Gôteborg, Sweden: N.P., 1941. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, edges uncut. variously paginated. Vol. 1 of the Acta Bibliothecae Gotoburgensis. Text in Swedish. Table of contents. A history of the library, with descriptions of its printed and manuscript collections. Black and white illustrations. Unopened. Wrappers torn at edges and lightly soiled. READ MORE about GÖTEBORGS STADSBIBLIOTEK 1891-1941: MINNESSKRIFT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 119699
4 volumes.
Stockholm: Graphic Institute, 1954/1948/1947/1948. large 12mo. to 8vo. stapled or sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 117; 44; 12; 16 pages. 4 volumes. Four brochures from the early years of the Graphic Institute in Stockholm: An retrospective of 1954 with four articles (and text illustrations) on typography and printing, a report for 1947-48, introductory brochure of 1947 with photos, and an account of the first 5 years. Occasional soiling or browning; wrappers of "Redogörelse..." are starting to..... READ MORE about GRAFISKA INSTITUTET, 1944-1954, MINNESKRIFT / REDOGORELSE FOR
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52834
(Stockholm: Esselte Aktiebolag, 1954). 8vo. stiff pape wrappers. 116+(1) pages. First edition. A celebration of ten years at Stockholm's Grafic Institute. Along with a history of the institute, a short overview of typographic history is given as well. Illustrated. In Swedish. READ MORE about GRAFISKA INSTITUTET, 1944-1954
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 63260
Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, Incorporated, (1978). 4to. wrappers. (iv), 107+(1) pages. Glossary of terms for the graphic arts and printing. Wrappers slightly soiled. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS GLOSSARY
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 105272
Rochester: Graphic Arts Information Service, 1958, 1963-1966. 4to. self paper wrappers. Contains five years of this periodical. Contains technical information on printing and photographic processes. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS PROCESS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 35740
New York, NY: Graphis, Inc., 2010. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 303+(1) pages. Introductory comments by B. Martin Pedersen, publisher. A collection of articles on the state of graphic design in the Americas. Includes illustrations of noteworthy works, by nation, in North and South America. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGN JOURNAL: AMERICAS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 122718
Livonia, MI: Martin Instrument Co., n.d. (circa 1980s). folio. stiff paper wrappers. 109 pages. Everything you might need for running a studio including type faces. READ MORE about GRAPHICS BOOK
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 95048
23 issues of the superb periodical devoted to the graphic arts.
Zurich: Graphis Press, 1946 to 1951. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 23 issues of the superb periodical devoted to the graphic arts. The run starts with issue 14 (lacks covers) and goes through issue 37 lacking only issue 18. Some covers detached and spine coverings worn. Filled with graphic art illustrations in color. Price is for the run. READ MORE about GRAPHIS, GRAPHIC AND APPLIED ART
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 104990
Antwerpen: Edition du Lion Assis, 1950. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 45+(3) pages. First edition. An exhibit of contemporary graphic art held at the Bibliothèque Royal de Belgique in Brussels. Paul Fierens and August Corbet preface the reproductions of the artists' work. Full page black-and-white illustrations. In French and English. Cover worn with creases and tiny tears. Cover is separated from the text block. READ MORE about GRAPHISME 50. TEKENINGEN DESSINS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 62797
New York: The Grolier Club, 2015. 12 x 9 inches. cloth. 183, [1] pages. Curated by Eric J. Holzenberg and Arthur L. Schwarz. Catalogue compiled and edited by George Ong. 12 x 9; 183, [1] p.; numerous color and duotone illustrations; Aldus and Michelangelo types designed by Hermann Zapf; 1000 copies. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club December 9, 2015 through February 6, 2016. Behind every great collection..... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB COLLECTS II: BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, & WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF...
Price: $75.00 save 10% $67.50 Order nr. 127344
New York: The Haberule Co., (1959). square 8vo. fabric covers with plastic spiral binding. (68) pages. "A new and improved method of type calcualting which reduces to simple terms the whole complex problem of copy-casting." Text following by list of type faces and point sizes, a plastic rule inserted in a pocket in the booklet and a built in pica scale. READ MORE about HABERULE VISUAL COPY-CASTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121988
Charlottesville, VA: Howell Press, 1987. 4to. cloth, dust jacket`. 88 pages. Introduction by William Tazewell, photography by Karen Kasmauski. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about HAMPTON ROADS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 131814
Baltimore, MD: Walters Art Gallery, 1936. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 175, (3) pages. Second printing. Foreword. Black and white illustrations throughout. An overview of the collections of the Walters Art Museum. READ MORE about HANDBOOK OF THE COLLECTION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131528
Basel: Kunstmuseum, 1971. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. First edition. This 1971-72 exhibition at the Basel Art Museum featured modern books with original graphic art. Many of the most important moden artists were on display here, including Man Ray, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Salvador Dali. Dieter Koepplin supplies an introductory essay. Illustrated in black-and-white. In German. READ MORE about HANSPETER SCHULTHESS-OERI-STIFTUNG 1961-1971
Price: $11.00 Order nr. 62485
(Cambridge, MA): Houghton Library, Harvard University, 1996. oblong 8vo. self paper wrappers in envolope. (12) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition at the library January-February 1996. Exhibited manuscripts from the 16th to the 20th century. Black and white illustrations. Facsimile of a Mozart aria laid in. Envelope slightly bent at edges. READ MORE about THE HAVERLIN/BMI COLLECTION OF MUSIC IN THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 120688
N.P. (Washington University, 1959). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. First edition. Dedication to Richard H. Schimmelpfeng. Typescript. Composed, printed, illustrated, and bound by Ellen G. Vellios. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF BOOKS AND PRINTING
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 132317
Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany: n.p., 1964. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. Foreword by Frits Lugt. Exhibition of Dutch drawings at museums in Germany and the Netherlands. Black and white illustrations throughout. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about HOLLÄNDISCHE ZEICHNUNGEN DES 17. JAHRHUNDERTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 125491
Volume IV complete in 9 issues.
Praha: n.p., 1924-25. large 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. (viii), 312 pages. Volume IV complete in 9 issues. Nine issues, containing prose, poetry, drama, essays, and illustrations, of the monthly Czech periodical "Host" bound together in one volume. Volume IV 1924-25. This magazine, designed for the modern intellectual, contains the best work of 1924 and 1925 from Czechoslovakia, Russia, and Germany. Illustrated with reproductions of art work by artists such as Malevich, Gropius, and others..... READ MORE about HOST; MESICNIK PRO MODERNI KULTURU. IV
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 59882
46 issues.
New York: RC Publications, 1985-. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 46 issues. Have the following of this colorful periodical: Volume 1, No.1-6. (1985-86). Volume 2, No.1-6. (1986-87). Volume 3, No.3. (1988). Volume 4, No.1, 4-6. (1988-1990). Volume 5, No.6. (1990). Volume 6, No.2, 3, 5. (1991). Volume 7, No.1, 2, 3, 5, 6. (1991/92). Business Annual. 1993. Volume 8, No.5. (1993). Volume 9, No.1, 2, 4, 5, 6. (1994). Volume 10, No.1, 4. (1995). Volume 11..... READ MORE about HOW, IDEAS & TECHNIQUE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Price: $425.00 Order nr. 105708
(Cincinnati, OH: F & W Publications, 1996. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 120, (2) pages. Tenth anniversary issue, with perspectives on past and future design. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about HOW
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 126422
Leipzig, Germany: Verlag von E.A. Seemann, (1902-1904). folio. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers with original paper wrappers bound-in at the end. unpaginated. First published in 1902. Text in German. Foreword by E.A. Seemann, table of illustrations. One hundred masters of contemporary art. Tipped in color illustrations. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Marbling on covers worn. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown and also the ink stamp of a library stating that this..... READ MORE about HUNDERT MEISTER DER GEGENWART: PROBEN ZEITGENÖSSISCHER DEUTSCHER MALEREI IN FARBIGER WIEDERGABE
Price: $500.00 Order nr. 127415
2 volumes.
Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library, (1964), (1965). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers for first volume; cloth for second volume. (vi),221+(1); vi,394,(2) pages. 2 volumes. Reports the research activities of staff members; studies of special collections in Hunt Botanical Library. Includes information on Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt. READ MORE about HUNTIA, A YEARBOOK OF BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, VOLUME I (and) VOLUME 2
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 88959
London: Institute of Conservation, 2005-2010. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Issues 1 to 31 of the publication from its inception in 2005 lacking seven issues. Color, black and white illustrations throughout. Various brochures laid in No. 31. READ MORE about ICON NEWS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 107057
London and Boston: Pentagram and Faber and Faber, (1986). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First U.S. edition. A look at some recent creative solutions to design problems. Dozens of images reproduced in color and black and white. Useful for those professionally and personally involved in design, typography, and communications. READ MORE about IDEAS ON DESIGN
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 77919
Phoenix, AZ: The International Newspaper Collector's Club, 1976. broadside (49 x 36 inches). No. 42, to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States. Illustrated with news accounts of significant events in United States history. Back with facsimile of The Constellation (New York, 1859). READ MORE about ILLUMINATED QUADRUPLE SHEET
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 120653
