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See More... (Artists' Books) Turner, Silvie and Ian Tyson BRITISH ARTISTS' BOOKS 1970-1983.
London Atlantis Paper Company (1984) oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 45 pages
Exhibition organized for the Atlantis Gallery by the authors. Acknowledgments, introduction by Michael Heseltine, bibliography. Black and white illustrations.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 115477

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  Barker, Ronald E. PHOTOCOPYING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
London Faber and Faber (1970) small 8vo. cloth. 104 pages.
A study of the problems concerning photocopying material as related to copyright material and copyright proprietors. Postscript by author, and bibliography. Presentation from the author to Sigfred Taubert dated 1970 on free endpaper.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 45241

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See More... Barker, Ronald E. PHOTOCOPYING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
London Faber and Faber (1970) small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 104 pages.
A study of the problems concerning photocopying material as related to copyright material and copyright proprietors. Postscript by author, and bibliography.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 105217

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See More... (Book Design) BRITISH BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION.
London National Book League 1983 12mo. stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
An exhibition of books organized by the N.B.L., and exhibited at the Library Association in London and at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1983. Foreword by Martyn Goff. Introduction by Rowley Atterbury, Gerald Cinamon, Gordon Gunn, Werner Guttmann and Anthony Kitzinger. Description and black and white illustration of each item in the exhibition. 30 entries. Indices of publishers; designers, illustrators, and photographers; and printers, originators, typesetters and binders.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 114357

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See More... (Book Design) Carter, Harry. EXHIBITION OF BRITISH BOOK DESIGN 1951.
N.P. National Book League 1951 8vo. paper wrappers. 52 pages.
Describes 100 books.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 51788

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See More... (Book Design) Carter, Harry. EXHIBITION OF BRITISH BOOK DESIGN 1952.
N.P. National Book League 1952 8vo. paper wrappers. 40 pages.
Describes 100 books. Wrapper slightly yellowed.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91941

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See More... (Book Design) CONTRIBUTORS BEING THE PAPER OF A TALK DELIVERED TO THE WYNKYN DE WORDE SOCIETY AT STATIONERS' HALL ON 16TH MAY 1974. (By RSA).
Westerham Westerham Press 1974 small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 31 pages and many illustrations including tipped-in facsimile specimen sheets.
Talk on the book designers working in 20th century England. Includes information on Stanley Morison. Jacket worn along spine.
Price: $ 8.50 other currencies Order nr. 63373

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  (Book Design) [LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKLETS CONCERNING THE BEST BOOKS]

Large collection of booklets concerning the best books of the year from various countries. This interesting collection contains various exhibition catalogues for the "best" books of the year which parallel our own "Fifty Books of the Year" exhibitions. Included are Australia (3), France (8), Switzerland (12), Great Britain (8), Netherlands (2), Germany (41), Sweden (4), Spain (5), Hungary (5), Austria (14) and the Scandanavian Countries (2). Price is for the group.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 54082

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See More... (Book Design) THIRD INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF BRITISH BOOK DESIGN 1949
N.P. National Book League 1949 8vo. paper wrappers. 55+(1) pages.
Describes 300 books.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91942

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See More... (Brody, Neville) Wozencraft, Jon THE GRAPHIC LANGUAGE OF NEVILLE BRODY.
(New York) Rizzoli (1988) large 4to. cloth, dust jacket 160 pages
A collection of much of Brody's output in the 1980's, including his ground-breaking design and typography for the international style journal, The Face. The text features many direct quotes and observations on design theory and practice. With over 450 illustrations, 101 in color, this book provides a thorough introduction to important developments in graphic design. "When it becomes time to produce an 80's volume of Pioneers of Modern Typography,it is possible that the British section will be a one-man show (Martin Colyer, Blueprint, 1985)." Small tear in jacket along back hinge at top.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 62888

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See More... Chick, Arthur TOWARDS TODAY'S BOOK
Progress in 19th Century Britain London Farrand Press 1997 4to. cloth, dust jacket xiv, 233+(1) pages
This book offers a historical perspective on bookmaking, including such things as papermaking and bookbinding, in 19th-century Britain. It also puts the developments into social context. Book spine has a very slight slant. Dust jacket spine and corners very slightly creased. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 99567

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See More... (Craig, Edward Gordon) Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle and Arnold Rood EDWARD GORDON CRAIG, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
London Society of Theatre Research 1967 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 117 pages.
Includes books written by Craig, books with introductions and contributions, book illustrated by Craig, and his contributions to periodicals, one-man exhibitions, group exhibitions and programs for plays designed by Craig.
Price: $ 19.00 other currencies Order nr. 1827

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See More... Day, Lewis F. THE PLANNING OF ORNAMENT.
London B.T. Batsford 1887 12mo original blue cloth xi, 49, (3) pages
Textbooks of Ornamental Design series, II. Frontispiece. Preface by the author. Decorated endpapers. 38 black and white plates with descriptive list of plates. Boards warped and stained. Hinges cracked. Early pages detached. Bookplate on front pastedown.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 108672

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See More... Dowding, Geoffrey INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF PRINTING TYPES, AN ILLUSTRATED SUMMARY OF THE MAIN STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE DESIGN FROM 1440 UP TO THE PRESENT DAY, AN AID TO TYPE FACE IDENTIFICATION.
New Castle, Delaware and London Oak Knoll Press & The British Library (1998) large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 277 pages.
Reprint of the 1961 edition. This work is a succinct and authoritative account, lavishly illustrated, of the evolution of type design from the earliest Blackletters to present day forms. The book is divided into two parts, "Book Types" and "Display Types," and each is treated chronologically and arranged in groups with similar characteristics which are defined and illustrated. Reference is made to current equivalents. Practically all illustrations have been reproduced in facsimile and many sources have been searched to obtain representative examples. Fully documented notes accompany each typeface and provide the reader with a wealth of material for study, while appendixes cover elements of design such as stress and serif.
For everyone concerned the with proper use of the hundreds of type faces now available, this book provides the essential framework on which can be built an appreciative understanding of the rich heritage of expressive letter design that lies in the printer's case. It simplifies the problem of identifying unfamiliar types and encourages that confidence in handling a variety of type faces which comes from an understanding of their origins, history and uses. This work belongs on the bookshelf of every printer, publisher, graphic designer, and student of the printing and publishing arts. Illustrated. Slightly bumped.

Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 50314

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See More... Dowding, Geoffrey INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF PRINTING TYPES, AN ILLUSTRATED SUMMARY OF THE MAIN STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE DESIGN FROM 1440 UP TO THE PRESENT DAY, AN AID TO TYPE FACE IDENTIFICATION.
New Castle, Delaware and London Oak Knoll Press & The British Library 1997 large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxiv, 277 pages.
Reprint of the 1961 edition. This work is a succint and authoritative account, lavishly illustrated, of the evolution of type design from the earliest Blackletters to present day forms. The book is divided into two parts, "Book Types" and "Display Types," and each is treated chronologically and arranged in groups with similar characteristics which are defined and illustrated. Reference is made to current equivalents. Practically all illustrations have been reproduced in facsimile and many sources have been searched to obtain representative examples. Fully documented notes accompany each typeface and provide the reader with a wealth of material for study, while appendixes cover elements of design such as stress and serif. For everyone concerned with the proper use of the hundreds of type faces now available, this book provides the essential framework on which can be built an appreciative understanding of the rich heritage of expressive letter design that lies in the printer's case. It simplifies the problem of identifying unfamiliar types and encourages that confidence in handling a variety of type faces which comes from an understanding of their origins, history and uses. This work belongs on the bookshelf of every printer, publisher, graphic designer, and student of the printing and publishing arts. Illustrated. Pages show some wrinkling along bottom.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 117645

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See More... Ferguson, W. Craig PICA ROMAN TYPE IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND.
Vermont Scolar Press (1989) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 33, (190) pages.
First edition. An important study of the differences among letter forms used by Elizabethan printers. Covers the period from 1550, when punch-cutters first arrived in England, to 1610, when new Dutch faces started to flood the market. Well-illustrated, with 171 plates of original text pages.
Price: $ 28.00 other currencies Order nr. 24670

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See More... Gill, Eric AUTOBIOGRAPHY
New York The Devin-Adair Co. 1941 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 300 pages followed by plates.
First U.S. edition (Gill No.49). Jacket has piece missing at head of spine and a small piece out along front hinge.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 25442

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See More... Gill, Eric AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
London Jonathan Cape (1947) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 283 pages.
First edition, seventh impression. Only minor jacket wear along edges.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 114648

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See More... (Gill, Eric) Brady, Elizabeth A. ERIC GILL: TWENTIETH CENTURY BOOK DESIGNER
Metuchen The Scarecrow Press 1974 8vo. cloth. viii, 142 pages.
Revised edition. With 55 illustrations.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 12787

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See More... (Gill, Eric) Harling, Robert THE LETTER FORMS AND TYPE DESIGNS OF ERIC GILL.
New York The Typophiles 1978 oblong 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 64 pages.
Taken from the second edition, limited to 400 copies issued by the Typophiles as Chapbook 55. Expanded from an article in Alphabet & Image. Well illustrated including two foldout inserts, one in color.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 21326

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See More... (Gill, Eric) Taylor, Robert N. ERIC GILL COLLECTION OF THE HUMANITIES RESEARCH CENTER: A CATALOGUE.
Compiled by Robert N. Taylor with the assistance of Helen Parr Young. Austin Humanities Research Center (1982) 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 193, (3) pages.
Being the entire issue of The Library Chronicle, New Series No. 18. Issued to celebrate the centennial of Gill's birth. Over 1400 items described including many illustrations. Wrappers slightly soiled.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 25710

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See More... (Humphreys, Henry Joel) Leathlean, Howard HENRY JOEL HUMPHREYS AND THE GETTING-UP OF BOOKS IN THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY.
1989 small 8vo. later pamphlet binder with original paper wrappers bound-in. (20) pages.
Reprint from The Book Collector, Volume 38, No.2, Summer 1989. 3 plates. With the ink and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. With a form letter signed from the author to Bridson loosely inserted.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 100223

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See More... Jones, Herbert STANLEY MORISON DISPLAYED, AN EXAMINATION OF HIS EARLY TYPOGRAPHIC WORK.
London Frederick Muller Ltd. 1976 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 127 pages.
First edition. Foreword by Sir William Emrys Williams. (Appleton 403). 96 illustrations. Part of the Ars Typographica Library dealing with historically important printers. Hole in spine of jacket at top.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 84637

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See More... Korey, Marie Elena ELEGANT EDITIONS, ASPECTS OF VICTORIAN BOOK DESIGN.
(Toronto) University of Toronto, Massey College 1995 8vo stiff paper wrappers (ix), 57, (3) pages
Catalogue of the exhibition of books selected form the Ruari McLean Collection of Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing in teh Robertson Davies Library at Massey College. The exhibition was as the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto in the first quarter of 1995. Essays are nicely illustrated with examples from the collection. Spot in corner of front cover.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 79853

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See More... Lambert, F.W. GRAPHICS/BRITAIN.
London Blandford Press (1971) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 241, (7) pages.
First edition. Catalogue from the Graphics/Britain exhibition held at De La Rue House, London in 1971. Provides an extensive list of graphic design for advertising by British designers with black-and-white illustrations of each. Indexed. General wear to jacket with small tears at top of spine.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 56108

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