4.

(Calligraphy). Atkins, Kathryn A.

MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

With a foreword by James M. Wells.
Boston: David R. Godine, (1988). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 183 pages. With a foreword by James M. Wells. First edition. Comprehensively describes and annotates twenty-two copybooks providing information on the scribe, the printer, intended audience, etc. Also contains a chapter on letter study and a selected bibliography. Well illustrated. Well preserved copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

Price: $225.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24272

8.

(Gill, Eric). Brewer, Roy.

ERIC GILL, THE MAN WHO LOVED LETTERS.

Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, (1973). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 86 pages. First U.S. edition. Part of the Ars Typographica Library with James Moran as General Editor. Filled with examples of his calligraphy. READ MORE about ERIC GILL, THE MAN WHO LOVED LETTERS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 29825

21.

(Wellington, Irene). Child, Heather and Heather Collins and Ann Hechle.

MORE THAN FINE WRITING, THE LIFE AND CALLIGRAPHY OF IRENE WELLINGTON.

New York: The Overlook Press, (1987). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 141 pages. First U.S. edition. With 126 color drawings. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. READ MORE about MORE THAN FINE WRITING, THE LIFE AND CALLIGRAPHY OF IRENE WELLINGTON

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 38344

36.

Goudy, Frederic W.

THE ALPHABET AND ELEMENTS OF LETTERING.

Revised and Enlarged with many Full-page Plates and other Illustrations Drawn & Arranged by the Author.
New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1963. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (xii), 101 pages with 27 full-page plates at the end. Revised and Enlarged with many Full-page Plates and other Illustrations Drawn & Arranged by the Author. Reprint of the revised and enlarged edition. Combines two books with revisions. With a history of lettering and examples of 15 forms of each letter. Near fine. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET AND ELEMENTS OF LETTERING

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17140

41.

Hayes, James.

THE ROMAN LETTER, A STUDY OF NOTABLE GRAVEN AND WRITTEN FORMS FROM TWENTY CENTURIES.

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1951. small 4to. paper wrappers. 54, (2) pages. With 58 figures in the text demonstrating the formation and design of the Roman letter. A near fine copy. Accompanied by an invitation to R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company for the exhibition The Roman Letter as well as an exhibition invitation to Aiga Gallery for the same exhibition. READ MORE about THE ROMAN LETTER, A STUDY OF NOTABLE GRAVEN AND WRITTEN FORMS FROM TWENTY CENTURIES

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9083

45.

Humez, Alexander & Nicholas.

A. B. C. ET CETERA, THE LIFE & TIMES OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET.

Boston: David R. Godine, (1985). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 274, (2) pages. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A study tracing the origins of the Roman alphabet letter by letter to ancient times. READ MORE about A. B. C. ET CETERA, THE LIFE & TIMES OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 29893

53.

Kneidl, Pravoslav.

Z HISTORIE EVROPSKÉ KNIHY.

Po stopách knih, knihtisku a knihoven.
Praha: Svoboda, 1989. small 4to. stamped cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages. Po stopách knih, knihtisku a knihoven. First edition. A history of the production and distribution of books, from ancient heirogylphics and stone tablets to contemporary fine printing and private presses. Published in Czech with many illustrations, some in color. READ MORE about Z HISTORIE EVROPSKÉ KNIHY

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 74140

57.

Lindegren, Erik.

ABC OF LETTERING AND PRINTING TYPEFACES.

New York: Greenwich House, (1982). oblong small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. (iv), 348 pages. Reprint of the three volume first edition in one volume. Jacket lightly soiled, else a near fine copy. Introduction by Eric Gill. READ MORE about ABC OF LETTERING AND PRINTING TYPEFACES

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 41317

61.

(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. A near fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about AMERICAN PENMANSHIP, 1800-1850. A HISTORY OF WRITING AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COPYBOOKS FROM JENKINS...

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62092

65.

(Dürer, Albrecht).

OF THE JUST SHAPING OF LETTERS BY ALBRECHT DURER.

Translated by R.T. Nichol from the Latin Text of the Edition of MCXXXV.
New York: Dover Publications, (1965). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 40, (4) pages. Translated by R.T. Nichol from the Latin Text of the Edition of MCXXXV. Reprint of the 1917 Grolier Club production which was designed by Bruce Rogers. A fine copy. READ MORE about OF THE JUST SHAPING OF LETTERS BY ALBRECHT DURER

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31477

73.

Schumacher-Gebler, Eckehart (editor).

26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET.

(Munchen, Germany: Typostudio SchumacherGebler), 1992. 4to. stiff paper binder with spiral rings. Not paginated. A calendar and typographical compendium that serves as a reference book about letter forms, their designers, function and history. Most illustrations were supplied by the contributors and the typeface designers. Sponsored by the German Printers Federation, the Bundesverband Druck. READ MORE about 26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121230

77.

(Daboll, Raymond). Shakespeare, William.

HAMLET: TO THE PLAYERS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616).

N.P. (Herbert W. Simpson, 1955). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Done entirely in the calligraphic hand of Raymond DaBoll. Folded. READ MORE about HAMLET: TO THE PLAYERS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17325

87.

(Calligraphy). Whalley, Joyce Irene.

THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN. A SURVEY OF WESTERN CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD TO 1980, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON, JULY-SEPTEMBER 1980.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1980. oblong small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 152 pages. Writing in manuscripts from Roman to modern times, in chonological order with a division into the periods before and after the invention of printing, along with printed works on calligraphy or containing samples of it, and other items. 280 numbered entries, most with accompanying illustrations and references. Spine faded, else fine. READ MORE about THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN. A SURVEY OF WESTERN CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD TO 1980, CATALOGUE OF...

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 51753