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See More... Bain, Eric K. THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN.
New York Hastings House Publishers 1970 square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 182 pages.
First U.S. edition. Filled with illustrations. Jacket rubbed with small tears.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 24788

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See More... Biggs, John R. BASIC TYPOGRAPHY.
New York Watson-Guptill Publications (1972) square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 176 pages.
First U.S. edition, second printing. Discusses the mechanics of book production. Many illustrations. Jacket rubbed.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 22795

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  Biggs, John R. BASIC TYPOGRAPHY.
New York Watson-Guptill (1968) square 8vo. cloth. 176 pages.
First U.S. edition. Discusses the mechanics of book production. Many illustrations. Minor fading of spine.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 62008

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See More... (Book Design) Glassner, Andrew S 3D COMPUTER GRAPHICS, A USER'S GUIDE FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS.
N.P. Design Books 1989 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 240 pages
Second edition. This is a completely updated and redesigned version of a popular text that is a concise introduction to professional techniques for nonprogrammers and nonmathematicians. Its scope takes in the entire field of three-dimensional computer graphics with an emphasis on modeling of shapes, specification of materials, and lighting design. For those with limited computer backgrounds who wish to use computer graphics in commercial and industrial design, advertising, and art, this book will provide a firm understanding of the principles and hardware used to create realistic, three-dimensional images, scenes, and animations. Subjects cover basic concepts and hardware, geometry and color, computer graphics hardware, surfaces and materials, lighting and shading, polygons and polygonal models, textures, fractals, curved surfaces, basic modeling, principles of rendering, rendering algorithms, advanced modeling, computer-assisted animation, and production techniques. Illustrated.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 50257

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See More... Bridgewater, Peter, et. al. DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, AIRBRUSHING.
(Secaucus, NJ) Wellfleet Press (1988) 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket 336 pages
This is a one-volume reference source for aspiring designers, whatever their level of expertise. The materials and techniques of graphic design, illustration, and airbrushing are all described and illustrated, and their practical application in the commercial world is explained. Finished illustrations and step-by-step commissions by established artists reveal the process of design and illustration and how the end results are achieved. Light soiling to dust jacket.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 65114

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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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  De Vinne, Theodore Low A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES.
New York Haskell House Publishers 1972 8vo. cloth. xx, 485 pages.
Reprint of the first edition. (Hart no.15). Hundreds of illustrations. Covers spotted and top of spine bumped.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 104957

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See More... Dreyfuss, Henry DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE
(New York Grossman Publishers 1974) tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 230, (2) pages.
Reprint of first edition. Discussion of design by industrial designers including such subjects as design of telephones, cars, airplanes, etc.
Price: $ 18.00 other currencies Order nr. 114643

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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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  Frutiger, Adrian. ZEICHEN ERKENNEN ZEICHEN GESTALTEN.
Frankfurt D. Stampel (1978) large 8vo. paper-covered boards. 104, (8) pages.
First edition. Volume one of the series Der Mensch und seine Zeichen. How to recognize and design symbols. Well illustrated.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 49225

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See More... Goodchild, Jon and Bill Henkin. BY DESIGN: A GRAPHICS SOURCEBOOK OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
New York, London, and Tokyo Quick Fox (1980) small 4to. stiff paper wrappers 255+(1) pages
First edition. Everything you need to know to start designing professional looking graphics. Includes resources for further study and assistance. Many helpful pictures in black-and-white. Index.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 78024

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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... Graydon, Samuel SOME NOTES ON CATALOG MAKING.
New York The Trow Press 1909 small 8vo. boards. 30 pages.
Limited to 900 numbered copies. A discussion of how a catalogue should be produced by Graydon of the Trow Press. Meant for advertising men.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 27860

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See More... Günder, Gabriele DESKTOP DES?!GN
(Düsseldorf KrausDruck OHG 1988) large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 164 pages
First edition. A graphic design manual for Macintosh computers in German. With sections on type faces, layouts, and image quality. Equipment, including scanners, laser printers, and software, is also discussed. With bibliography, index and glossary. Dust jacket shows wear and stains.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 74537

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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... Hochuli, Jost and Robin Kinross DESIGNING BOOKS: PRACTICE AND THEORY.
London Hyphen Press (1996) large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 166, (2) pages.
First edition thus. A study of book design which is divided into three parts. The first, Book Design as a School of Thought, was originally delivered in German as a lecture and published as a pamphlet in 1991. The second part, Designing Books, was published as a separate booklet by Agfa in 1989, in German. The third part, Books Designed by Jost Hochuli, is new. Co-author Robin Kinross comments on 27 of his works. Illustrated and includes an index of book designers, illustrators, publishers and journals. Only slight jacket wear.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 70679

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See More... Karch, R. Randolph. BASIC LESSONS IN PRINTING LAYOUT.
Milwaukee Bruce Publishing Company (1952) 8vo. stiff paper boards, plastic comb binding. 140 pages.
A textbook for the beginning student in typographic design. Covers display composition, correct spacing, and copyfitting. With problems and projects. Well-illustrated with photographs and examples. Edges rubbed, slightly chipped.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 48855

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See More... Lewis, John and Smith, Edwin. REPRODUCING ART, THE PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING OF WORKS OF ART.
New York Frederick A. Praeger (1969) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages.
A manual about transferring art from one medium to another. Topics include the early methods of printmaking, such as lithography and etching, and the modern methods, electronic color scanners, collotype, etc. An invaluable reference for anyone involved in the graphic reproduction of works of art. Many illustrations in black and white and color, with detailed technique explanations. Jacket is price clipped.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 44614

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See More... Lewis, John and Smith, Edwin. REPRODUCING ART, THE PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING OF WORKS OF ART.
New York Frederick A. Praeger (1969) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages.
A manual about transferring art from one medium to another. Topics include the early methods of printmaking, such as lithography and etching, and the modern methods, electronic color scanners, collotype, etc. An invaluable reference for anyone involved in the graphic reproduction of works of art. Many illustrations in black and white and color, with detailed technique explanations. Jacket has a piece missing along bottom of front cover.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 114673

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See More... Lewis, Richard A. ANNUAL REPORTS, CONCEPTION AND DESIGN OF ANNUAL REPORTS.
Zurich Graphis (1971) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 204 pages.
The first in a series of annuals produced by Graphis devoted to the Annual Report. Text in German, French and English. Hundreds of illustrations including many in color. Jacket chipped with small closed tears along edges.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 41301

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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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