New York: George F. Trenholm, 1944. 16mo. decorated paper-covered boards. (vi), 36 pages. The first of the Diamant Classics. Limited to 450 numbered copies. READ MORE about ON THE TYPOGRAPHIC BEAM
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 38478
Chicago: The Inland Printer Co., 1919. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 83 pages. Later printing of the first edition. Illustrated but no color. READ MORE about DESIGN AND COLOR IN PRINTING
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 49737
Basel: Bucherer, Kurrus & Co., (1962). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Text in German. Limited edition of 1600. Discuss proportion in the publication of books and the sizing of pages. 18 diagrams and bibliography included. Janson-Antiqua type on Basingwerk Presentation by the author to F. Mayer on front free endpaper. Advertising brochure laid in. READ MORE about WILLKÜRFREIE MASSVERHÄLTNISSE DER BUCHSEITE UND DES SATZPIEGELS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 109651
Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 126, (2) pages. First edition. On manual on how to present illustrated material on a page of text. Chapters on "Escaping Flatland," "Color and Information" and others. Well illustrated including a number in color. With promotional material and lengthy magazine article on Tufte loosely inserted. READ MORE about ENVISIONING INFORMATION
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 98360
Oslo: AAS & Wahls, 1954. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 85 pages. First edition, limited to 800 copies. The arts of book printing and writing preface a study of Benjamin Franklin and William Morris in this publication. Illustrated in black-and-white. New Year's card of the publisher loosely inserted which is signed in ink. In Swedish. READ MORE about TO BOKTRYKKERE. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, WILLIAM MORRIS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 61574
N.P. n.p., 1978. 12mo. paper wrappers. 29 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 700 copies. A speech celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Klingspor-Museum. READ MORE about DAS BUCH IN UNSERER ZEIT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 50652
(New York): Kurt H. Volk, Typographer, n.d. tall 12mo. printed brochure with 16 broadsides loosely inserted along with a four page folder listing type faces available from Volk. A folder containing displays of his typographic skills printed in different colors. Inserted is a four page list of type faces and sizes available. Small tear at spine ends of brochure. READ MORE about A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH A TYPOGRAPHIC JUNGLE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 91398
London: Dawbarn & Ward, 1906. small 4to. modern cloth. (iv),192; 380 pages. Complete set Vol. 13, No. 145 (Jan 1906) to No. 156 (Dec 1906) of this important periodical which started in 1894. Bound with THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTHLY. Color frontispiece, plates, text illustrations. The St Bride Catalogue of Periodicals (p. 28) notes: "A useful set for history and development of process work during the past 50 years. Vols. 1 to 12, 1894 to 1905, were..... READ MORE about THE PROCESS ENGRAVER'S MONTHLY, THE PROCESS PHOTOGRAM. VOLUME XIII
Price: $235.00 Order nr. 98790
London: Dawbarn & Ward, 1907. small 4to. cloth. (iv), 288 pages. Complete set Vol. 14 No. 157 (Jan 1907) to No. 168 (Dec 1907) (albeit lacking 3 supplements) of this important periodical which started in 1894. The St Bride Catalogue of Periodicals (p. 28) notes: "A useful set for history and development of process work during the past 50 years. Vols. 1 to 12, 1894 to 1905, were entitled Process Photogram, Monthly Organ of Federation..... READ MORE about THE PROCESS ENGRAVER'S MONTHLY, THE PROCESS PHOTOGRAM. VOLUME XIV
Price: $140.00 Order nr. 98792
London: Dawbarn & Ward, 1908. small 4to. cloth. (iv), 284 pages. No. 169 (Jan 1908) to Vol. XV No. 180 (Dec 1908). Complete Volume. Color frontispiece, plates, text illustrations and tipped-in plates. A complete Vol. 15 of this important periodical which started in 1894. The St Bride Catalogue of Periodicals (p.28) notes: "A useful set for history and development of process work during the past 50 years. Vols. 1 to 12, 1894 to 1905, were..... READ MORE about THE PROCESS ENGRAVER'S MONTHLY, THE PROCESS PHOTOGRAM. VOLUME XV
Price: $190.00 Order nr. 98793
London: Lanston Monotype Corp. 1928. 4to. original black cloth intricately stamped in gilt designs. 114 pages. This is the deluxe version of this book, bound in black cloth, and printed on handmade paper. Beautiful production demonstrating typographical arrangements. Thirty-eight of the examples are printed on different colored paper stock. Loosely inserted is an invitation to a talk by Frederic Warde hosted by The Typophiles. Very minor wear to the corners with some minor water staining..... READ MORE about PRINTERS ORNAMENTS APPLIED TO THE COMPOSITION OF DECORATIVE BORDERS, PANELS AND PATTERNS
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 71336
New York: Hastings House, (1971). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 176 pages. First U.S. edition. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about DESIGN FOR PRINT PRODUCTION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 31738
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926. 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xvi, 237 pages. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Traces the history of design from prehistoric decoration to modern art. One tip of front cover is bumped, else fine in jacket with a tape repair at the head of the spine. READ MORE about THE ROMANCE OF DESIGN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 10789
(Woodbridge, UK): Antique Collectors' Club, (2006). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 95+(1) pages. First edition. Foreword by Ronald Blythe. A biography of the lives and work of John and Paul Nash. Numerous color and black & white illustrations are throughout this book, as well as a chronology at the end. READ MORE about PAUL NASH, DESIGN, JOHN NASH
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 124697
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1969). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 149 pages. First edition. Contains 460 examples of the jacket and cover designs. Text in French, German and English. Spot on front cover of jacket where sticker was removed. READ MORE about BOOK JACKETS AND RECORD COVERS, AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 2899
(New York, NY): Thames & Hudson, (1998). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 176 pages. Table of contents, introduction, endnotes, bibliography, index of designers and suppliers. With 300 color illustrations. A guide to the organization and presentation of information. READ MORE about INFORMATION GRAPHICS: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 121540
Die Entwicklung der Buchgestaltung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Frankfurt am Main: Stiftung Buchkunst, 1984. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 207, (3) pages. Die Entwicklung der Buchgestaltung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Text in German. Development of book design in the German Federal Republic. Introduction by Wolfgang Rasch. 207 sets of black and white illustrations. Very light soiling on wrappers. READ MORE about BUCHKUNST IM WANDEL
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107662
London: National Book League, n.d. small 8vo. stapled self paper wrappers. 14 pages. Notes on book design. Includes sections on book production, manufacturing techniques, type selection and setting, illustrations, binding, jackets and private presses. Lightly soiled and top front corner creased. READ MORE about SOME NOTES ON BOOK DESIGN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 87308
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Chapters on typography, printing, paper, binding, dust jackets, etc. Presentation on half-title "For David Belch, on the occasion of a delightful Books & Authors program, Adrian Wilson, November 20, 1968." Small spot along edge of back cover of jacket. READ MORE about THE DESIGN OF BOOKS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 43422
(London, England): The British Library, (2001). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 71+(1) pages. Table of contents, foreword, bibliographical notes, index. Color frontispiece, color and black and white illustrations throughout. Places the Vergil in the context of the history of book design. READ MORE about THE ROMAN VERGIL AND THE ORIGINS OF MEDIEVAL BOOK DESIGN
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 131372
New York, NY: Museum Books, 1964. 4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket. Not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies for the American market signed by Zapf. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color. Jacket chipped with tears along top edge. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND...
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 20894
New York: Museum Books, 1964. 4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket. not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies for the American market signed by Zapf. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color. Jacket has a faint stain along top of front..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND...
Price: $375.00 Order nr. 121252
Frankfurt am Main: Georg Kurt Schauer, 1963. 4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket, slipcase. Not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Zapf. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color. Very small spot on front board. Lacking dust jacket and..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHISCHE VARIATIONEN, 78 BUCHTITEL UND TEXTSEITEN ALS GESTALTUNGSMOGLICHKEITEN DER...
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 131555
(New York, NY: The Association of American University Presses), 1986. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 185+(1) pages. Table of contents, featuring typographic and illustrated books. A retrospective. Index, acknowledgments. Illustrations. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AAUP BOOK SHOW 1986 AND A RETROSPECTIVE FIFTY YEARS OF BOOK DESIGN
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 135605
New York: The Typophiles, 1964. tall 12mo. cloth. xii, 118 pages. First edition, one of 400 copies printed for The Typophiles out of a total edition of 2100 copies. Essays by Adams, Winterich, Adler and others. READ MORE about ELMER ADLER IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 18204
