(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1992). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition, with corrections for this printing. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108565
London: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 122185
Washington: n.p., 1940. 4to. stapled stiff paper wrappers. 10 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from the Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Convention, American Society of Newspaper Editors. Reproduced from typescript. READ MORE about MODERN DESIGN FOR MODERN NEWSPAPERS
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Chicago: Privately printed, 1939. 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. First separate edition, reprinted from the 1939 Year Book of the Chicago Typographical Union. READ MORE about PRESENT AND FUTURE, TRENDS IN TYPEFACES AND LAYOUTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 96093
New York: Press of Ars Typographica, 1925. tall 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Well illustrated discussion of this type specimen form from its beginning in the 17th century up through the 19th century. Intended as a review of Stanley Morison's article on Script Types that had appeared in the Fleuron, No.4. Small tear along paper covering of hinge at bottom. READ MORE about A NOTE REGARDING SCRIPT TYPES
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 17102
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, (1987). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. Examines the influences on the Graphic Arts, from William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement to the present day. Well illustrated, most in color. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGN SOURCE BOOK With an introduction by F.H.K. Henrion
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 24159
San Francisco, CA: Meadow Press, 1990. 4to. text loosely laid in portfolio. 23, (3) pages. Limited to 100 copies. Introduction, brief history of the Meadow Press, table of contents, Type specimens used by the press. Errata and corrigenda. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about ARTIST'S PROOF: BRIEF HISTORY, TYPE SPECIMEN AND CHECKLIST OF THE MEADOW PRESS
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 132847
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1983). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 511 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A complete and comprehensive study of the development of graphic design from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, (1998). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xvi), 510, (6) pages. Third edition. A complete and comprehensive study of the development of graphic design from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 97880
Zürich, Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische hochschule, 1991. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 78 pages. Text in German. Table of contents, glossary, list of other publicatoins. A guide to computer-assisted design. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about SCHRIFTGESTALTUNG MIT HILF DES COMPUTERS TYPOGRAPHISCHE GRUNDREGELN MIT GESTALTUNGSBEISPIELEN
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Frankfurt: Deutscher Typokreis, 1955. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 45, (3) pages. On problems in contemporary typography. Spine faded. Corners bumped. READ MORE about FORMPROBLEME DER GEGENWÄRTIGEN TYPOGRAPHIE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 50721
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1988. 17.5 x 23.5 inches. folded broadsheet. Printed in black on one side only. A facsimile of the first newspaper page composed on a commercial Linotype. Although printed by offset lithography, the parts composed by the Linotype can still be visibly distinguished from the hand-set type because of a single wrong-font bold face apostrophe. This appears in only three of the stories (see Schlesinger: Ottmar Mergenthaler, Inventor of the..... READ MORE about NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1886
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1987). 4to. paper wrappers with spiral comb binding. 101 pages. First edition. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about DESIGN FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING, A GUIDE TO LAYOUT AND TYPOGRAPHY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 30886
Bloomington: Mcknight Publishing Company, 1978. square 4to. paper-covered boards. iv, 92 pages. First edition. A textbook for graphic arts, and basic industrial arts. Illustrated and indexed. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 59348
Milwaukee: ABCDarium, 1987. miniature book (3.8 x 5.3 cm). cloth, title stamped on spine and front board. unpaginated, accordion folded. Limited to 38 numbered copies (Bradbury, ABCDarium, 1). Commemorates the 50th anniversary of Legend, designed by F.H.E. Schneidler, published in 1937 by Bauer Types. Miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on front pastedown. READ MORE about ECCE LITTERA, VOL. 1
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Marcham: The Alembic Press, 1995. miniature book (7.2 x 6 cm). sewn in eight sections with a Coptic binding in heavy textured black boards. 63 pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies. Printed by hand by Claire Bolton at her Alembic Press. A type specimen book demonstrating the collection of blackletter faces in the Alembic Press archives. Printed in black and red. READ MORE about A LITTLE BLACK BOOK
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(Overland Park, KS): Scott Free Press & Papermill, 1987. miniature book (6.0 x 4.9 cm). stiff paper wrappers. 30, (6) pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by publisher Duane C. Scott (Bradbury, Scott Free Press 5). Samples of type faces used by Scott. Covers are printed on paper handmade by the press. READ MORE about ORIENTAL SAYINGS: AN EXERCISE IN USING SMALL TYPES
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(Overland Park, KS): Scott Free Press & Papermill, 1987. miniature book (6.0 x 4.9 cm). stiff paper wrappers. 30, (6) pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by publisher Duane C. Scott (Bradbury, Scott Free Press 5). Samples of type faces used by Scott. Covers are printed on paper handmade by the press. Small label of private collector in corner of back free endpaper. READ MORE about ORIENTAL SAYINGS: AN EXERCISE IN USING SMALL TYPES
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Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, (1976). miniature book (5.2 x 6.9 cm). quarter leather, paper-covered boards. 27, (5) pages. Limited to 249 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 44). Foreword by the author. Whimsical alliterative treatment of the letters of the alphabet, each letter in a different typeface. Index of typefaces. READ MORE about ALPHABETUM ZANIUM
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(Sudbury, MA: Kurbel Books, 1984). miniature book (6 x 6 cm). embroidered cloth covers with small metal dog attached to a ribbon as a bookmarker. Printed accordian style with 21 leaves. Limited to 200 numbered copies (Bradbury, Kurbel 4). Art by E. Helene Sherman, Layout by Robert E. Massmann and frontispiece portrait by Fred G. Moynlhan, Jr. Ten stages in this dog's life as told in illustrated pictures with hand-colored numbers. This special edition of..... READ MORE about BEAU-BEAU'S 1 2 3
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Ann Arbor, MI: The Quilkin Press, 1974. miniature book (5.9 by 4.1 cm.). stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 8, (2) pages. Bradbury, Quilkin Press, 1. A whimsical look at eight type faces. READ MORE about TYPE FACES: A CRITICAL ESSAY
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Wichita, KS: Oak Park Press, 1988. miniature book (7.5 x 6.0 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine and front cover, decorated endpapers. unpaginated. Limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by author on colophon (Bradbury, Oak Park 7). An alphabetical overview of type faces, with illustrations. Introductory comments by the author. READ MORE about B IS FOR BROADWAY: ABC'S FOR PRINTERS
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Wichita, KS: Oak Park Press, 1985. miniature book (7.5 x 6.0 cm). leather, title gilt-stamped on spine, embossed 'E' on front cover. unpaginated. Limited to 300 numbered copies, signed by author on colophon (Bradbury, Oak Park 6). Type faces of the letter 'E', with comments of the ancient origins of the letter itself. Illustrations of numerous type faces. READ MORE about THE GREATEST OF E'S
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London, England: The Monotype Corporation, 1934-71. 4to. self paper wrappers. variously paginated. Numbers 43, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71, 73, 78, 81, 83, 84, 86 (2), 88, 89. Also includes the Continental Edition (101), in French. Customer should specify, when ordering, which edition is desired. Some issues lightly tanned and chipped at edges. READ MORE about MONOTYPE NEWSLETTER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132448
(London, England): The Monotype Corporation, 1950-65. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Volume 39, Number 2; Volume 41, Number 4; Volume 43, Number 2. Customer should specify which issue is desired. READ MORE about THE MONOTYPE RECORDER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132447
