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See More... (Abbey, J.R.) CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY ... J. R. ABBEY.
The Eight Portion: The Hornby Manuscripts, Part I. London Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. 1974 4to. boards. 111 pages followed by 50 plates.
S-K 1184. Covers 34 manuscripts of the 11th to the 15th century. Illustrated. Light wear at corners.
Price: $ 11.00 other currencies Order nr. 240

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See More... (Autographs) Crum, Margaret. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN AUTOGRAPHS IN THE BODMERIANA.
Cologny-Geneve Foundation Martin Bodmer 1977 8vo. paper-covered boards. 104, (2) pages.
First edition. List of autographed manuscripts from the collection of Martin Bodmer at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Separated into British writers, American writers, Miscellanea, and John Augustine Daly. Several facsimile of manuscripts interspersed. Indexed.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 56044

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See More... (Autographs) Klinkenborg, Verlyn, Herbert Cahoon, Charles Ryskamp BRITISH LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS SERIES I, FROM 800-1800 AND SERIES II, FROM 1800-1914
2 volumes. New York Dover 1981 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiii,129 pages and 129 plates; ix, 130 pages and 130 plates, 263-311 pages.
First edition. Reproductions of manuscripts from the Pierpont Morgan Library with accompanying text for each plate that concentrates on the historical aspects of the document. Covers slightly soiled. Presentation on free endpaper from Charles Ryskamp "For Hans (Kraus) - with my warmest regard and deep gratiute, Charles 13.v.81."
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 155

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See More... (Autographs) Klinkenborg, Verlyn, Herbert Cahoon, Charles Ryskamp BRITISH LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS SERIES I, FROM 800-1800 AND SERIES II, FROM 1800-1914
New York Dover 1981 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiii,129 pages and 129 plates; ix, 130 pages and 130 plates, 263-311 pages.
First edition. Reproductions of manuscripts from the Pierpont Morgan Library with accompanying text for each plate that concentrates on the historical aspects of the document.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 102678

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See More... (Calligraphy) Bickham, George THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN.
Foreword: The Importance of The Universal Penman in Relation to Modern Calligraphy by Philip Hofer. New York Dover Publications (1968) folio stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 212 leaves.
Reprint of the 1743 first edition. Facsimile reprint of one of the most famous of the calligraphic specimen books. Corners bumped. Some soiling of covers.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 48682

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See More... (Calligraphy) A CATALOGUE OF A FINE COLLECTION OF CALLIGRAPHIC BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, THE PROPERTY OF MRS. E.F. HUTTON, NEW YORK CITY.
London Sotheby & Co. 1972 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages.
Illustrated catalogue with many plates including foldouts.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 16270

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See More... (Calligraphy) CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LETTERING, A COLLECTION OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORK.
London Michael Taylor Rare Books 1984 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 37 pages.
This young bookseller commissioned examples of calligraphy from some of the finest of modern calligraphers. Well printed and well illustrated catalogue with biographical sketches of the artists. Spine faded.
Price: $ 11.00 other currencies Order nr. 12567

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See More... (Calligraphy) CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTS II.
London Trefoil Publications (1990) small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages.
First paperback edition. A catalogue which is a selection of work which represents the calligraphy and lettering of 124 scribes and letterers from 12 countries. The examples represent works on paper, vellum, fabric, slate, stone and glass and are done with brush, pen and chisel, with illustrations in color and black and white.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 60524

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See More... (Calligraphy) EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY LETTERING & ILLUMINATING, 1956.
London The Society of Scribes and Illumators 1956 12mo. stiff paper wrappers 31+(1) pages
Exhibition of 137 calligraphic works sponsored by the Society, October-November 1956. List of officers and members. Advertisements. Wrappers lightly soiled.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115352

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See More... (Calligraphy) Greer, Alan and Rita. AN INTRODUCTION TO LETTERING.
New York The Viking Press (1973) small 8vo. printed paper-covered boards. vi, 121 pages.
First U.S. edition. A beginner's guide to the basic elements of the craft of lettering. Arranged in eighteen sections with numerous illustrations.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 62425

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  (Calligraphy) Greer, Alan and Rita. AN INTRODUCTION TO LETTERING.
(Harmondsworth) Penguin Books (1978) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 121 pages.
Reprint. A beginner's guide to the basic elements of the craft of lettering. Arranged in eighteen sections with numerous illustrations.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 63446

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See More... (Calligraphy) Hart, Tony. THE YOUNG LETTERER.
New York and London Frederick Warne & Co. (1965) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 64 pages.
First U.S. edition. A well-illustrated how to book in which Tony Hart describes two ways of lettering with a pen and then with a brush. Jacket chipped.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 63093

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See More... (Calligraphy) Piggott, Reginald HANDWRITING: A NATIONAL SURVEY TOGETHER WITH A PLAN FOR BETTER MODERN HANDWRITING.
London George Allen and Unwin (1958) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 188, (4) pages
Two parts: an illustrated report on the national survey and a plan to improve modern handwriting. Acknowledgements, introduction by the author, table of contents. Black and white illustrations throughout. Three leaves of illustrations after text. Dust jacket soiled and lightly worn at edges.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 114360

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See More... (Calligraphy) Robertson, Jean K. (arranger) A BOOK OF LETTERING.
London A.&C. Black Ltd. 1926 8vo quarter red cloth, paper-covered boards. 48 pages
A book of 22 examples of lettering for "different crafts and materials," including print writing, gothic letters, monograms, and letters for such projects as needlepoint lace, cross stitch, wood- or leatherwork and engraving on metal. Each alphabet comes with an explanation and suggestions for use. Minor soiling.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 108303

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See More... (Calligraphy) Twyman, Michael THE LANDSCAPE ALPHABET.
Kent Hurtwood Press (1987) square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 24 Pages followed by 26 plates.
First edition. Contains a facsimile of a set of charming letters of the alphabet combining picturesque landscape with inventive lettering. Text describes the early history of lithography. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 21583

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See More... (Calligraphy) Whalley, Joyce Irene THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN. A SURVEY OF WESTERN CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD TO 1980, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON, JULY-SEPTEMBER 1980.
London Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1980 oblong small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 152 pages.
Writing in manuscripts from Roman to modern times, in chonological order with a division into the periods before and after the invention of printing, along with printed works on calligraphy or containing samples of it, and other items. 280 numbered entries, most with accompanying illustrations and references.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 51753

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See More... (Calligraphy) Wolpe, Berthold (editior) A NEWE BOOKE OF COPIES 1574, A FACSIMILE OF A UNIQUE ELIZABETHAN WRITING.
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Berthold Wolpe. London Lion and Unicorn Press 1959 small 4to. cloth. 100 pages.
Limited to 200 numbered copies printed and bound at this press. Facsimile reprint of a book of much interest to anyone concerned with the alphabet and the deciphering of old documents.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 31850

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See More... Fairbank, Alfred A BOOK OF SCRIPTS.
N.P. Penguin Books (1960) 12mo. boards, dust jacket. 40 pages and 64 plates.
Fourth edition. History followed by plates. Dust jacket torn and missing pieces along spine and chipped at edges. Boards rubbed and scuffed at edges.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 25386

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See More... Fisher, John Hurt THE ANCESTRY OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET.
(New York Archaelogy 1951) small 4to Bound in library cardboard binding 232-242 pages
Reprint from Archaeology magazine 4:4 (Winter 1951). A study of the early development of the early English language and alphabet. Black and white illustrations and transcriptions/translations of some old English manuscripts. Label on front board notes "Copy 2."
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 109308

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See More... Fisher, John Hurt THE ANCESTRY OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET.
(New York Archaelogy 1951) small 4to Bound in library cardboard binding 232-242 pages
Reprint from Archaeology magazine 4:4 (Winter 1951). A study of the early development of the early English language and alphabet. Black and white illustrations and transcriptions/translations of some old English manuscripts. Label on front board notes "Copy 1."
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 109309

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See More... (Gill, Eric) Brewer, Roy ERIC GILL, THE MAN WHO LOVED LETTERS.
Totowa, NJ Rowman and Littlefield (1973) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 86 pages.
First U.S. edition. Part of the Ars Typographica Library with James Moran as General Editor. Filled with examples of his calligraphy. Minor jacket soiling.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 29825

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See More... (Guild of Book Workers) NEW ENGLAND VIGNETTES
Providence, RI Providence Athenaeum 2004 4to stiff paper wrappers vi, 38+(1) pages
Catalogue of an exhibition by the New England Chapter, Guild of Book Workers, presented at the Providence Athenaeum November-December 2004. Shows calligraphy, private press work, fine bindings and artists' books.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106833

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See More... HIEROGLYPHICS
N.P. n.p. n.d. 4to. disbound 291-366 pages and 2 plates
This is a long article taken from an encyclopedia, judging from the surrounding text. There are two plates of hieroglyphics, which are not attached to the rest of the text, which show attributes and actions and the phonetic Alphabet. The text is quite scholarly with many footnotes. The pages are lightly foxed, the plates have a damp stain which doesn't affect the text, most of the text is held together with the remains of the binding glue and stitching, final page loose.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 87998

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See More... (Johnston, Edward) EDWARD JOHNSTON 1872-1944: CALLIGRAPHER.
York, England Stone Trough Books 1998 4to. stiff paper wrappers (iv), 27, (3) pages
Limited to 200 copies. Stone Trough Books Catalogue 11. Includes a chronology of Johnston's life and an introductory essay by Justin Howes. First part album and instruction sheets, and second part Johnstonania. Black and white illustrations throughout.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 114369

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See More... (Johnston, Edward) EDWARD JOHNSTON MASTER CALLIGRAPHER CENTENNARY EXHIBITION 1872-1944.
(London) Royal College of Art Galleries 1972 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, text stapled into wrappers unpaginated
Exhibition at the Royal College of Art where Johnston taught calligraphy for many years. Introduction by Herbert Spencer. Biographical sketch of Johnston's life. Listing of items exhibited.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 114375

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