AMERICAN BOOKWORKS IN PRINT.
N.P. n.p., 1984. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Catalogue of an exhibition of fine book design. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOKWORKS IN PRINT
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 48297
N.P. n.p., 1984. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Catalogue of an exhibition of fine book design. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOKWORKS IN PRINT
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 48297
St. Petersburg, FL: Felten, 1970. 4to. cloth. 303+(1) pages. Completely revised edition. An approach to page design combining layout and typography. Various techniques and applications. "Kitsap Newspaper" written in black marker on top left corner of front paste-down. Slightly shaken, bumped. READ MORE about LAYOUT 4, PRINTING DESIGN + TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 49749
New York: Charles J. Felton, (1949). 4to. cloth. 131 pages. First edition, second printing. Bookplate of Arthur Borock on front pastedown. Boards lightly soiled, else a near fine copy. A practical guide to designing layouts with technical explanations of printing and advertising activities. READ MORE about LAYOUT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139417
Washington, D.C. Fendrick Gallery, 1976. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. A catalogue for "Artists' Books" exhibitions held at the Fendrick Gallery. A fine copy. The volume lists and describes works exhibited from January 12 - February 14, 1976. Leaflet with price quotes inserted. Nicely illustrated with photographs by John Tennant. Depict designs by Buckminster Fuller and Barton Lidicé Benes, among many others. READ MORE about THE BOOK AS ART
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63806
Edited by Richard J. Wolfe
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. 5 x 7.25 inches. hardcover. 242 pages. Edited by Richard J. Wolfe. New and Complete Manual on the Making of Fancy Papers was originally written in French by M. Fichtenberg in 1852. Richard Wolfe has translated the book into English and added a new preface. The craft of marbling paper was introduced into Europe and the Middle East from Turkey and Germany during the last two decades of..... READ MORE about NEW AND COMPLETE MANUAL ON THE MAKING OF FANCY PAPERS BY M. FICHTENBERG
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 106047
Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1910. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 51, (3) pages. This volume reports on the design and decoration of a new edition Lutheran hymnal for Alsace-Lorraine issued by the Strassburger Pastoral-Konferenz. It describes small-format and large-format editions, reproducing multicolor illustrated title and sample pages, photo-illustrations of eleven bindings, etc., and includes four (tipped-in) multicolor endpaper samples. The beautiful designs are the work of Otto Hupp and Karl Spindler. The hymnal was..... READ MORE about NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 91031
(New York, NY): American Institute of Graphic Arts, The, 1964. oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. 50, (7) pages. Issued by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) showing the 50 best American books of 1963. A near fine copy. With all of the best of American designers illustrated. READ MORE about FIFTY BOOKS OF THE YEAR 1963: EXHIBITION OF 1964
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139367
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1985. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 114 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition with 76 entries and biographies of 37 designers including Bradley, Dow, Goodhue, Hapgood, Reed, Rogers and others. Color frontispiece and 45 illustrations. Spine slightly faded, else a near fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ARTISTS OF THE BOOK IN BOSTON, 1890-1910
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 12967
Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. xxvii, not paginated. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the publisher "Chr. Belser Verlag." A limited amount of copies were made available on the market. Under the rubric of "Spiritual Fathers of the Occident," this volume presents 100 title pages accompanied by short essay descriptions. In addition to general information on particular title pages, these descriptions contain..... READ MORE about GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 55706
1975. 8vo. stapled self paper wrappers. pp.355-362. Offprint from Scholarly Publishing, July 1975. With reproductions of the various calligraphic covers used by this magazine. READ MORE about OUR LETTERFORM COVERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31188
Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1928. 4to. cloth. xiii, 254, (3) pages. Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1310 copies. Articles on Rudolf Koch, Geofroy Tory by A.F. Johnson, On Decorative Printing in America by Paul Beaujon (Beatrice Warde), Decorated Types by Stanley Morison and others. Front hinge split and part of back hinge cracked. Rubbed on spine. READ MORE about THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 69906
Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1926. 4to. cloth. xvi, 205, (21) pages. Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1370 copies. Article on Karl Klingspor by Julius Rodenberg including a list of books printed at the Private Press of the Gebr. Klingspor, articles on Laboureur, Bulmer, and "Towards an Ideal Italick" by Stanley Morison. Covers worn at head of spine; covers soiled. Bookplate on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $185.00 Order nr. 121488
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1906. 8vo. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. 105, (1) pages. First edition. Dust jacket lightly chipped along edges, spine slightly toned. Else a near fine copy. Printed by the Riverside Press. READ MORE about ECCLESIASTES IN THE METRE OF OMAR WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON ECCLESIASTES AND THE RUBAIYAT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 140075
From the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Begun at Passy in 1784.
New York: Privately printed, 1955. 12mo. boards. 39, (1) pages. From the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Begun at Passy in 1784. Published as a souvenir of The Celebration of Printing Week, 1955, the 248th Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. With woodcuts by John DePol. Spine slightly faded, else a fine copy. READ MORE about THE ART OF VIRTUE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139592
New York: Privately printed, 1957. 12mo. boards. 32, (3) pages. Published as a souvenir of The Celebration of Printing Week, 1957, the 251st Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. With woodcuts by John DePol. A near fine copy. READ MORE about B. FRANKLIN, WIT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139591
New York: Privately printed, 1959. 12mo. boards. 26, (3) pages. Published as a souvenir of The Celebration of Printing Week, 1959, the 253rd Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. With woodcuts by John DePol. A near fine copy. READ MORE about DON'T GIVE TOO MUCH FOR THE WHISTLE, AND OTHER ESSAYS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139590
New York: Privately printed, 1962. 12mo. boards. 33, (2) pages. Published as a souvenir of The Celebration of Printing Week, 1962, the 256th Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. With woodcuts by John DePol. A near fine copy. READ MORE about FRANKLIN WAS THERE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139594
New York: Privately printed, 1958. 12mo. boards. 30, (2) pages. Published as a souvenir of The Celebration of Printing Week, 1958, the 252nd Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. With woodcuts by John DePol. A near fine copy. READ MORE about ON TRUE HAPPINESS AND OTHER ESSAYS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139593
New York: Privately printed, 1968. 12mo. boards. 42, (4) pages. Monograph 87. Collection of Franklin essays written in 1722 when Franklin was 16 years old. With woodcuts by John DePol. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE SILENCE DOGOOD LETTERS II
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19087
New York: Privately printed, 1968. 12mo. boards. 42, (3) pages. Collection of Franklin essays written in 1722 when Franklin was 16 years old. With woodcuts by John DePol. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE SILENCE DOGOOD LETTERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139589
Riga: Neputns, 2014. 9 x 11 inches. paperback. 336 pages. Using over 700 color images of illustrated book covers and wrappers, this book presents a fascinating view of the remarkable, and as yet unheralded, creativity which characterized publishing and book design in Latvia between the World Wars. The majority of covers shown herein were made by artists or designers commissioned by publishers to attract potential buyers. It is through these illustrated covers and wrappers for..... READ MORE about PUBLISHING AND BOOK DESIGN IN LATVIA 1919 - 1940: A RE-DISCOVERY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 120366
(Chicago, IL: Inland Printer Co., n.d. (c1930). large 8vo. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (8) pages. Limited to 150 numbered copies. Some soiling to the front boards. Discoloration to the pastedowns and endpapers. Else a fine copy. Number four in a series of sixteen printed pieces taken from "Modern Type Display" of the Inland Printer Co. The type is handset in Monotype Caslon and printed on Georgian, 110 lb Strathmore paper furnished..... READ MORE about WHITE SPACE AND MARGINS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138778
Cleveland: The Imperial Press, 1903. 8vo. cloth-backed marbled boards, paper spine label. (viii), 118, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 935 copies (Hart no. 118). Label chipped along edges. A good copy. "An important book in establishing the recognition of printing in the reaction after Morris's death." READ MORE about PRINTING IN RELATION TO GRAPHIC ART
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 140329
With a foreword by Caroline Hightower.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1989). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 264 pages. With a foreword by Caroline Hightower. First edition. Published to accompany an exhibition held by the Walker Art Center. A history and analysis of American graphic design from the nineteenth century to the present. Includes lively interviews with a number of distinguished designers - Matthew Carter, Ivan Chermayeff, Paul Rand, etc. Very well illustrated. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGN IN AMERICA, A VISUAL LANGUAGE HISTORY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 105190
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1903. 8vo. publisher's cloth, gilt on cover and spine, top edge gilt. viii, 52 pages. First edition. Bookseller's ticket at bottom of front pastedown. A near fine copy. Frontispiece. Printed by The Riverside Press. READ MORE about WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING: HIS MESSAGES FROM THE SPIRIT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139789