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(Autographs) Crum, Margaret. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN AUTOGRAPHS IN THE BODMERIANA.
Cologny-Geneve Foundation Martin Bodmer 1977 8vo. paper-covered boards. 104, (2) pages.
First edition. List of autographed manuscripts from the collection of Martin Bodmer at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Separated into British writers, American writers, Miscellanea, and John Augustine Daly. Several facsimile of manuscripts interspersed. Indexed.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 56044

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(Autographs) Joline, Adrian H. MEDITATIONS OF AN AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR
New York Harper & Brothers 1902 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. x, 316 pages.
First edition. There are seventeen illustrations reproducing letters of Thackeray, Sterne, Bronte, Tennyson, Johnson, Pope, Scott, Darwin and others. Covers faded.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 157

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(Autographs) Joline, Adrian H. MEDITATIONS OF AN AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR
New York Harper & Brothers 1902 8vo. cloth. x, 316 pages.
First edition. There are seventeen illustrations reproducing letters of Thackeray, Sterne, Bronte, Tennyson, Johnson, Pope, Scott, Darwin and others. Inside hinges cracked.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 96628

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Brock-Sulzer, Elisabeth et al WIRKENDES WORT
Switzerland Schweizerische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft 1964 8vo. quarter leather with laid paper-covered boards, leather spine label 74+(1) pages
Printed in an edition limited to 1100 numbered copies. Four essays focus on the powerful writings of four influential figures: the Austrian author and teacher Adalbert Stifter (1805--1868) whose fame rests chiefly on his sketches of rural life; Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874--1929), the Austrian poet, dramatist and essayist remembered primarily for his collaboration with the German composer Richard Strauss; the gifted but disturbed writer Robert Walser (1878-1956) who led a wandering, precarious existence while producing poems, essays, stories, and novels; and Goethe, who needs no introduction. Loose bookplate indicates that this copy was purchased from the collection of H.P. Kraus. Leather spine label frayed.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 77900

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(Calligraphy) Becker, David P. THE PRACTICE OF LETTERS.
Cambridge The Harvard College Library 1997 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxiii, (i), 127+(1) pages.
Printed in an edition limited to 2500 copies at The Stinehour Press. This catalogue describes the collection of printed manuals for the teaching of lettering and handwriting acquired by Philip Hofer for the Harvard College Library. Included are all of the pre-1800 printed writing manuals given or bequeathed by Hofer to the Department and all of those purchased by him as curator from 1938 to 1968. Illustrated and indexed.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 58283

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(Calligraphy) CALLIGRAPHY & HANDWRITING IN AMERICA, 1710-1962
Caledonia Italimuse 1963 4to. paper wrappers. Not paginated.
Peabody Institute Library Exhibition catalogue. With many illustrations. Covers age darkened. Ink inscription.
Price: $ 16.00 other currencies Order nr. 7959

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(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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(Calligraphy) Copley, Frederick S. A SET OF ALPHABETS OF ALL THE VARIOUS HANDS IN MODERN USE WITH EXAMPLES IN EACH STYLE.
New York Geo. E. Woodward (1870) oblong 12mo. original brown cloth stamped in gilt. (2) pages, 47 plates.
First edition. Engraved by Korff Bros. of New York. Price list tipped in. Table of contents includes mechanical method of constructing letters and figures, "analyzed letters," Roman letters, writing, Gothic print, numerals and construction of titles. Minor wear at spine ends, edges scuffed.
Price: $ 210.00 other currencies Order nr. 109162

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(Calligraphy) ELEMENTS OF LETTERS AND SIGN PAINTING.
A Treatise on the History, Classification, and Practical Application of the Various Styles of Letters of the Alphabet. Scranton International Textbook Co. (1899) 8vo original leather. variously paginated
Textbook on lettering used in courses sponsored by International Correspondences Schools. Two sections--elements of lettering and lettering and sign painting. Black and white illustrations throughout. Preface, table of contents, examination questions, index. Spine worn at top and bottom. Boards scuffed and worn at edges and corners. Endpapers and pages lightly tanned.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 108525

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(Calligraphy) ELEMENTS OF LETTERS AND SIGN PAINTING.
A Treatise on the History, Classification, and Practical Application of the Various Styles of Letters of the Alphabet. Scranton International Textbook Co. (1899) 8vo original leather. variously paginated
Textbook on lettering used in courses sponsored by International Correspondence Schools. Two sections--elements of lettering and lettering and sign painting. Black and white illustrations throughout. Preface, table of contents, examination questions, index. Spine worn at top and bottom with most of spine covering chipped away. Endpapers and pages lightly tanned.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 108530

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(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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(Calligraphy) Henning, William E. AN ELEGANT HAND, THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN PENMANSHIP & CALLIGRAPHY.
Edited by Paul Melzer New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2006 4to. cloth, dust jacket 320 pages
This work chronicles the history of the Golden Age of American penmanship and calligraphy. The author guides the reader through the lives and careers of some of the most important American penmen, including Platt Rogers Spencer, the Father of American Handwriting, and Spencer's gifted student, George A. Gaskell, whose books and periodicals reached hundreds of thousands of students throughout the second half of the 1800s. Paul Melzer, the editor of this work, added more than 400 examples taken from original specimens to handsomely illustrate Henning's manuscript.
Price: $ 59.95 other currencies Order nr. 68991

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(Calligraphy) Nash, Ray AMERICAN PENMANSHIP, 1800-1850. A HISTORY OF WRITING AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COPYBOOKS FROM JENKINS TO SPENCER.
Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1969 8vo. cloth. xii, 303 pages.
Best bibliography of the subject.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 7237

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(Calligraphy) Nash, Ray AMERICAN PENMANSHIP, 1800-1850. A HISTORY OF WRITING AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COPYBOOKS FROM JENKINS TO SPENCER.
Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1969 8vo. cloth. xii, 303 pages.
Best bibliography of the subject.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 62092

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(Calligraphy) SOME FACSIMILES WRITTEN BY FAMOUS CALLIGRAPHERS
Tehran Book Friends Society (1964) 4to. stiff paper folded envelope with sheets loosely inserted. unpaginated
Second edition. Text in English and Arabic. Ten examples of calligraphy in Arabic on loose fold out sheets. Envelope rubbed.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 105289

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(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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(Johnston, Edward) EDWARD JOHNSTON, THE HOUSE OF DAVID, HIS INHERITANCE A BOOK OF SAMPLE SCRIPTS 1914 A.D.
London Victoria and Albert Museum 1966 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 32, (3) pages.
First edition. Facsimile of this beautiful manuscript.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 9265

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(Johnston, Edward) Holliday, Peter EDWARD JOHNSTON: MASTER CALLIGRAPHER
New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press and the British Library 2007 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover 412 pages
First edition. Edward Johnston (1872-1944) was a man of letters - master calligrapher, typeface designer and creator of the lettering and branding for the London Underground. He was also a great teacher and philosopher. Many were, and still are, influenced by his down-to-earth ideas on calligraphy and lettering, and those who studied in his classes at the Central School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London took his ideas and views into their own classes and to their own students. Great calligraphers and letterers of today throughout the world are still influenced by Edward Johnston's work.

This detailed book by art and design historian Peter Holliday looks afresh at Johnston's work and legacy. It considers his friendships and his philosophy, the people he worked with and the influence he had on them and others. Importantly it gives details of the setting up of the craft community at Ditchling in Sussex and the craftspeople who were all drawn to the village as a result. During his career, Peter Holliday taught at Ravensbourne College of Design and worked at Ditchling Museum. He contributed to and edited the book Eric Gill in Ditchling published by Oak Knoll in 2002. Holliday passed away in November 2003 while creating this book, and the task of completing it passed to his sister, Susan Skinner. As a fellow calligrapher, she recognized the importance of this book on Johnston. With the information left to her by Holliday, Skinner contacted Sam Mullen to help her complete this book. Skinner and Mullen lightly edited Holliday's work using his impeccable research and have left the original Preface, written in 2002, untouched.
Co-published with The British Library. Sales Rights: Worldwide except in the UK; available in the UK from The British Library.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 92516

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(Johnston, Edward) Holliday, Peter EDWARD JOHNSTON: MASTER CALLIGRAPHER
New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press and the British Library 2007 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover, dust jacket. 412 pages
Covers bumped.

First edition. Edward Johnston (1872-1944) was a man of letters - master calligrapher, typeface designer and creator of the lettering and branding for the London Underground. He was also a great teacher and philosopher. Many were, and still are, influenced by his down-to-earth ideas on calligraphy and lettering, and those who studied in his classes at the Central School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London took his ideas and views into their own classes and to their own students. Great calligraphers and letterers of today throughout the world are still influenced by Edward Johnston's work.

This detailed book by art and design historian Peter Holliday looks afresh at Johnston's work and legacy. It considers his friendships and his philosophy, the people he worked with and the influence he had on them and others. Importantly it gives details of the setting up of the craft community at Ditchling in Sussex and the craftspeople who were all drawn to the village as a result. During his career, Peter Holliday taught at Ravensbourne College of Design and worked at Ditchling Museum. He contributed to and edited the book Eric Gill in Ditchling published by Oak Knoll in 2002. Holliday passed away in November 2003 while creating this book, and the task of completing it passed to his sister, Susan Skinner. As a fellow calligrapher, she recognized the importance of this book on Johnston. With the information left to her by Holliday, Skinner contacted Sam Mullen to help her complete this book. Skinner and Mullen lightly edited Holliday's work using his impeccable research and have left the original Preface, written in 2002, untouched.
Co-published with The British Library.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 102484

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(Larisch, Rudolf von) Schweiger, Werner J. " SCHULE DES SCHREIBENS RUDOLF VON LARISCH."
Heft 2, Jhg. II (März/April 1982) Linz C. & E. Grosser 1982 4to. stiff paper wrappers 74 pages
An article in PARNASS: DIE OESTERREICHISCHE KUNST- UND KULTURZEITSCHRIFTFeatured (among other topics) in this issue of the Austrian arts and culture periodical Parnassis a 10-page article about the influence of Austrian typographer and graphic artist Rudolf von Larisch (1856-1934) through his work as a teacher of calligraphy and design. The exterior of this copy shows modest wear and soiling; the interior shows no signs of wear.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91110

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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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Mortimer, Ruth and Christine Swenson THE LANDSCAPE ALPHABET.
Northampton, MA Friends of the Smith College Library 1981 8vo. stiff paper wrappers xix, plates
Limited to 3000 copies. The Landscape Alphabet was originally issued as a set of 26 plates with a calligraphic title leaf, with some letters signed by L.E.M. Jones, about whom little is known. Essays by Ruth Mortimer and Christine Swenson. Wrappers faded near spine.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 115351

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Nicholson, William ALPHABET.
San Francisco Alan Wofsy Fine Arts 1975 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv) pages followed by the facsimile in color of this alphabet book.
Reprinted from the 1898 first edition. Jacket is faded.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 22568

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(Plantin Press) Zamorano, Don Agustín Vicente THE HAND OF ZAMORANO, A FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION OF A MANUSCRIPT ON THE CALIFORNIAS IN 1829, WRITTEN BY DON AGUSTÍN VICENTE ZAMORANO, AS SECRETARY TO GOVERNOR JOSÉ MARÍA DE ECHEANDIA, TRANSLATED BY ARNULFO D. TREJO AND ROLAND D. HUSSEY, WITH A PREFACE BY GEORGE L. HARDING.
Los Angeles The Zamorano Club 1956 4to. stiff paper wrappers (iv), 5, (11) pages
Printed in an edition limited to 250 copies published as a memento of the third joint meeting of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. Facsimile reproduction of a document prepared and written by provincial secretary Zamorano and signed by Governor Echeandia stating the organization of the military and civil governments of Baja and Alta California as of September 22, 1829. Introduction by Lawrence Clark Powell, University of California librarian, who discovered the original in a Clark Memorial Library vault. Contents first listed in English, then followed by Spanish facsimiles. Printed on simulated parchment by Saul and Lillian Marks of the Plantin Press. Covers detached and chipped around edges.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 63609

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Ventris, E. WRITER'S GUIDE, OR, RULES AND EXAMPLES FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF SUPERIOR.
London G. Berger n.d. (circa 1830-1840) 12mo. original paper wrappers. 8 leaves.
A kind of primer for penmanship, giving examples of various kinds of scripts for copying. Includes ornamental lettering and some decorative ornaments. Wrappers detached, torn, chipped, and stained.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 51839

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