Boston: The Stetson Press, (1914). small 8vo. boards. 31+(1) pages. With many two color reproductions. READ MORE about HOW TO MAKE TYPE TALK, THE RELATION OF TYPOGRAPHY TO VOICE MODULATION. BASIC PRINCIPLES AS...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 22819
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1984). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 271 pages. Second edition. Over 460 illustrations with 28 in color. READ MORE about THE 20TH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 24852
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1984). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 271 pages. Second edition. Over 460 illustrations with 28 in color. Minor cover rubbing. READ MORE about THE 20TH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 61157
(London): The Herbert Press, (1984). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 271 pages. Second edition. Over 460 illustrations with 28 in color. With the Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about THE 20TH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 71808
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1970). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 228 pages. First U.S. edition. Covers the beginning of printing up to the present methods and the various factors which have contributed to its progress. Some age yellowing along top of jacket. READ MORE about THE ANATOMY OF PRINTING, THE INFLUENCES OF ART AND HISTORY ON ITS DESIGN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 23759
London: Faber and Faber, (1970). 4to. cloth. 228 pages. First edition. Covers the beginning of printing up to the present methods and the various factors which have contributed to its progress. READ MORE about THE ANATOMY OF PRINTING, THE INFLUENCES OF ART AND HISTORY ON ITS DESIGN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 39898
London: Studio Vista, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 270 pages. First edition. Over 460 illustrations of which 28 are in full color. Jacket slightly soiled and chipping at edges. READ MORE about THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 30599
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1969). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages. A manual about transferring art from one medium to another. Topics include the early methods of printmaking, such as lithography and etching, and the modern methods, electronic color scanners, collotype, etc. An invaluable reference for anyone involved in the graphic reproduction of works of art. Many illustrations in black and white and color, with detailed technique explanations. Jacket is price clipped. READ MORE about REPRODUCING ART, THE PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING OF WORKS OF ART
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 44614
Zurich: Graphis, (1971). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 204 pages. The first in a series of annuals produced by Graphis devoted to the Annual Report. Text in German, French and English. Hundreds of illustrations including many in color. Jacket chipped with small closed tears along edges. READ MORE about ANNUAL REPORTS, CONCEPTION AND DESIGN OF ANNUAL REPORTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 41301
Number three of the CODE(X) Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2008. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number three of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number three of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Loney's essay discusses his thoughts on both the physical value as well as the textual value of books and libraries. This book was designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch assisted by Jonathan Gerken and Shanna Mahan for..... READ MORE about EACH NEW BOOK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102903
Leipzig: Deutsche Bucherei, 1977. 8vo. paper wrappers. 79+(1) pages, with 1 illustration. Reprint of the 1884 edition, printed as Deutsche Bucherei's New Year's gift for 1978. Essay on the future of the book trades in Leipzig. Afterword by Helma Schaeffer. Illustration is tipped-in facsimile of original title page. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about DIE ZUKUNFT DES BUCHGEWERBES IN LEIPZIG
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48864
Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann, 1963. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 276 pages of text followed by 108 pages showing reproductions of book decoration. Second edition. Contains 213 illustrations in all. The best bibliography of pattern books. Jacket soiled and chipped along edges. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER MODELBÜCHER, BESCHREIBENDES VERZEICHNIS DER STICK-UD SPITZENUSTERBÜCHER DES...
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 6826
Paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1887. 8vo. original red cloth decorated in black and gilt, all edges gilt. (iv), 270, (2) pages. Reprint of 1886 first edition. Chapters on papermaking, binding, printing, etc. With 221 illustrations including a beautiful chromolithographic frontispiece. Very decorative cover. With the Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ET LES ARTS QUI S'Y RATTACHENT DUPUIS LES ORIGINES JUSQU'A LA FIN DU XVIIIE SIÈCLE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 71822
2 volumes.
Washington: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian in association with the University of Washington Press, (1988). 4to. cloth, slipcase. 240; 446 pages. 2 volumes. Printed by Meriden-Stinehour. Filled with color illustrations in the first volume and black and white illustrations in the second. Well preserved set. READ MORE about JEWELER'S EYE, ISLAMIC ARTS OF THE BOOK FROM THE VEVER COLLECTION. With AN ANNOTATED AND...
Price: $425.00 Order nr. 36837
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1999. small folio. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 112 page. The story of making the book Cathedral: Story of its Construction (1973). A study of book design and production. Short glossary follows text. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 126700
London, England: Lund Humphries, (1982). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 229+(1) pages. First edition. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, lists of design books and exhibition catalogues, design collections. Index of designers, general index. 28 color plates, black and white illustrations throughout. Arranged chronologically. READ MORE about BRITISH DESIGN SINCE 1880: A VISUAL HISTORY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 125556
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957. tall 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 8 pages followed by 46 full page plates. First edition. Plates show pages by Schoffer, Froben, Tory, Caslon, Bodoni, Fournier, Baskerville, Kelmscott and others. Covers laminated. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO FINE TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 71711
(Alhambra, CA: The Cunningham Press), (n.d.). 12mo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. (18) pages. Reprint from Mangan's "Design: The New Grammar of Advertising" first printed in 1940. Reprinted for those engaged in the Graphic Arts. David Green designed both this sample and the original work. READ MORE about DESIGN
Price: $22.00 Order nr. 24378
San Franscisco: L'Esperance, Sivertson & Beran, 1948. 12mo. paper-covered boards. 8 leaves. A brief essay. Designed by Richard Lemen. READ MORE about DESIGN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51785
Number five of the CODE(X) Monograph Series.
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2010. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number five of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number five of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Russell Maret explores the future of the private press and the division between the private press and the fine press. The fine printer, often a commercial outfit, leaves proportion, legibility, and craftsmanship as secondary principles, where as the private press printer is possessed with an irrepressible need to..... READ MORE about VISIONARIES & FANATICS: TYPE DESIGN & THE PRIVATE PRESS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107488
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2012. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 32 pages. Number two of the CODE(X)+2 Monograph Series. This book is a photographic reproduction of the metal book Parole in Liberta Olfattive Tattili-Termiche, a collection of futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's poetry, made by Tullio d'Albisola and Vincenzo Nosenzo in 1932. It contains photos of every page, the covers, and the slipcase. The photographed copy is held by The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript..... READ MORE about PAROLE IN LIBERTA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 115572
Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1952. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (18) pages. The 52nd publication of this Union of printing craftsmen. Filled with illustrations, some in color. READ MORE about DAS SCHÖNE BUCH DER LETZTEN FÜNFZIG JAHRE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17908
Edited by Susan C. McCrillis.
Boston: David R. Godine, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. Not paginated. Edited by Susan C. McCrillis. First edition. Set by hand by McCrillis; each initial is on a full-page and done in two colors. Presentation on half-title "To my good friend John Peckham, John McCrillis." Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about PRINTER'S ABECEDARIUM
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 41663
Edited by Susan C. McCrillis.
Boston: David R. Godine, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. Not paginated. Edited by Susan C. McCrillis. First edition. Set by hand by McCrillis; each initial is on a full-page and done in two colors. READ MORE about PRINTER'S ABECEDARIUM
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 35802
London: National Gallery of Ireland and Merrell Holberton, 1997. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 175+(1) pages. First edition. A book to accompany an exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. An exploration of bindings, illuminations, calligraphy and title-page design of Irish printed books and manuscripts from the last five centuries. Beginning with reference to the Gaelic scribal tradition which had survived from the Middle Ages, the author charts the development of the book arts in..... READ MORE about FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE ART OF THE BOOK IN IRELAND: 1500 TO THE PRESENT
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 71580
