cover and the endpapers. Library marks throughout. Spine missing, pages are loose, covers detached. Paper catalogue label on lower left corner of front cover. Mercantile Library Company stamp less forceful on the rear cover. Corners rubbed. Pages darkened. Front endpapers missing.
Price: $ 185.00 other currencies Order nr. 79400

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See More... Bodoni, Giambattista MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO DEL CAVALIERE GIAMBATTISTA BODONI
2 volumes. London The Holland Press 1960 4to. decorated paper cover boards, paper spine labels, slipcase. lxxii,267; (iv),279 pages.
One of 500 copies. An exact facsimile of the famous Bodoni specimen book - manual originally printed in Parma by the Presso la Vedova in 1818. Slipcase with top and bottom partially detached. Spines of books show some foxing.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 700

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See More... Bringhurst, Robert and Peter Rutledge Koch, et al. CARVING THE ELEMENTS: A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES
Berkeley Editions Koch 2004 6 x 9 inches Paperback 138 pages
First edition. This companion piece to The Fragments of Parmenides reveals the "blood, sweat and tears" the creators put into their original book. Carving the Elements tells the detailed story of the making of The Fragments of Parmenides, a grandiose book project meticulously crafted by: master letterpress printer Peter Koch; poet, translator and typographer Robert Bringhurst; punchcutter, type designer, typefounder and poet Dan Carr; master stonecutter and type designer Christopher Stinehour; master bookbinder Daniel Kelm; bookbinder, casemaker and printer Peggy Gotthold; and visual artist and master wood engraver Richard Wagener.
The text of the book, actually written by the book artists themselves, takes the reader through their journey in the making of The Fragmentswith essays including the following: "Philosophy & Printing in the Real West: or Herakleitos in Montana and Fly Fishing on Telegraph Avenue" by Peter Koch; "Deep in the Stone: A Conversation about Hand-Crafted Letters" by Christopher Stinehour; "Parmenides, Craft and Being: Designing and Cutting an Archaic Greek Typeface" by Dan Carr; "Finding the Form of an Ancient Text" by Robert Bringhurst; "A Dream of Pre-Socratic Color: From Joshua Tree to Baudelaire" by Richard Wagener; "How Is It Possible for the "One" to Have So Many Parts?" by Daniel E. Kelm; "Binding Parmenides" by Peggy Gotthold; and "Raven's Wine Cup" by Robert Bringhurst.
Well-illustrated and written by true bibliophiles, "This book is ... a guided tour of ... the philosophy of artisanship, in some of its many forms." Distributed for Editions Koch.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 78258

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See More... Craig, James DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY.
Edited by Susan E. Meyer. New York Watson-Guptill Publications (1981) 4to. boards, spiral bound. (ix), 176 pages.
Reprint of the 1980 revised edition with a new introduction to the phototypesetting process. A good introductory manual to the subject.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 104981

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See More... Dair, Carl DESIGN WITH TYPE
Toronto University of Toronto Press (1967) square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 164 pages.
Second edition, much revised. Profusely illustrated. Jacket rubbed and chipped along edges.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 76841

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See More... Day, Kenneth THE TYPOGRAPHY OF PRESS ADVERTISEMENT.
New York Macmillan Co. 1956 4to. cloth. xvi, 304 pages.
First U.S. edition. Typographical principles explained and adapted for the advertising media. Well-illustrated. Corner bumped.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 43733

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See More... Ehrlich, Frederic THE NEW TYPOGRAPHY & MODERN LAYOUTS.
New York Frederick A. Stokes 1934 4to. cloth. 120 pages followed by 70 full page plates.
First edition. A practical manual to layout design followed by 70 full page plates each of which have multiple illustrations taking the student through an exercise in design. Spine and part of back cover faded.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 63519

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See More... Ernst, Sandra B. ABC'S OF TYPOGRAPHY.
New York Art Direction Book Company (1977) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 188 pages.
First edition. Nine chapters on the art of typography. Many examples. Minor jacket wear. Ink ownership inscription on free endpaper.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 43203

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See More... Gottschall, Edward M. (editor) TYPOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS, ADVERTISING DIRECTIONS 4 (TRENDS IN VISUAL ADVERTISING).
New York Art Directions Book Co. (1964) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 279 pages.
First edition. 30 authorities explore the past, present and future of advertising. Over 450 illustrations. Jacket soiled and chipped.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 8871

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See More... Hlasta, Stanley C. PRINTING TYPES & HOW TO USE THEM.
Pittsburgh Carnegie Press (1950) tall 8vo. cloth. x, 304 pages.
First edition. Gathers all type faces available for use in one book so that comparisons may be made between the different faces. Includes history of the face with biographies of type designers.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 62678

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  Hlasta, Stanley C. PRINTING TYPES & HOW TO USE THEM.
Pittsburgh Carnegie Press (1950) tall 8vo. cloth. x, 304 pages.
First edition. Gathers all type faces available for use in one book so that comparisons may be made between the different faces. Includes history of the face with biographies of type designers. Spine lettering partially rubbed off.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 72744

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See More... Höhne, Otto DIE MASCHINENSETZER-FIBEL.
Berlin Karl Ulrich & Co. (1936) small 8vo. cloth. 207+(1) pages.
First edition. Otto Höhne provides a guide for typesetting machines. His handbook is organized alphabetically and illustrated in black-and-white. Covers lightly soiled. In German.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 61773

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See More... Lewis, John TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE
London Barrie & Jenkins (1978) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages.
First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Jacket soiled and chipped with a tear in front cover.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 19652

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See More... Lieberman, J. Ben TYPES OF TYPEFACES AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM
New York Sterling Publishing Co. (1968) 4to. cloth. 132 pages.
Reprint of the 1967 first edition.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 21978

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See More... McLean, Ruari THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.
London Thames and Hudson (1980) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages.
First edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 40391

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See More... McLean, Ruari THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.
(New York) Thames and Hudson (1992) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages.
Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition, with corrections for this printing. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108565

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See More... Miles, John DESIGN FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING, A GUIDE TO LAYOUT AND TYPOGRAPHY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER.
San Francisco Chronicle Books (1987) 4to. paper wrappers with spiral comb binding. 101 pages.
First edition. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 30886

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See More... Miller, W.R. GRAPHIC ARTS.
Bloomington Mcknight Publishing Company 1978 square 4to. paper-covered boards. iv, 92 pages.
First edition. A textbook for graphic arts, and basic industrial arts. Illustrated and indexed. Ex-library copy with markings.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 59348

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See More... Mitchell, Michael and Susan Wightman BOOK TYPOGRAPHY: A DESIGNER'S MANUAL
Marlborough, Wiltshire Libanus Press 2005 7.25 x 9.25 inches paperback 434 pages
Book Typography: A Designer's Manual is a comprehensive guide to typography and typesetting. Books depend on good design to communicate. Every type of book, from a poetry collection to an encyclopedia, has its own style of communication. This manual describes the principles of good design, why they exist, and how to put them to practice.
Book Typography leads the reader from an understanding of what is a readable text, through the construction of books through all their different forms - novels, illustrated books and complex reference works. The organization of text and the handling of images are explained in detail. Advice is also given on work progression and print management.
Designing books is a visual task and is best demonstrated with visual examples. Book Typography contains over a thousand examples and illustrations showing typographic principles put into practice - from the smallest detail of punctuation to flat plans of entire books. All the samples come from published works and each is labeled with the font used, its size and leading. Additional information and comment is provided in the side notes.
Book Typography defines the industry's technical terminology in the chapter, "The Basic Terms of the Trade". An extensive glossary is also included. It is an essential guide for students and recent graduates hoping to work in book design and publishing.
Book Typography covers every aspect of the book designer's task, providing an invaluable reference to editors, copy-editors, proofreaders, production managers and publishers.
Distributed for Libanus Press. Sales Rights: Worldwide except Europe and the UK; available in Europe and the UK from Libanus Press.
Price: $ 69.95 other currencies Order nr. 92771

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See More... Nordlunde, C. Volmer SELMARS TYPOGRAFI HAANDBOG I SATSTEKNIK
Copenhagen Fagskolen for Boghaandvaerk 1938 large 8vo. quarter leather with patterned paper-covered boards, top edge stained blue (viii), 453+(3) pages
Compilation of thirteen essays on typography, theory and practice, by six different authors and edited by Norlunde. Black and white illustrations, one folded-in color plate. Endpapers are same patterned paper as the covers. Minor rubbing on spine.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 73902

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See More... Philip, Ejnar SKRIFT ATLAS FOR BOGVENNER; ET UDVALG AF GODE SKRIFTER ANVENDT I DANSK BOGTRYK.
København Forening for Boghaandvaerk 1959 8vo. patterned paper-covered boards 122 pages
A typography guide for publishers, printed in Danish. Includes sections on Bodoni, Garamond, Baskerville, Caslon and many others. With a publisher's advertisement loosely inserted. Minor chipping on spine, lower hinges are begining to split.
Price: $ 13.00 other currencies Order nr. 74573

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See More... Rand, Paul PAUL RAND: A DESIGNER'S ART
New Haven Yale University Press 1985 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 239 pages.
First edition. A collection of articles taken from a variety of design magazines and journals. Most have been edited and updated. Well illustrated. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 30923

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  Rice, Stanley BOOK DESIGN, SYSTEMATIC ASPECTS.
New York and London R. R. Bowker (1978) 8vo. cloth. xii, 274 pages.
A good practical manual which covers all aspects of book production. Chapters include Design and Editorial Processes, Typesetting Options, Scheduling Art Activities, Processing of Illustrations, etc. Contains several useful scheduling forms.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 24182

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Rosendorf, Theodore THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE.
(TDR)
With a Foreword by Ellen Lupton New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2009 5.5 x 8.5 inches Hardcover 152 pages
First edition. The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is comprised of a thousand facts on the form of Latin-based writing systems. The book includes the following four main sections: Terms - Definitions of format, measurements, practice, standards, tools, and industry lingo; Glyphs -The list of standard ISO and extended Latin characters, symbols, diacritics, marks, and various forms of typographic furniture; Anatomy & Form - Letter stroke parts and the variations of impression and space used in Latin-based writing systems; and Classification & Specimens - An historical line with examples of form from blackletter to contemporary sans serif types. Designed for quick consultation, entries are concise and factual, making it handy for the desk. Its foreword is written by Ellen Lupton.

Theodore Rosendorf began a career in graphic design with a set of pencils and a drawing pad. His first project was the identity for the Downwind restaurant at Atlanta's PDK Airport. Leaving the airport, Theodore's career has taken him to clients in the US and abroad for some of the world's most well known brands. He lives and works in Decatur, GA.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 96672

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  Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel NINETEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING PRACTICES AND THE IRON HANDPRESS
2 volumes. New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press and the British Library 2004 small 4to. unbound sheets 1152 pages
First edition. Nineteenth-Century Printing Practices and the Iron Handpress is encyclopedic in its examination of printing techniques from the late-seventeenth century through the nineteenth century. Using selected readings from printers' manuals - beginning with Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises on the Whole Art of Printing, 1683, and culminating with John Southward's Practical Printing, 1900 - Gabriel Rummonds has distilled over two hundred years of printers' wisdom into this very readable and important work on iron handpresses and how they were used in the nineteenth century.
This remarkable work represents over twenty years of research and scholarship by one of the most celebrated fine press printers of the twentieth-century. With almost five hundred rare and scarce wood cuts, engravings and photographs, and the most comprehensive annotated bibliography on the subject ever printed, this monumental, two-volume work stands alone in the annals of printing history. Nineteenth-Century Printing Practices and the Iron Handpress is a worthy companion to Rummonds' 1998 classic, Printing on the Iron Handpress. Co-published with The British Library.

Set of unbound sheets suitable for binding (sewn and glued signatures without a case).
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 76433

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