New York: American Wood Type Mfg. Co., (1957). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. Supplement to the 1955-56 complete catalogue. Filled with illustrations. Slightly worn around the edges, else near fine. READ MORE about PRINTERS SUPPLIES, FOUNDRY TYPE, WOOD TYPE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 105445
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1963). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 406 pages. First edition. "A practical workbook for the graphic designer." Each face is shown in all characters. Jacket is worn. Name on free endpaper. READ MORE about TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY, THE DESIGNER'S TYPE BOOK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 50469
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1963). 4to. cloth. (x), 406 pages. First edition. "A practical workbook for the graphic designer." Each face is shown in all characters. Lacks jacket. READ MORE about TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY, THE DESIGNER'S TYPE BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 112264
London: Sir Isaac Pitman, 1927. small 4to. cloth-backed boards. 47, (3) pages. Reprinted from "Modern Advertising." Covers soiled with wear at tips. READ MORE about TYPES AND TYPE FACES, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF TYPE DISPLAY AND ADVERTISEMENT LAYOUTS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 22903
York, PA: York Compositioin Co., n.d. 4to. paper-covered boards, spiral bount. 82 pages. Type faces, rules, and borders offered for sale by York Composition Company. Index precedes text. Printed on recto only. Front cover scarred. READ MORE about TYPE FACES: A COLLECTION OF TYPE FACES RULES AND BORDERS STOCKED IN OUR COMPOSING ROOM
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 133968
(Chicago: Lakeside Press Galleries, 1955). 8vo. self paper wrappers, mailing envelope. (8) pages. An advertising pamphlet for the exhibition held at the Lakeside Press. Some wear on mailing envelope. READ MORE about TYPE FOUNDERS PRESENT THEIR TYPE FACES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 102297
San Francisco: Fine Print, 1989. 4to. cloth, dust-jacket. (viii), 148 pages. First edition. An anthology of the most interesting and informative articles published in Fine Print under the title "On Type." Covers a wide range of topics from the sixteenth century to the present day. Review copy with material inserted. READ MORE about FINE PRINT ON TYPE. THE BEST OF FINE PRINT MAGAZINE ON TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 23196
With Historical Notes and Comments by Henry Lewis Bullen. Introduction by Richard B. Yale.
San Diego: Frontier Publishing Co., 1972. 4to. cloth. (7), 53 leaves printed on one side. With Historical Notes and Comments by Henry Lewis Bullen. Introduction by Richard B. Yale. Reprinted in typescript from the 1934 first edition and containing some additional matter. Compiled by H.L. Bullen, librarian of the ATF Company, to eliminate duplicates from the library and raise money. Excellent bibliographical tool in the study of these specimen books as Bullen has added comments..... READ MORE about DUPLICATES OF TYPE SPECIMEN BOOKS, ETC., UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN, FOR SALE BY THE TYPOGRAPHIC...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31351
Stamford, CT: Finn Typographics, n.d., but 1970. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Specimens of numerous Linotype and handset faces, rules, borders, and ornaments. Two brochures, listing faces offered for sale by Finn, and a card with a brief inscription. Covers slightly chipped at edges. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover. READ MORE about TYPE SPECIMENS INCLUDING A COMPLETE SHOWING OF LINOTYPE FACES A ONE-LINE PRESENTATION OF HAND-SET...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 128591
Leyland, Lancashire, England: Mould Type Foundry, n.d. 4to. cloth. 152, xxii, (8) pages. Table of contents on pastedowns, foreword, explanation of service and "conditions of business," price list. Engraved illustration of the company's plant. Some specimens in color. Tipped-in supplemental items throughout text. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Light tanning near edges of text. READ MORE about SPECIMEN BOOK OF TYPE FACES RULES, BORDERS & ORNAMENTS
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 129524
(Haslet, TX): Plum Park Press, (2015). miniature book (7.5 by 7.5 cm.). cloth, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers. (x), 83, (7) pages. Limited to 20 numbered copies, signed by Tony Firman on colophon. Plum Park Press is an imprint of Tony Firman Bookbinding. Introduction, table of contents, list of figures. Black and white illustrations. Reprint of the original work published by United Typothetae of America (1918). READ MORE about TYPE CASES AND COMPOSING-ROOM FURNITURE, A PRIMER OF INFORMATION ABOUT TYPE CASES, WORK STANDS,...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 134057
(Cambridge, MA): The Houghton Library, Harvard University, 1993. 4to. foldout brochurel. (8) pages. Exhibition at the Houghton Library, Harvard University, January-February 1993. Includes exhibition checklist and essay by Patricia Peterson and Gino Lee. Also with descriptive information for identifying type faces.. Front cover illustrated. READ MORE about ABOUT FACES: HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TYPE DESIGN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 119207
Jersey City: ATF, 1936. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 109 pages. 1713 items for sale in this massive collection of duplicates. With biographical sketches of Henry Bullen, the librarian, and Robert Nelson, the President. Also shows the library. Slight abrasion on front cover. READ MORE about CATALOGUE AND LIST PRICES OF DUPLICATES OF BOOKS, PRINTS, MUSEUM PIECES AND BROADSIDES OFFERED...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 15426
New York: Canfield Paper Co., n.d. 8vo. half- cloth over patterned boards. Just the book of text without the separately issued specimens. READ MORE about DEMONSTRATIONS OF TYPE AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY LETTERPRESS LITHOGRAPHY AND SHEET-FED GRAVURE ON FINE...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 5505
Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, (1987). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 254, (2) pages. First edition. Filled with illustrations, often in color. Shows all 175 typefaces he designed including a number that have never been seen before. READ MORE about HERMANN ZAPF & HIS DESIGN PHILOSOPHY, SELECTED ARTICLES AND LECTURES OF CALLIGRAPHY AND...
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 20268
Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, (1987). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 254, (2) pages. First edition. Filled with illustrations, often in color. Shows all 175 typefaces he designed including a number that have never been seen before. Tear along top edge of front cover which has tape repair. READ MORE about HERMANN ZAPF & HIS DESIGN PHILOSOPHY, SELECTED ARTICLES AND LECTURES OF CALLIGRAPHY AND...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 128953
(New York: Amsterdam Continental Types, 1960. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, paper spine label. (62) pages. Lists 170 items and has many illustrations Also contains a list of type-faces designed by Zapf. READ MORE about HERMANN ZAPF, CALLIGRAPHER, TYPE-DESIGNER AND TYPOGRAPHER AN EXHIBITION ARRANGED AND CIRCULATED...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 10995
North Pomfret, VT: Hamish Hamilton, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 332 pages. New revised edition. Table of contents, acknowledgments, foreword by John Ryder, explanation of contents. Typefaces offered by Western Printing Services. Index of typefaces follows text. Dust jacket chipped at edges. READ MORE about THE NEW WESTERN TYPE BOOK: ANALYSED PAGE SPECIMENS OF MONOTYPE, LINOTYPE AND INTERTYPE FACES AND...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 131448
Dayton, OH: The Set-O-Type Co., (1930). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. Extols the virtues of Set-O-Type automatic typesetting equipment. Black and white illustrations. Wrappers lightly soiled. Back wrapper separated. READ MORE about SET-O-TYPE: A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD OF SAVING AND MAKING MONEY IN YOUR MULTIGRAPHING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 120151
Philadelphia: Imperial Metal and Chemical Company, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63 pages. Fifth edition, revised. Illustrated. Minor soiling; business card stapled to front outside cover, else near fine. READ MORE about TYPE METALS, THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 30781
Norfolk: The Farthing Press, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A type specimens book produced by The Farthing Press with common adages and maxims in addition to the standard display of type specimens. Letter dated 20 March '86 signed by Alan J. Fitch & compliments of card laid -in. Large crease on top board and fading on both boards as if shelved next to smaller books. READ MORE about A TYPE OF QUOTE, BOOK I. BEING A COLLECTION OF THE ROMAN TYPE FACES OF THE FARTHING PRESS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 96744
Kalamazoo: Duensing, 1968. small 8vo. envelope containing a 4 page introduction and 12 broadsides. Limited to about 260 copies. All faces and ornaments were cast at PHD's foundery. READ MORE about TYPE: II, A LEISURELY SHOWING OF TYPEFACES AND ORNAMENTS AVAILABLE IN LIMITED CASTINGS FROM THE...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 19564
Hertford: Stephen Austin and Sons, n.d. (circa 1959). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. Not paginated. Taped to the inside front cover is the mailing label addressed to Dr. J. Bookbinder and dated 1959. Worn around edges. READ MORE about CONTINENTAL AND ORIENTAL TYPE LIST
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 121426
Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2019. 8.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover with dust jacket. xiv, 383 pages. The essays collected here are mainly about book production in England and America during the Industrial Revolution. Some touch on topics earlier and later than this pivotal period, but they too tend toward the manufacturing sector and deal with the same tools of the trade: paper and type. The first section on research methods surveys..... READ MORE about PAPER AND TYPE: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 133725
(Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press Corp. 1995). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 217, (5) pages. Table of contents, publisher's remarks, foreword by Carnase, preface by Gorkin. Depictions of eighteen noteworthy type faces. READ MORE about TYPE: THE BEST IN DIGITAL CLASSIC TEXT FONTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 122975
