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(Type Specimens) ATF. ATF TYPOGRAPHIC ACCESSORIES, SPECIMEN CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST
Elizabeth American Type Founders n.d. (circa 1960) 4to. paper wrappers. 24 pages.
Printed in red, green and black. Covers soiled with wear along spine. Small tear along bottom of front cover.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 4968

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(Type Specimens) ATF. BALLOON LIGHT, BALLOON BOLD, BALLOON EXTRABOLD.
Elizabeth (NJ) American Type Founders n.d. (circa 1940s) large 8vo. stapled, self paper wrappers. (6) page foldout.
Sample compositions and alphabets for this majuscule typeface imitating pen-and-ink lettering. Some samples show use with other compatible ATF faces. This face was designed by M.R. Kaufmann, art editor of McCall's.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 109483

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(Type Specimens) ATF. BERNHARD MODERN BOLD AND BOLD ITALIC
Elizabeth, NJ ATF n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages.
Printed in black and different shades of orange. Examples of use in advertising shown. "In 1937 several characters of Bernhard Booklet and Italic (q.v.) were redrawn by Lucian Berhard, the original designer, at the request of ATF, and it was reissued as Bernhard Modern Roman and Italic. In 1938 Berhnard Modern Bold and Italic were added, also drawn by Bernhard." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 33.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 109484

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(Type Specimens) ATF. BRUCE EXTRABOLD ROMAN AND ITALIC.
N.P.(Elizabeth) American Type Founders 1928 4to. one folded sheet. (4) pages.
Texts and 2 samples of advertising in Bruce Extrabold. Printed in black and red. Some browning and chipped around edges. Creased across middle.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 50932

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(Type Specimens) ATF. BULMER ROMAN.
Elizabeth, NJ American Type Foundry n.d. broadside (8 1/2 x 11 inches) printed on both sides.
Series Number 497 issued by ATF. Printed in two colors. "Adapted by Morris Benton from a face cut about 1790 by William Martin for William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press in London." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 55.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 109493

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(Type Specimens) ATF. BULMER ROMAN AND BULMER ITALIC, FROM THE TYPES USED BY W. BULMER AT THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 1790-1819.
Elizabeth, NJ American Type Foundry n.d. (after 1933) small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages.
With a number of woodcuts and other illustrations. "Adapted by Morris Benton from a face cut about 1790 by William Martin for William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press in London." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 55. Tiny chip out of bottom of front cover. Well preserved.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 38316

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(Type Specimens) ATF. COMBINATION MONOGRAM LETTERS FOR PRINTING PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE STATIONERY.
N.P. American Type Founders Co. n.d. (20th century) small 4to. self paper wrappers. (28) pages.
Printed in a number of different colors and containing six tipped-in examples of printed stationery. Spot on front cover which has extended into the first two leaves.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 22364

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(Type Specimens) ATF. DESCRIPTIVE INDEX ATF FOUNDRY TYPES.
N.P. American Type Founders 1953 4to self paper wrappers unpaginated
Catalogue of ATF type faces. Listing of faces and sizes unavailable after July 31, 1954, tipped in.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 109154

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(Type Specimens) ATF. GRAYDA.
(Elizabeth, NJ American Type Foundry) n.d. (circa 1939) 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages.
Series Number 679 issued by ATF. "Grayda is an unusual and striking script designed by Frank H. Riley and introduction in 1939 by ATF." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 171. Printed in two colors.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 109497

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(Type Specimens) ATF. HANDY TYPE INDEX.
N.P. ATF n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages.
Descriptions of what faces were available. Limited alphabet shown. Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 11.00 other currencies Order nr. 58614

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(Type Specimens) ATF. HANDY TYPE INDEX.
N.P. ATF n.d. (circa 1979) 4to. stiff self paper wrappers. 16 pages.
Descriptions of what faces were available. Limited alphabet shown.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 109105

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(Type Specimens) ATF. HERITAGE ... THE LASTING TYPE..
Elizabeth, NJ American Type Foundry n.d. (circa 1952) broadside (8 1/2 x 11 inches).
Series Number 702 issued by ATF. "Heritage is a carefully crafted contemporary script, designed for ATF by Walter H. McKay about 1952." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 179. Was folded twice at one time leaving fold lines.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 109495

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(Type Specimens) ATF. LIBERTY SERIES, A BEAUTIFUL AND GRACEFUL ITALIC ....
(Elizabeth, NJ) American Type Foundry 1928 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages.
Series Number 511 issued by ATF. "Liberty was designed for ATF by Willard T. Sniffin in 1927, presumably to counter the importation of Bernhard Cursive, which it greatly resembles." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 201. "Advance Proof" printed in corner of front cover. Bumped along top.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 109494

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(Type Specimens) ATF. THE LOUVAINE FAMILY.
N.P. American Type Founders Company n.d. 9" by 12" broadside printed on two sides in two colors.
Samples of advertising using AMTYCO inks, the Louvaine style. This face was original cut for ATF by Morris Benton in 1928. Printed on both sides. Samples of electric flashes. Creased and torn near edges of crease.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 109174

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(Type Specimens) ATF. LYDIAN AND LYDIAN ITALIC.
N.P. American Type Founders n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages.
Depicts the Lydian and Lydian Italic types designed by Warren Chappell in the late 1930s and early 1940s for ATF in various sample designs. Some are printed in two colors. Ink spot at bottom of back cover.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 36523

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(Type Specimens) ATF. LYDIAN BOLD, LYDIAN BOLD ITALIC.
Elizabeth, NJ ATF n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages.
Specimen book with illustrations in color. Designed by Warren Chappell with a note on his work on the last leaf.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 109482

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(Type Specimens) ATF. METAL RULE AND ATF BRASS RULE.
Elizabeth American Type Founders 1943 tall thin 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 32 pages.
A specimen book of brass and metal rules. Price List loosely inserted. Covers soiled.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 58932

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(Type Specimens) ATF. MODERNISTIC DECORATIVE MATERIAL.
N.P. American Type Founders n.d. 9" by 12" broadside printed on two sides in two colors.
Samples of modern borders offered for sale by ATF, with prices. Printed in green and pink on both sides of page. Lightly soiled.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 109173

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(Type Specimens) ATF THE NEW CIVILITE TYPE SERIES.
N.P. American Type Founders Company n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers (6) pages
Program for the advance showing of New Civilite, a "present-day interpretation of the quaint charm of the writing of the sixteenth century calligraphy." Civilite was designed by Morris Benton in 1922, first cut by ATF in 1923-4 (McGrew 89). Lightly soiled.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 109804

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(Type Specimens) ATF. PARK AVENUE, AN AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS DISPLAY SCRIPT.
(Elizabeth, NJ) American Type Founders n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages.
Complete alphabet shown as well as demonstrations of use in advertising. Printed in black and blue. This face was designed by Robert D. Smith in 1933.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 109486

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(Type Specimens) ATF. P.T. BARNUM.
(Elizabeth, NJ) American Type Foundry n.d. (circa 1949) broadside (8 1/2 x 11 inches).
Series Number 944 issued by ATF. "P.T. Barnum is a re-release, in 1933 and again in 1949, of French Clarendon, inherited by ATF from one of its predecessors, Marder, Luse & Company." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 25. Printed in two colors.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 109496

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(Type Specimens) ATF. SPARTAN BLACK AND ITALIC.
Elizabeth (NJ) American Type Founders n.d. (c1941) large 8vo. stapled, self paper wrappers. (12) pages.
Specimens for Spartan Black and Italic, a boldface sanserif with some stress shading but little contrast in thickness between stems and hairlines. It is very similar to Futura. Texts, lines and alphabets. Printed in multiple colors.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 53364

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(Type Specimens) ATF. SPARTAN HEAVY AND ITALIC.
Elizabeth (NJ) American Type Foundry n.d.(c1942) large 8vo. self paper wrappers. (6) page foldout.
Specimens in lines, figures and texts for Spartan Heavy, a kind of half-bold Spartan (lighter than Spartan Black). This type face is very similar to Futura. Spot in corner of front cover and on back cover.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 53365

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(Type Specimens) ATF. SPECIMEN BOOK AND CATALOGUE
Jersey City American Type Founders Co. 1923 thick 4to. two toned cloth. 1148 pages.
Annenberg p.44. "The last of the large catalogues." Excellent reference book which is becoming harder to find. With section headings in color, some use of color in the illustration part, color in borders, etc. Loosely inserted is 16 page price list dated January, 1924. Covers are spotted with most of spine covering partially rubbed off. A damp smell from poor storage.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 43759

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(Type Specimens) ATF. SPECIMEN BOOK AND CATALOGUE
Jersey City American Type Founders Co. 1923 thick 4to. two toned cloth. 1148 pages.
Annenberg p.44. "The last of the large catalogues." Excellent reference book which is becoming harder to find. With section headings in color, some use of color in the illustration part, color in borders, etc. Loosely inserted is 16 page price list dated January, 1924. Covers are rubbed along hinges and edges. Corner bumped.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 114872

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