Brussel: Bibliotheek Albert I, 1966. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. An excellent exhibition catalogue with full descriptions of 149 items and an essay by Morison entitled "Grondberginselen van de boekdrukkunst" (Appleton 351). Covers show some age darkening with spots in the corner of front wrapper. READ MORE about STANLEY MORISON EN DE TYPOGRAFISCHE TRADITIE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 37458
Bruxelles: Bibliotheque Albert, 1966. small 4to. paper wrappers. 88 pages. An excellent exhibition catalogue with full descriptions of 149 items and an essay by Morison entitled "Les Premiers Principes de la Typographie." (Appleton 351). Covers age darkened with some spotting. READ MORE about STANLEY MORISON ET LA TRADITION TYPOGRAPHIQUE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 7196
New York, NY: Bauer Alphabets, n.d. 4to. fold-out brochure. unpaginated. A selection of type faces offered by Bauer. READ MORE about FOUNDRY TYPES FROM BAUER ALPHABETS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133967
Frankfurt am Main: Bauerschie Giesserei, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. (12) pages. Printed in multiple colors. Cover soiled. READ MORE about BERNHARD SCHÖNSCHRIFT ZART UND HALBSETT
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 25398
Nevada City, CA: Harold Berliner's Typefoundry, (1982). large 8vo. paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Catalogue of typographical ornament. READ MORE about A GARDEN OF PRINTERS' FLOWERS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 51732
New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1983. 4to. cloth. xi,iii-liii,100,28-40,(3) pages. Reprint of the two important bibliographical pieces with a new introduction. Includes reproductions of the original fold-out plates and retains the Stanley Morison introduction (See Appleton 139). READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF SPECIMENS OF PRINTING TYPES BY ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH PRINTERS AND FOUNDERS,...
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 570
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
London: Blandford Press, (1961). small 4to. cloth. 136 pages. Second edition. Well illustrated introduction to typography. Minor jacket chipping. Bookplate. READ MORE about AN APPROACH TO TYPE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 19724
(Arlington, VA): National Composition Association, 1980. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 22 pages. The pros and cons of in-house typesetting, mainly an economic analysis. Biographical sketch of the author, table of contents, endnotes. Brochures, a newspaper clipping and correspondence laid in. READ MORE about IN-HOUSE TYPESETTING. . .WEIGH THE FACTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109757
Skaneateles, NY: Michael Bixler, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers with signatures loosely inserted. Unpaginated. A book of type specimens, focusing on Dante, Bembo and Walbaum in varying sizes. Also includes a list of British Monotype composition and display typefaces, and an impressive list of clients of the firm. READ MORE about SPECIMENS OF DANTE, BEMBO AND WALBAUM
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 46550
London: Architecture Design and Technology Press, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 106 pages. First edition. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about TYPEFACES FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING, A USERS GUIDE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 98827
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1975. 8vo. cloth. 71; 95; 130 pages. Covers soiled. Title written in ink on spine of two of the volumes. READ MORE about PRINTING HISTORY, FORMS AND USE, A CATALOGUE IN THREE PARTS OF THE COLLECTION FORMED BY JACKSON...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 120078
Leiden: Ter Lugt Press, 1983. folio. stiff paper wrappers. 23 pages. Limited to only 108 copies. With a facsimile of this specimen broadside. Prospectus loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE LEIDEN 'AFDRUCKSEL' A TYPE SPECIMEN OF THE PRESS OF WILLEM SILVIUS IN ITS LAST DAYS (1582), A...
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 78881
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, (1984). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 192 pages. First edition, fourth printing. Profusely illustrated. Name in ink. READ MORE about ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK 1455-1955; MASTERPIECES OF TYPOGRAPHY THROUGH FIVE CENTURIES FROM THE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 36775
London: The Bodley Head, 1974. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First English edition. Profusely illustrated. Jacket spine slightly faded. READ MORE about ART OF THE PRINTED BOOKS 1455-1955
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 15638
With a foreword by John Dreyfus.
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, (1989). small 4to. cloth. xvii, 215 pages. With a foreword by John Dreyfus. First edition, limited to 2000 copies. A biography of Rogers by an acknowledged expert in the field. Designed and printed at the press of W. Thomas Taylor with plates produced at The Press of A. Colish. Has 57 plates printed with a number in two colors. READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS, A LIFE IN LETTERS 1870-1957
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 26096
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, (1989). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. Reprint of first edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 34364
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, (1989). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 250, (2) pages. Reprint of first edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 45842
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Jacket spine faded; chipped around edges. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 64775
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. With a small paper label on the free endpaper calling attention to the fact that this book was printed on Mohawk Superfine Text. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $22.50 Order nr. 105191
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Presentation on half-title "Inscribed for Mike McCurdy, Joe Blumenthal." READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 114825
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 124825
New York: Publishers Printing Company, the William Bradford Press, n.d. small 4to. cloth-backed boards. 35 pages. Printer's type specimen book produced to show work for this book auction house. Well preserved copy still in glassine jacket. READ MORE about TYPE & DECORATIVE MATERIAL USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CATALOGUES FOR THE AMERICAN ART...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 41043
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926. 8vo. printed paper-covered boards, slipcase. 23 pages. With the following as part of the title page "One hundred copies printed for Stanley Morison at the press of Doubleday, Page & Co." "Morison spent a month and a half in America. He got the 'The Influence of the Audience' printed, a neat plain little book set in Caslon, with capitals two sizes smaller than the lower-case letters" - (Barker..... READ MORE about THE INFLUENCE OF THE AUDIENCE. CONSIDERATIONS PRELIMINARY TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 80064
Berkeley: Editions Koch, 2004. 6 x 9 inches. Paperback. 138 pages. First edition. This companion piece to The Fragments of Parmenides reveals the "blood, sweat and tears" the creators put into their original book. Carving the Elements tells the detailed story of the making of The Fragments of Parmenides, a grandiose book project meticulously crafted by: master letterpress printer Peter Koch; poet, translator and typographer Robert Bringhurst; punchcutter, type designer, typefounder and poet Dan Carr;..... READ MORE about CARVING THE ELEMENTS: A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 78258
