Search Results for: Author: Jerry Kelly

(Book Club of California). Kelly, Jerry and Misha Beletsky.

THE NOBLEST ROMAN: A HISTORY OF THE CENTAUR TYPES OF BRUCE ROGERS.

San Francisco, CA: Book Club of California, 2016. small 4to. paper-covered boards, paper spine label, paper covered slipcase. 138 pages. Limited to 300 signed and numbered copies. Includes the prospectus. Roughly fifteen years after Gutenberg printed the first substantial book in Mainz in 1455, Nicolas Jenson of Venice produced what has been universally recognized among the most beautiful typefaces ever created. Based on the humanistic calligraphy of the Renaissance, an even and infinitely various set... READ MORE

Price: $150.00 other currencies Order nr. 129681

(Calligraphy). Kelly, Jerry and Donald Jackson (Introduction).

THE CALLIGRAPHY OF ALICE.

New York, NY: Kelly-Winterton Press, The, 2016. 4to. cloth, gilt on cover and spine. (iv), 141 pages. First edition. A first-ever compilation devoted to Alice's calligraphy and drawing. New Yorkers or any of the citys millions of visitors who walked along Madison Avenue in the 60s, 70s and 80s know her masterful posters for the Morgan Library. Scribes in the U.S. and abroad know her through her celebrated workshops. She is Alice Koeth, known professionally... READ MORE

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 132231

(De Beauclair, Gotthard). Kelly, Jerry.

GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR: ART AND LITERATURE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN.

New York: The Typophiles in conjunction with an exhibition at the Grolier Club, (2006). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Typophiles Monograph New Series no.22 according to tipped-in printed notice. Grolier Club exhibition catalogue of Gotthard De Beauclair's typography and design work for various German publishers. Introduction by Hermann Zapf. With 10 color and black-and-white illustrations. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 105293

(De Beauclair, Gotthard). Kelly, Jerry.

GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR: ART AND LITERATURE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN.

With an introduction by Hermann Zapf
New York: The Grolier Club, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 48 pages. With an introduction by Hermann Zapf. Gotthard de Beauclair was a leading twentieth-century book designer. He produced some of the finest limited edition books through his craft techniques and use of precious materials. He stands as a model of fine bookmaking. This exhibition catalogue reveals his typography and design work for various German publishers. It includes fifteen color and black-and-white illustration and... READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106666

Hutner, Martin and Jerry Kelly.

A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999.

(New York): The Grolier Club, (1999). 4to. cloth. xxx, (ii), 110 pages. Printed at the Stinehour Press in an edition limited to two hundred and fifty case bound copies set in Dante type. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Grolier Club catalogue of the 100 most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the 20th century arranged in chronologicial order. "The idea of one book a year, on average, seems almost presumptuous. Yet one must begin somewhere, and... READ MORE

Price: $95.00 other currencies Order nr. 73810

Hutner, Martin and Jerry Kelly.

A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999.

(New York): The Grolier Club, (1999). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxx, (ii), 110 pages. Printed at the Stinehour Press in an edition limited to 1000 copies set in Dante type. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Grolier Club catalogue of the 100 most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the 20th century arranged in chronologicial order. "The idea of one book a year, on average, seems almost presumptuous. Yet one must begin somewhere, and celebrate the chosen... READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 76012

Hutner, Martin and Jerry Kelly.

A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1999. 9 x 12 inches. paperback. 144 pages. This catalogue contains 100 of the most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the twentieth century. To choose just 100 out of an immense number of books, the selection was limited to books printed in England and America containing the Roman alphabet. Books as objects and more sculptural books are not included in the publication. The introduction is divided into two parts... READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 106628

Kelly, Jerry (curator).

THE OFFICINA BODONI & THE STAMPERIA VALDONEGA.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1992. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. paperback. 30 pages. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club on December 17, 1991. The checklist celebrates the work done at the Officina Bodoni and the Stamperia Valdonega, as well as the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of its founder, Giovanni Mardersteig. An introduction by Jerry Kelly provides an overview of the career and achievement of the printer and his inspirational... READ MORE

Price: $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 106597

Kelly, Jerry and Misha Beletsky.

THE NOBLEST ROMAN: A HISTORY OF THE CENTAUR TYPES OF BRUCE ROGERS.

Boston, MA: David R. Godine, 2016. small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 120, (2) pages. Roughly fifteen years after Gutenberg printed the first substantial book in Mainz in 1455, Nicolas Jenson of Venice produced what has been universally recognized among the most beautiful typefaces ever created. Based on the humanistic calligraphy of the Renaissance, an even and infinitely various set of lowercase letters that had evolved from the Carolingian minuscules of the ninth century, Jenson's... READ MORE

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 129302

Kelly, Jerry.

THE FIRST FLOWERING: BRUCE ROGERS AT THE RIVERSIDE PRESS, 1896-1912, WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE RIVERSIDE PRESS EDITIONS.

Boston: Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 2008. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. cloth-backed paper covered boards, stamped in gilt with the Riverside Press logo. 95 pages. As Daniel Berkley Updike's successor, from 1896-1912, Bruce Rogers worked at Houghton Mifflin's Riverside Press. This history of Bruce Rogers' work while at the Riverside Press was taken directly from the archives of his letters. Included in this book is how Rogers came to produce the series called Riverside Press... READ MORE

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 100315

Kelly, Jerry.

THE ART OF THE BOOK IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: A STUDY OF ELEVEN INFLUENTIAL BOOK DESIGNERS FROM 1900 TO 2000.

Rochester, NY: Rit Cary Graphic Arts Press, 2011. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii,179+(1) pages. Table of contents, bibliography, index. A collection of essays about eleven prominent 20th century book designers. Includes Daniel Berkeley Updike, Bruce Rogers, Joseph Blumenthal, Stanley Morison, Francis Meynell, Giovanni Mardersteig, Jan van Krimpen, Jan Tschichold, Max Caflisch, Gotthard de Beauclair, and Hermann Zapf. Illustrations throughout. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 131357

Kelly, Jerry.

THE CALLIGRAPHY REVIVAL, 1906-2016.

New York, NY: The Grolier Club, 2017. 9 x 12 inches. Hardcover. 118, [2] pp. Published to accompany the eponymous exhibition, held at the Grolier Club May 17-July 29, 2017. Preface by Jerry Kelly, Introduction by Christopher Calderhead, followed by a catalogue of the 88 items in the exhibition, all presented as full page color plates. The word calligraphy comes from the Greek kaligraphia-kallos "beauty" + graphein "to write." It is an art with a.... READ MORE

Price: $45.00 save 15% $38.25 other currencies Order nr. 130046

Kelly, Jerry.

THE FIRST FLOWERING: BRUCE ROGERS AT THE RIVERSIDE PRESS, 1896-1912, WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE RIVERSIDE PRESS EDITIONS.

Boston, MA: David R. Godine, 2008. 8vo. cloth. 54 pages, plates. A history of Rogers and the Riverside Press. With a bibliography. Color plates. Acknowledgments. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 131329

Kelly, Jerry.

GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR: ART AND LITERATURE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN.

With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf
New York: The Typophiles, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 48 pages. With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf. Born in 1907, Gotthard de Beauclair spent most of his life learning about calligraphy, printing, typography, and book design. With his expertise and skillful technique, he produced some of the finest examples of limited edition books. Even now, his work stands as a model for superior bookmaking. This catalogue includes an Introduction by Hermann Zapf and a.... READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108921

Kelly, Jerry.

SPEND YOUR ALPHABETS LAVISHLY! THE WORK OF HERMANN & GUDRUN ZAPF.

With an Introduction by David Pankow
New York: The Typophiles in association with RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, 2007. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 48 pages. With an Introduction by David Pankow. This catalogue of an exhibition at the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection Rochester Institute of Technology presents a survey of work by Hermann and Gudrun Zapf. Honoring their fifty-year long relationship with RIT, the exhibition featured examples of calligraphy, type design, book design, and bookbinding drawn completely... READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108920

Kelly, Jerry.

TYPE REVIVALS: WHAT ARE THEY? WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

New York: The Typophiles, 2011. 6 x 9 inches. paperback pamphlet. 16 pages. Typophiles Monograph: New Series No. 27 Type Revivals gives the history of type revivals and explores their place in modern type design. By examining some of the earliest type revivals, the definition of a true type revival emerges: it is an adaptation of an old typeface for current production and use, not merely a rote reproduction. With this definition in mind, the... READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 109466

Kelly, Jerry.

TYPE REVIVALS: WHAT ARE THEY? WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

New York: The Typophiles, 2011. 6 x 9 inches. paperback pamphlet. 16 pages. Typophiles Monograph: New Series No. 27 Type Revivals gives the history of type revivals and explores their place in modern type design. By examining some of the earliest type revivals, the definition of a true type revival emerges: it is an adaptation of an old typeface for current production and use, not merely a rote reproduction. With this definition in mind, the... READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 123372

(Leaf Book). Kelly, Jerry (editor).

A CHECKLIST OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM PICKERING 1820-1853.

Pomona, New York: The Kelly-Winterton Press, 2004. large 8vo. cloth spine with paper-covered boards. X, 56, (2) pages plus 58 plates with 4 tipped-in original leaves. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies, this being edition C containing 4 original leaves from Pickering titles (Leaf Book - Chalmers 229). A work highlighting the important role of William Pickering in nineteenth-century publishing. During his lifetime, Pickering published works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Donne and... READ MORE

Price: $80.00 other currencies Order nr. 77853

(Leaf Book). Kelly, Jerry (editor).

A CHECKLIST OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM PICKERING 1820-1853.

Pomona, New York: The Kelly-Winterton Press, 2004. large 8vo. cloth spine with paper-covered boards. X, 56, (2) pages plus 58 plates with 3 tipped-in original leaves. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies, this copy containing 3 original leaves and 1 facsimile leaf from Pickering titles (Leaf Book - Chalmers 229). A work highlighting the important role of William Pickering in nineteenth-century publishing. During his lifetime, Pickering published works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John... READ MORE

Price: $110.00 other currencies Order nr. 117189

(Leaf Book). Kelly, Jerry (editor).

A CHECKLIST OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM PICKERING 1820-1853.

Pomona, New York: The Kelly-Winterton Press, 2004. large 8vo. cloth spine with paper-covered boards. X, 56, (2) pages plus 58 plates with 2 tipped-in original leaves. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies, this copy containing 2 original leaves and 2 facsimile leaves from Pickering titles (Leaf Book - Chalmers 229). A work highlighting the important role of William Pickering in nineteenth-century publishing. During his lifetime, Pickering published works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John... READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 117190

(Zapf, Hermann & Gudrun). Kelly, Jerry.

SPEND YOUR ALPHABETS LAVISHLY! THE WORK OF HERMANN & GUDRUN ZAPF.

New York: The Typophiles in association with RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, 2007. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited edition. Introduction by David Pankow. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Melbert B. Cary Jr. Graphic Arts Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology. With 18 black-and-white illustrations. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 104535

(Zapf, Hermann). Kelly, Jerry and Kit Currie.

THE BOOK TYPOGRAPHY OF HERMANN ZAPF. THE ARTICLE WHICH FIRST APPEARED IN FINE PRINT VOLUME TEN, NUMBER FOUR, NOW PUBLISHED IN ITS ORIGINAL VERSION WITH MORE ILLUSTRATIONS.

New York: The Typophiles, 1984. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13 pages with 8 pages of plates. First edition. Limited to 480 copies. Designed by Jerry Kelly and printed at the press of A. Colish. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 25365

(Zapf, Hermann). Kelly, Jerry.

ABOUT MORE ALPHABETS: THE TYPES OF HERMANN ZAPF.

Foreword by Robert Bringhurst
New York: The Typophiles, 2011. 4.5 x 7 inches. hardcover. 112 pages. Foreword by Robert Bringhurst. Typophiles Chapbook, New Series, 3. "Letterforms are things that nearly all of us in the Western world have learned to take for granted. We treat them much like door knobs, water taps, thermostats, and hinges. We evidently think (in defiance of all logic) that what we read or write matters far more than how it's read or written, and... READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 107426

(Zapf, Hermann). Kelly, Jerry.

ABOUT MORE ALPHABETS: THE TYPES OF HERMANN ZAPF.

Foreword by Robert Bringhurst
New York: The Typophiles, 2011. 4.5 x 7 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 112 pages. Foreword by Robert Bringhurst. Deluxe edition signed by the author and limited to 75 copies. Includes four type specimens in a paper folder and a slipcase for the book and specimen folder. Typophiles Chapbook, New Series, 3. "Letterforms are things that nearly all of us in the Western world have learned to take for granted. We treat them much like door knobs... READ MORE

Price: $170.00 other currencies Order nr. 109481

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