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(Poltroon Press) Butler, Frances and Alastair Johnston PSHAW! 1975 - 2005
30 years of Poltroonery N.P. (but Berkeley CA) Poltroon Press n.d.(but 2006) folio quarter cloth, paper-covered boards not paginated (but 44 pages)
100 copies letterpress on Hahnemühle paper. The paper is in three colors. Far more than a simple bibliography, there are eight pochoir plates by Frances Butler and 28 tipped-in facsimiles and recreations of Poltroon ephemera.
Price: $ 500.00 other currencies Order nr. 91656

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(Prang) Prang, Louis PRANG'S STANDARD ALPHABETS
Boston L. Prang and Company 1901 oblong octavo publisher's cloth binding, decoratively embossed with silver lettering 2 leaves of preliminary matter, 38 plates including the full color title page.
Revised edition, first printed in 1876. Beautiful, vivid examples of chromolithography, a lithography process popularized in America by Prang that entails printing in color from drawings on stone. Intended as a calligraphy and type specimen book and designed as a tool for use by sign painters, engravers, illuminators, architects and civil engineers. Includes over 30 type specimens, symbols, and borders, as well as an advertisement for Prang's other art education publications. More than half of the plates are printed in color. Some spotting of covers and wear at spine ends. Slightly shaken. Name in ink at top of contents page.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 108372

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Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel NINETEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING PRACTICES AND THE IRON HANDPRESS
2 volumes. New Castle Oak Knoll Press and the British Library 2004 small 4to. cloth, dust jackets 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, 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. Contains 480 illustrations.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 98483

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Schiller, Albert VIEW FROM A SKYSCRAPER WINDOW.
New York by the author n.d. (circa 1940) Broadside, 12 by 17 inches framed and matted under glass.
Framed compostion by master printer/typesetter Albert Schiller, an employee of the Typographic Services Company, New York. Almost entirely made of printers' rules, individual typographic ornaments and border designs used by typographers in their daily work. Descriptive information on back of picture. Mainly shades of orange and tan.
Price: $ 290.00 other currencies Order nr. 110048

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Tallone, Alberto MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO.
N.P. Tallone 2005 folio. stiff paper wrappers, loose in paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut; slip case 51+(1) pages; samples ot title pages, type faces
Text in Italian. Limited edition of 18 + 20 + 95 + 120 + 100 copies, on differing kinds of papers. Commemorates the life of Italian printer and publsher Alberto Tallone (1898-1968). Introduction to the manual printed by Tallone. Essays on Tallone by Gianfranco Contini and Maurizio Pallante. Twelve orignal samples of Tallone's title pages tipped in. 50 samples of type faces, with descriptions, offered by Tallone. Letter from Enrico Tallone, with English translation to John Randle of the Whittington Press, Leominster, Herefordshire, laid in. Slip case lightly soiled and dented.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 109778

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Tory, Geofroy CHAMP FLEURY OU L'ART ET SCIENCE DE LA PROPORTION DES LETTRES, Reproduction Phototypique de L'Edition Princeps de Paris 1529. Precedee d'un Avant-propos et suivie de Notes, Index et Glossaire par Gustave Cohen.
Paris Charles Bosse 1931 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), xx, facsimile, (2), 62, (6) pages.
Limited to 500 copies. Facsimile reprint of the 1529 edition of this famous lettering book accompanied by introduction, notes, glossary and index. Some wear at spine ends. A few light spots along hinge. Bookplate.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 46912

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Tschichold, Jan GUTE SCHRIFTFORMEN, EINE BEISPIELSAMMLUNG FUR ZEICHNER, MALER UND BILD HAUSER, HERAUSGEGEBEN VON DER ALLG. GEWERBESCHULE BASEL.
Basel Lehrmittelverlag des Erziehungs- Departments (1946) small 4to. board portfolio with cord ties containing six fascicles. 16; 16; 16; 16; 16; 16 pages.
Third edition. A complete set of these issues on type specimens, printing, and handwriting. Outer portfolio is soiled with some toning.
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 27829

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(Type Specimens) Amsterdam. LETTERPROEF DER LETTERGIETERIJ "AMSTERDAM", VOORHEEN N. TETTERODE, SPECIMEN GENERAL DE LA FONDERIE "AMSTERDAM", SUCCESSEUR DE N. TETTERODE [TYPE SPECIMEN(S) OF THE TYPE FOUNDRY "AMSTERDAM", FORMERLY N. TETTERODE...].
Amsterdam Lettergieterij Amsterdam n.d. (c1915) large 8vo. cloth. xxxii, 720 pages with various gaps but complete as issued.
Large type specimen book from around 1910-1915 (Lane - Lommen 334). Arranged as follows: a) Introduction and general table of contents; b) photographs of the factory and showrooms in Amsterdam; c) brief samples (short texts, alphabets, figures) of selected bookfaces first by size and then by face, and then first by face and then by size, Some of these faces include Plantin, Cheltenham, Electa, Firenze, Aldine, and others; d) longer text samples of bookfaces in different sizes and spacings; e) selected bookfaces in short texts grouped by size, each text specimen accompanied by lines of typographically compatible bolds and cursives in various faces; f) "fantasy-types" (which seems to include display and ornamental faces, along with initials) in lines, texts, and sample advertising compositions; g) borders and ornaments, generally in sample compositions and often in different colors; h) "diverse" materials - rules, symbols, numbers, scientific and technical signs, etc., and i) German and oriental typefaces (Fraktur, Hebrew, Arabic, and so on). In all there are about 50 basic typeface styles in a wide range of variants. The text specimens are often elaborately printed, with borders, columns, illustrations and decorated initial letters. Covers rubbed. Slightly shaken.
Price: $ 750.00 other currencies Order nr. 52986

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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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(Type Specimens) Barnhart BOOK OF TYPE SPECIMENS, COMPRISING A LARGE VARIETY OF SUPERIOR COPPER-MIXED TYPES ... SPECIMEN BOOK NO.9.
Chicago Barnhart Bros. & Spindler n.d. (circa 1907) thick 8vo. cloth. xx, 1020 pages.
Annenberg p.59. A massive specimen book issued by this Chicago firm. This copy has the location as "NEW YORK CITY" on the front cover. Back hinge broken with cover becoming detached. Internally fine.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 15694

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(Type Specimens) Barnhart THE GREAT WESTERN TYPE FOUNDRY. PONY SPECIMEN BOOK AND PRICE LIST FROM BARNHART BROS. & SPINDLER ...
Chicago Barnhart Bros. & Spindler n.d. (1893-1899) small 8vo. original cloth. 563+(1) pages.
Annenberg p.58 - though he doesn't give this imprint. A note on the inside states that this specimen book was issued in Chicago, St. Paul, Omaha, St. Louis and Kansas City in the exact same format (except imprint). Errata slip mounted on front pastedown. Back endpaper has pieces missing. Slightly shaken. Better preserved copy than usually found.
Price: $ 550.00 other currencies Order nr. 36782

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(Type Specimens) Berthold EXCLUSIEVE LETTERS.
Mijdrecht, Netherlands Wifac b.v. n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers in case variously paginated
Text in Dutch. 44 catalogues of type faces offered by Bethold, marketed by the Dutch firm Wifac. Letter from Wifac Production Manager laid in.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 109803

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(Type Specimens) Berthold. H. BERTHOLD, AKTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT, BERLIN SW, FABRIKEN IN BERLIN, LEIPZIG, STUTTGART, WIEN UND RIGA. ERSTER TEIL: BROTSCHRIFTEN IN FRAKTUR, ANTIQUA UND KURSIV, FRAKTUR-TITELSCHRIFTEN.
Berlin H. Berthold n.d. small 4to. red cloth with two metal pegs. Not paginated (1 inch thick)
The original red covers are printed with "Registerprobe. 1. Tiel." With a presentation page at the front that has an elaborate printed ornamental border containing a handwritten presentation to "Nr 6779. Der Firma H.C. van Grinsverr, Venlo" filled in. This is followed by a spread page illustration showing plants in six locations (Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Berlin (2nd location), Stuttgart and Leningrad). Four page introduction followed by the register of all the type faces shown, followed by the actual type specimens. Spine faded. Bookplate of Berthold.
Price: $ 375.00 other currencies Order nr. 109184

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(Type Specimens) Binny. SPECIMEN BOOKS OF BINNY AND RONALDSON, 1809-1812, IN FACSIMILE.
With an Introduction by Carl Purington Rollins and Facsimiles of Some American Types. Connecticut The Columbiad Club 1936 8vo. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards. 15, (68) pages with two fold-out facsimiles.
Limited to 275 numbered copies. With facsimiles of Buell's first type, Fox and Bey's type, Greenleaf and Mappa's type and facsimiles of Binny and Ronaldson's Specimen Book of Metal Type, 1809 and their Specimen of Printing Type, 1812. Rubbed around edges.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 19759

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(Type Specimens) Cincinnati THE SEVENTEENTH BOOK OF SPECIMENS FROM THE CINCINNATI TYPE FOUNDRY.
Cincinnati Cincinnati Type Foundry 1888 4to. cloth, front board and spine gilt-stamped xxxii, 182, 168 pages
Annenberg 107. A complete guide to type faces and other products offered by Cincinnati, established 1817. Preface and "hints about orders." Price list for types, presses and other printing material. Illustrated guide to presses, cutters and other products. Illustrations of type faces, borders, corners, cuts, logotypes, scrolls and other illustrative material. Another section covers head and tail pieces. Illustrations of plain and fancy job type. Boards and spine worn at edges with part of front board along spine torn.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 114503

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(Type Specimens) Curwen Press. A SPECIMEN BOOK OF TYPES & ORNAMENTS.
London Published for the Curwen Press by The Fleuron Ltd. 1928 small 4to. cloth, leather spine label, top edge gilt. ix, 229, (13) pages.
Limited to 135 numbered copies. The first of the three type specimen books issued by the Curwen Press. Contains a two page prefatory note by Oliver Simon. This is followed by demonstrations of 15 type faces, initial letters, borders and printers' flowers, ornaments, head-pieces, vignettes, etc. Includes the work of Claud Lovat Fraser, Paul Nash, Albert Rutherston, Randolph Schwabe, and Percy Smith. A magnificent specimen book printed on fine paper. Small foxing spot at the fore-edge of a few leaves.
Price: $ 2,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 39623

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(Type Specimens) Danel, L. LIVRET TYPOGRAPHIQUE L. DANEL.
(Lille) L. Danel (1935) 4to. paper-covered boards; label on front board xiv, (iv), 183, (5) pages
Text in French. Introduction by Maximilien Vox. Historical sketch of the Danel foundries in Lille and Loos with black and white illustrations. Table of contents organized by category (ancien, moderne, classique, etc.), including lines, ornaments and symbols. Boards lightly scuffed at edges. Label on front board scuffed.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 109792

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(Type Specimens) Harpel, Oscar H. HARPEL'S TYPOGRAPH OR BOOK OF SPECIMENS CONTAINING USEFUL INFORMATION, SUGGESTIONS AND A COLLECTION OF EXAMPLES OF LETTERPRESS JOB PRINT ARRANGED FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF MASTER PRINTERS, AMATEURS, APPRENTICES, AND OTHERS.
Cincinnati Oscar H. Harpel 1870 8vo. original gilt stamped cloth, all edges stained red. Frontispiece; (ii), 252, (18) pages.
First and only printing. (Bigmore and Wyman I, 306). Harpel lists many important facts necessary for the running of a successful printing business and includes a history of printing. The most important feature of this book is the full color plates, some printed and some done by lithography. Contains folded plates, tipped-in specimens, and other examples of color work. Each page is printed within colored borders and with a different design and color. A landmark book in the history of American printing. Seven plates with eleven wood-engravings; one plate composition in "Stigmatypie;" and fourteen inserted leaves of fancy jobbing specimens, some color printed (four printed on enameled paper). Pages three to five, as well as the plate in this range, are color photocopied replicas of the original pages. Other than that, all pages and plates are accounted for. Ownership stamp on front pastedown by 'J. Durie & Son, General Booksellers & Stationers, Sparks St. Ottawa'. Red stain on edges shows signs of wear. Corners and edges have been bumped and repaired. Some scuffs and signs of wear. Recased with original spine laid down on newer cloth. All endpapers and pastedowns and blank pages are preserved.
Price: $ 2,250.00 other currencies Order nr. 106067

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(Type Specimens) Imprimerie Royale. NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE.
Paris Imprimerie Royale 1847 4to. original publisher's printed paper covered boards. (iv), 65 pages
First edition. (Audin 14, Updike II, p.327, Burke 596). Presents typographic specimens from the Imprimerie Royale in more than thirty languages, including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Mongol, Tibetan, Russian, Runic, Anglo-Saxon, German (Fraktur), Javanese, and Gujarati. The two-page comparative table of Roman types shows those used by the Press from 1640 to 1846, with one font attributed to Garamont and others engraved by Grandjean and Alexandre, Luce, Firmin Didot, Jacquemin, and Legrand. Updike calls this "one of the most enlightening documents about French typeface in existence." With hand-written presentation at top of half-title by M. Saint Georges, Director of the Imprimerie Royale and officer of the Legion d'honneur, to a major in the Imperial Guard of the Sultan, on 30 October 1850. Spine rubbed; corners of boards rubbed and scuffed at edges. Boards soiled and stained. Stamp in modern Turkish (Roman alphabet) on front board. Title page stamped with the stamp of the director's office of the Imprimerie Nationale.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 109513

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(Type Specimens) Inland SPECIMEN BOOK AND CATALOG, A PRICE LIST OF PRINTERS' SUPPLIES, TYPE ...
Saint Louis Inland Type Foundry 1907 8vo. cloth. 243 pages.
Annenberg p.158. This copy dated September 1907. Reproduction of a picture of the foundry, pertinent facts, price lists, followed by the many pages of type faces in different sizes. Spine slightly faded. Well preserved.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 16276

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(Type Specimens) Jammes, Paul COLLECTION DE SPÉCIMENS DE CARACTÈRES, 1517-2004
(Paris) Librairie Paul Jammes, Éditions des Cendres (2006) 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket 393, (5) pages
Text in French. Limited to an edition of 1000. A magnificent catalogue of type specimen books issued by this noted French bookseller. Contains 380 color illustrations of type specimens, many never before seen, with historical and bibliographical information for each. Printed in Sabon Next type.
Price: $ 320.00 other currencies Order nr. 94597

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(Type Specimens) Keystone SPECIMEN BOOK OF TYPE COMPRISING A PRICE-LIST OF TYPES BORDERS, BRASS RULE, MISCELLANEOUS CUTS, PRINTING MACHINERY AND PRINTERS' GENERAL SUPPLIES.
Philadelphia Keystone Type Foundry 1903 thick 8vo. original cloth. viii, (ii), 501 pages.
Annenberg p.169. Issued in September 1903. Covers rubbed with wear at spine ends. 13 leaves have ornaments excised.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 16246

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(Type Specimens) Lanston. MONOTYPE TYPE FACES.
Philadelphia Lanston Monotype Machine Co. n.d (circa 1938) small 4to. in publisher's post binder. Not paginated (but very thick)
Monotype specimen book with hundreds of typefaces. Includes specifications of monotype faces, classification of typefaces by basic style (ie. modern, gothic, etc.), matrix information, long descenders, the typefaces, monotype figures and symbols, fractions, borders and ornaments, phonetic characters, etc. With covers and pages at beginning and end showing water damage at one point.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 114343

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(Type Specimens) Laurent LA FONDERIE TYPOGRAPHIQUE.
de Laurent, Balzac et Barbier Crée en 1827. Réédition du Spécimen des Divers Caractères, Vignettes et Ornemens Typographiques de la Fonderie de Laurent et de Berny Dit de Balzac Paris Éditions des Cendres 1992 oblong large 4to. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, glassine wrapper xxxix, (ix) pages followed by 86 leaves numbered recto only, then (3) pages
Text in French. Limited to an edition of 999. Facsimile of the rare 1828 catalogue of types and decorations offered by the Founderie de Laurent et de Berny printed by H. Balzac. Preface by René Ponot and foreword with an history of Balzac as an editor and printer by John Dreyfus. Illustrated throughout, with 1505 examples of type and decorations. Printed in Bauer-Bodoni type.
Price: $ 195.00 other currencies Order nr. 94612

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