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See More... (Calligraphy) Copley, Frederick S. A SET OF ALPHABETS OF ALL THE VARIOUS HANDS IN MODERN USE WITH EXAMPLES IN EACH STYLE.
Also, the Mechanical & Analytical Construction of Letters, Figures & Titles with designs for Titles, Ciphers, Monograms, Borders, Compasses, Flourishes, etc. New York Geo. E. Woodward (1870) oblong 12mo. original green cloth stamped in gilt. (2) pages, 47 plates.
First edition. Engraved by Korff Bros. of New York. Covers show some minor spotting and wear at spine ends. Well preserved.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 29674

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See More... (Calligraphy) Heinrigs, Johann MUSTERBLATTER FUR LIEBHABER DER HOHERN KALLIGRAPHIC
2 volumes (of three). Berlin T. Trautwein 1820 large oblong 4to. later paper-covered boards with original paper cover labels. (16); (15) leaves printed on rectos only.
First edition. (Bonacini 755). Volumes one and two of three. Each volume stands on its own. Heinrigs provides full-page examples of calligraphic compositions in this fully-engraved calligraphy manual. Drawn by Heinrigs, the examples were engraved by F. Wolff. Many pages feature elaborate calligraphic vignettes as well. Includes blackletter as well as traditional Roman and italic letter forms. Complete Arabic alphabets in various scripts as well as non-Arabic examples are provided. Volume two includes a subscription list. Foxing. Covers discolored.
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 59949

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See More... (Calligraphy) Pitois, Giuseppe Aureglio NUOVO LIBRO DI CARATTERI DIVERSI DE SCRITTURA FORMATA, E CORSIVA PERFETTA. AD USO PRATTICO E MODERNO...ED INTAGLIATTI DA DE BEREY IN PARIGGI.
Torino Reycends & Guiberts (c. 1722) oblong folio contemporary blue wrappers 26 engraved leaves (of 28)
Text in Italian. A manual by Italian writing master Pitois. One of a number of his works produced in Turin by Reycends Brothers and the book/mapseller firm Guibert. At the beginning of the 18th century, the Rome-Venice hegemony in penmanship was waning, due to growing French influence in calligraphy. This slant towards French taste is revealed in the "Moderno" of the title, and the fact that most of the twenty-six leaves are marked as engraved in Paris by artist Claude-Auguste de Berey. From 1690 to 1730 de Berey, or Berey, engraved the plates for several well-known French works on calligraphy. All the firm's writing manuals printed at this time were engraved in Paris (Barker, p. 147). Two leaves lacking. Soiled, margins chipped, old fold at center.
Price: $ 1,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 65216

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See More... (Calligraphy) Senault, Louis. HEURES NOUVELLES DEDIEES A MADAME LA DAUPHINE.
Paris chez l'Autheur n.d (1680's) 8vo. full 19th-century polished calf with gilt panels, red morocco label (a signed binding by de Haas with his label). (iv), 260 pages.
A calligraphic book of hours "dedicated" to Marie Anne Christine Victoire de Bauirre [Bavaria] (d.1690), the daughter-in-law of Louis XIV, written and engraved by Louis Senault (fl. 1660's-1680's) between 1680 (date of the lady's marriage to the Dauphin) and 1690. Senault produced different versions of books of hours dedicated to various members of French royalty. This copy does not correspond exactly to any reference which we have found. It has some similarity to Bonacini no. 1689 and OCLC 26677688, both of which are perhaps for an earlier version. The missing page number (p. 47 omitted), however, is noted only for a much later work (1740) using Senault's plates but bearing a different title. The book is printed from engraved plates, with each page written in a clear cursive (with headers and highlights sometimes in other styles) inside a simple border of double rules. The decorative scheme is more elaborate, generally combining floral elements and calligraphy, with some geometric elements or landscape vignettes. The title page and the eight subtitle pages have more ornate floral borders or subdivisions within the double rules, generally surrounding a calligraphic center panel. The groups of prayers usually begin with a floral or landscape headpiece, followed by some calligraphic flourishing, and an illuminated first initial consisting of a Roman capital over a square background of floral or geometric design, or a landscape vignette. Similarly constructed but smaller initials also appear at the beginnings of individual prayers: no two initials are the same. Sections frequently conclude with flourishes, and strings of calligraphic fleurons, each unique, appear throughout the text. Some headpieces and some backgrounds of initials incorporate landscape engravings which seem rather faint, as if made from worn plates. Other landscapes are clearly printed, as is all of the other matter. Joints repaired at head and foot, paper repair to head of title-page not affecting text. Worn at the joints.
Price: $ 2,250.00 other currencies Order nr. 52742

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See More... (Calligraphy) Valpey, F.B. THE ART OF LETTERING FOR THE USE OF ARCHITECTS, CIVIL ENGINEERS, DRAUGHTSMEN, DESIGNERS, ILLUMINATORS, MARBLE WORKERS AND THE DECORATIVE ARTIST.
Lynn, MA F.B. Valpey n.d., circa. 1890 oblong small 8vo. original quarter cloth, paper-covered boards Unpaginated
A collection of specimens including letters, numerals, scenery vignettes and punctuation. Designed for advertising and show-card work, as well as sign and decorative painters. Rear cover is stamped "Press of Thos. P. Nichols, Lynn, Mass." Includes one page of advertising before, and one page after, text. Printed recto only. OCLC lists three North American copies. A Fred B. Valpey is listed on the 1913 tax assessment list of Lynn, living in Ward Six at 15 Anoka Place, occupation designer. A March 14, 1893, account from the Worcester Daily Spy described the destruction of Valpey's office by fire. Boards soiled and worn at edges. Free endpapers detached. Hinges cracked. Facsimile of newspaper account cited above laid in.
Price: $ 295.00 other currencies Order nr. 109405

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See More... (Catfish Press) Catich, Edward M. LETTERS REDRAWN FROM THE TRAJAN INSCRIPTION IN ROME
Davenport Catfish Press (1961) 8vo. cloth. xi, 244 pages. With 93 4to. broadside plates, the two sections enclosed in a cloth bound case specially constructed to hold the two different sized parts.
With a three page introduction by W.A. Dwiggins followed by the text in the calligraphic handwriting of Catich. Catich has based his work on the original Trajan columns in Rome and included short critiques of the sources of these letters. Dwiggins, in his introduction, states that this work "will be a good tool in art schools - and elsewhere - for renovating standards that have become a trifle frayed in these revolutionary years. It will stimulate a return to an understanding of the true function of letters ..." His words still hold true 40 years later. First plate age yellowed as usual from cloth in case. Signed by Catich on first blank page and he has also added a presentation "to John Michael, E.M. Catich." In addition, the preface has been signed and dated by Dwiggins.
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 41601

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See More... (Catfish Press) Catich, Edward M. REED, PEN, & BRUSH ALPHABETS FOR WRITING AND LETTERING
2 volumes. Davenport, Iowa Catfish Press (1972) 8vo. and 4to. half cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover labels. 32 pages in book and 28 heavy leaves printed on both sides loosely inserted in 4to. portfolio.
Beautifully printed in red, blue and black. The portfolio contains reproductions of alphabets while the book describes the art of calligraphy and explains the plates. Presentation on first blank page "To Alan Fern with warmest regards, E. Catich" and with a typed note from Catich addressed to Fern meant to accompany this gift copy.
Price: $ 220.00 other currencies Order nr. 114280

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See More... Christ, (Jean Frederic) DICTIONNAIRE DES MONOGRAMMES CHIFFRES, LETTRES INITIALES, LOGOGRYPHES, RÉBUS, &C. SOUS LESQUELS LES PLUS CÉLÉBRES PEINTRES, GRAVEURS, & DESSINATEURS ONT DEFFINÉ LEURS NOMS.
Paris Guillyn 1762 12mo. later half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, all edges marbled. xxiv, lv, 378, (38) pages
The first French edition was published 1750; this edition contains supplementary infromation contributed by an anonymous contributor of the Imperial Academy and the Royal Society of London (Brunet I, 1853; Graesse II, 137). Translated from original German version (1747) by Gottfried Sellius. The author, Jean Frederic Christ (1700-56) was a professor at the University of Leipzig. A dictionary of monograms and initials of painters, engravers, and draftsmen. Engraved headpiece on dedication, six numbered foldout engraved plates, numerous woodcut monograms and head and tail pieces. Boards rubbed at edges. Bookplate of Crosby Gaige on front pastedown, previous owner's name on title page, foxing in text.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 116264

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Signed by Goudy

Goudy, Frederic W. ELEMENTS OF LETTERING
New York Mitchell Kennerley 1922 4to. cloth, inserted in original cardboard mailing slipcase, paper spine label. (iv), 48, (4) pages.
First edition. (Appleton p.27). Set by Bertha Goudy at the Village Press. 13 plates. A landmark book. Signed and dated by Goudy and on colophon page. Slipcase is defective, yet intact, with piece missing along top and is tape repaired. Former owner has signed this copy on the free endpaper. Well preserved copy of this landmark book with chipped original glassine wrappers.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 64253

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See More... (Imprimerie Zollikofer) APHORISMES DU PROFESSEUR.
Saint Gall, (Switzerland) Zollikofer & Co. 1948 8vo. half vellum, with printed paper-covered boards. (12) pages.
Printed in a limited edition of numbered copies, this copy is out of series. A collection of twenty aphorisms set in "Civilité," an extremely elaborate calligraphic type, followed by type specimens. Bookplate on front pastedown. Dealer label of Philip C. Duschnes on back pastedown. An unusual book with magnificent type.
Price: $ 165.00 other currencies Order nr. 42669

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  ITALIX, THE CALLIGRAPHIC QUARTERLY.
Fair Lawn, NJ Haywood House 1971 small 4to. plastic slide covers on most volumes though some are bound in paper wrappers with four issues to a booklet. not paginated, but 15-20 pages each
Edited by Bill Haywood. Each issue contains a feature article, biographical sketch and portrait, book review, and letters to the editor. Illustated. This run goes from Volume I, No.1 to Volume VI, No. 4 complete and Volume XI, No.1 to Volume XIV, No. 4 missing only one issue. A total of 39 issues of this interesting periodical.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 79384

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See More... Karabacek, Josef Ritter MONUMENTA PALAEOGRAPHICA VINDOBONENSIA
DENKMÄLER DER SCHREIBKUNST AUS DER HANDSCHRIFTENSAMMLUNG DES HABSBURG-LOTHRINGISCHEN ERZHAUSES. Two parts. Leipzig Karl W. Hiersemann 1910 folio text and plates housed in a portfolio, cloth spine and tips with paper-covered boards, and cloth edges with paper-covered boards for the housing (iv),68 with 26 loose plates;(iv),73 with plates 27-46
Written in German. Edited by Rudolf Beer. Two parts bound separately. A Memorial of the Art of Writing from the Manuscript Collection of the "Habsburg-Lothringischen Erzhauses". Part One contains plates of facsimiles of fragments of Hilarius Pictaviensis "De Trinitate" and a tract, "Contra Arianos", as well as plates of the Golden Psalter of King Charlemagne. Part Two contains plates of facsimiles of "Bobbienser Mischhandschrift: Patristische und grammatische Schriften, zum Teil auf reskribierten Blättern mit klassischen, biblischen und apokryphen Texten" as well as the Sacraments of Pope Gregory I, or Gregory the Great. The text explains and expounds upon these manuscripts. Part One has the text bound regularly, whereas the text of Part Two is comprised of 10 loose sets of folio sheets folded into quarters, therefore being split into 8 pages per section. Part One: Lightly soiled, corners and spine head lightly bumped, small tear at spine foot and small rubbed areas along left side of spine, cracks and tears in the folds of the portfolio. Part Two: Corners bumped, edges slightly dented, small tear at the foot of the right side of spine, large tear throughout left side of spine, light soiling, cracks and tears in the folds of the portfolio, soiling on inside of spine cloth.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 100258

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See More... Kelly, A. Ashmun THE EXPERT SIGN PAINTER.
A Book of reference designed for the use of practical sign painters & letters. West Chester, PA Press of The Horace F. Temple Printing and Stationery Co. 1910 (corrected in ink to 1911) small 8vo. cloth. x, 302 pages.
Includes a chapter on the history of signs followed by 47 chapters covering all aspects of the subject. Not illustrated. Wear at spine ends and corners.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 108442

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one of 50 special copies

Kindersley, David VARIATIONS ON THE THEME OF TWENTY-SIX LETTERS.
(Northamptonshire, England David Kindersley n.d. ca. 1968-1970) square 8vo. leather-backed boards decorated in gilt. not paginated
First edition. One of 50 signed and numbered copies, out of a total edition of 500 copies, issued thus and in this binding. Printed at the Skelton Press. A demonstration of Kindersley's skills as a calligrapher. Each leaf is printed French-fold on a different colored paper. Shows alphabets with facing text.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 92011

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See More... KORAN
1966 folio decorated paper-covered boards 788 pages
In Farsi. Dedicated to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in the year 1344, by the Jalali calendar, 1966 by the Gregorian calendar. Beautifully decorated covers with vivid colors, each of the calligraphic passes are quite lovely with ornate borders around the text. Reads right to left. Front hinge is cracked from the middle to the foot (rear hinge in a standard left to right read book).
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 93411

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See More... Lowe, W. R. L. & E. F. Jacob ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE LIFE OF ST. ALBAN IN TRIN. COLL. DUBLIN MS. E. i. 40
Reproduced in Collotype Facsimile by the Care of W. R. L. Lowe & E. F. Jacob. With a Description of the Illustrations by M. R. James (London) Oxford University Press 1924 8vo. three-quarter leather, cloth, five raised bands 39+(5) pages followed by 54 plates
First edition. Reproduced in collotype facsimile, this book contains a collection of illustrations depicting the life and works of St. Alban. Fifty-four full page, black-and-white plates are printed recto-only on stiff paper. Spine faded, small tear in leather at the edge of the first raised band, wear at tips.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 97220

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  (Menhart, Oldrich) MENHART 1897-1962.
4 volumes. N.P. Indiana University 1966 folio four paper wrapper fascicules, slipcase. Unpaginated French fold pages.
First edition printed letterpress on Masa and Fabriano papers in an edition limited to 144 numbered copies. One of the few works devoted to the Czech calligrapher, book artist, typographer, and type designer. Includes type specimens. Printed in various colors throughout. With an introduction by Paul Standard. This copy has a loose slip on which is inscribed "Phil, to recall our long years as colleagues & as fellow calligraphers, Paul (Standard), New York, Nov. 1966." Some wear along edges of slipcase.
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 110222

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See More... (Miniature Books) Petty, G. Harvey CALLIGRAPHY & LETTERING.
Evanston, Illinois Press of Ward Schori n.d. (circa 1984) oblong miniature book (5.1 x 6.7 cm.) full red leather with black onlays, slipcase. (vi), xi, 73, (1) pages.
Limited to 220 copies (from previously owned prospectus) (Bradbury, Schori, 31). Printed in two colors by offset lithography. A collection of interesting quotes on writing beautifully presented by the author who did the calligraphy and designed each page. In a special binding.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 116432

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See More... (Miniature Books) Wilde, Oscar THE HOUSE OF JUDGEMENT.
(Utrecht, Netherlands Catharijne Press 1986) miniature book (5 x 6.7 cm) brown cloth with paper cover label. (32) pages.
Limited to 165 copies of which this is one of the 150 numbered copies. Printed in four colors by Hans Hartzheim after a calligraphed original by J.H. Moesman that was done in 1985. Colophon separately printed on four pages and loosely inserted in pocket in back. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on front pastedown.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 116943

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See More... MONOGRAM ALBUM.
(Crefeld, Rheinland Maas & Jungvogel) n.d. circa 1880's 4to. original cloth stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. (54) leaves.
An album of engraved monograms by this German engraving company. Highly decorative title page followed by leaves showing combinations of different letters of the alphabet. For instance the first two leaves show combinations of the letter "A" with the other 26 letters of the alphabet. This is followed by two leaves showing the letter "B," etc. Each leaf is printed on heavy paper and is hinged to a tab. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Minor wear along edges.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 102457

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See More... Palomares, Francisco Xavier de Santiago ARTE NUEVA DE ESCRIBIR
Inventada por el Insigne Maestro Pedro Diaz Morante, e Ilustrada con Muestras nuevas, y various discursos conducentes al verdadero Magisterio de Primeras Letras Madrid Antonio de Sancha 1776 small folio modern wrappers (iv) xxviii, 136 pages
First edition. Forty engraved plates of calligraphic specimens. "Influential text, the result of a commission to design a more efficient national script." (Harvard/Becker 141. Bonacini 1353; Berlin 5248; Cotarelo y Mori II, 145; Palau 210612,299945). Includes engraved additional title, lacking errata leaf. Spine cracked; blank lower outer corner of letterpress title restored. With fore edge trimmed, minor soiling on some plates and plate 33 wormed and probably supplied from another copy.
Price: $ 2,000.00 other currencies Order nr. 96419

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See More... Thompson, Edward Maunde AN INTRODUCTION TO GREEK AND LATIN PALAEOGRAPHY.
Oxford At the Clarendon Press 1912 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 600 pages.
First edition. An important text accompanied by 250 large facsimiles. From the library of J.R. Abbey with his bookplate. Over half of the jacket spine is missing. Inside hinges cracked. Scarce book.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 30673

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See More... 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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One of 20 Special Copies

(Zapf, Hermann) THE FINE ART OF LETTERS. THE WORK OF HERMANN ZAPF EXHIBITED AT THE GROLIER CLUB.
New York The Grolier Club 2000 4to. decorated cloth, portfolio, both loosely inserted in marbled paper covered slipcase produced by Conant. 94, (2) pages
First edition, limited to 1050 copies designed by Jerry Kelly and Hermann Zapf. This is one of the 20 special copies signed by Zapf and the binder, Judi Conant and containing a separate portfolio of specimens from publications designed by Zapf for letterpress printing. The separate portfolio contains a four page brochure describing the contents followed by the loose specimens. Describes 85 specimens of type and calligraphy fully reproduced in color and followed by descriptive text. Introduction by Jerry Kelly followed by a biographical sketch of Zapf.
Price: $ 1,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 117153

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See More... Zapf, Hermann MANUALE TYPOGRAPHICUM, 100 TYPOGRAPHICAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT TYPES, TYPOGRAPHY AND THE ART OF PRINTING SELECTED FROM PAST AND PRESENT, PRINTED IN EIGHTEEN LANGUAGUES.
New York Z-Presse Frankfurt 1968 4to. parchment-backed cloth (vi) pages followed by 117 leaves, each with an embossed page number.
English translation, limited to 975 numbered and signed copies. Contains material developed after the 1954 version. A landmark in the study of type and design. Printed in black and red. Lacks dust jacket.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 30593

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