N.P. Poltroon Press, 1978. 8vo, foldout brochure. Limited to 40 copies. Type faces employed in the publications of the Poltroon Press. Foldout brochure. READ MORE about DISPLAY OF TYPE IN THE CASES OF POLTROON PRESS & NOVELTY CO
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 132472
Berkeley: Poltroon Press, (1992). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (16) pages. Limited to 200 copies printed as a Keepsake for the Monotype Conference held in Cambridge, MA. A fine copy. Composed, illustrated and printed by Alastair Johnston at his Poltroon Press. Has a section entitled "Some Curious Specimens of Nineteenth-Century Types."From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about RECOLLECTIONS OF A COUNTRY PRINTING OFFICE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 87644
New York, NY: Jack Rau, 1959. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Type faces offered by the press, its first publication. READ MORE about THE PRE-COLUMBIAN PRESS PRESENTS ITS FIRST PUBLICATION, BEING A LIST OF TYPES IN STOCK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 119362
Various issues of this periodical.
Lunenburg: The Stinehour Press, 1953-. 8vo. paper wrappers. Per issue. Various issues of this periodical. Various Issues. Have the following available: 1953 - Vol. 1:2 (1), Vol. 1:4 (1); 1954 - Vol. 2:1 (2), Vol. 2:2 (2), Vol. 2:3 (1), Vol. 2:4 (2); 1955 - Vol. 3:1 (2), Vol. 3:2 (3), Vol. 3:3 (2), Vol. 3:4 (1); 1956 - Vol. 4:1 (3), Vol. 4:2 (6), Vol. 4:3 (3), Vol. 4:4 (4); 1957 - Vol. 5:1..... READ MORE about PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS (PAGA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 4791
Long Island City, NY: American Printing Equipment & Supply Co., 1976. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 332 pages. The "Bicentennial Edition" of the company's catalogue. Organized by type of equipment, including type specimens. Index of products available. "Prices Void" stamped on front wrapper. Wrappers slightly bent at edges. Back wrapper and spine soiled. READ MORE about AMERICAN PRINTING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO. 1976-1977 CATALOG. BICENNTENNIAL EDITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 110213
N.P. n.p., n.d. 4to. paper-covered boards, loose leaf bound. variously paginated. Handwritten information about dashes, advertising dashes, and piece accents. Includes catalogue from Lanston Monotype Machine Co., of Philadelphia. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Many pages soiled. READ MORE about CASTING ROOM MATRIX RECORD
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 126381
Miami, FL: General Printing Equipment & Supply, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 120 pages. Index, overview of equipment offered. Also includes type specimens. Black and white illustrations. Covers lightly worn. READ MORE about SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMPOSTION LETTERPRESS OFFSET BINDERY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134925
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
Stockholm: Lindfors Bokforlag, (1937). thick small 4to. cloth with leather spine labels. xi, 571 pages. Massive study of modern aspects of book production written by a series of authors including chapters by Hugo Lagerstrom and Bror Zachrisson. Many illustrations throughout text. Includes a section of paper specimens. Labels faded. READ MORE about BOKTRYCKARKONST, HANTVERKETS BOK
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 32944
Een overzicht van de ontwikkeling van het typografisch letterbeeld.
Gent, Belgium: Stedelijke Jongensberoepsschool, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 31 pages. Een overzicht van de ontwikkeling van het typografisch letterbeeld. Written in Dutch. A book on typography throughout time. With several black-and-white illustrations throughout. Covers rubbed with wear along edges. READ MORE about DE DRUKLETTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 100970
Baltimore, MD: Ottmar Mergenthaler School of Printing, n.d. (but c. 1930). 12mo. paper wrappers. 7 pages. Near fine. Printed by Walter C. Lederer. READ MORE about THE LIFE OF WILLIAM CAXTON
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 137809
Indianopolis: International Typographical Union, 1945. small 8vo. cloth. Various paginations. Ten lessons. A practical illustrated manual. Near fine condition. READ MORE about I.T.U. LESSONS IN PRINTING: JOB COMPOSITION-UNIT III
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 93696
Meriden, CT: The Kelsey Company, n.d. (circa 1979). 8vo. stapled paper wrappers. Unpaginated. A catalog of presses, type, cuts, paper, cards, machinery, supplies, furniture, inks and other equipment, aimed at the small print-shop or amateur printer. New prices inserted in an envelope. Light wear to edges, with a small tear along front cover. Exlibris stamp on front cover, else very good. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PRINTERS' SUPPLY BOOK
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 105189
N.P. n.p., n.d. small 4to. loose leaves printed on heavy paper and enclosed in mailing envelope addressed to Arvind Patel. 4 pages of text and 8 plates. A reprint of this section of Diderot's The Encyclopedia of Trades, Paris, 18th century, with an English translation. Handwritten information on outside of envelope attributes this work to David Peat. READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES FOUNDRY, PRECEDED BY THE ENGRAVING OF PUNCHES, THE TWO ARTS INCLUDE EIGHT PLATES
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 107500
N.P. Low Memorial Library, 1952. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63 pages. Four full page illustrations. READ MORE about QUALITY IN BOOK-PRODUCTION; AN EXHIBITION OF FINE BOOKS OF ALL PERIODS SELECTED FROM THE COLUMBIA...
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 4514
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1932. 12mo. original paper wrappers, paper cover label. 90 pages. Full descriptive listing of the exhibition books along with descriptions of the presses which produced them. READ MORE about YOU ARE INVITED TO VIEW AN EXHIBITION OF FINELY PRINTED BOOKS SINCE WILLIAM MORRIS, OF WHICH THIS...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 4787
London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no.99). Many illustrations. With a calligraphic presentation from Richard Ellis to John Anderson on the front pastedown and a wonderful page inscription by Ellis to Anderson wishing him success upon his move to California. Nice association item. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 4803
London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no. 99). Many illustrations. Lacking dust jacket. Very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 4819
N.P. Dawsons of Pall Mall, (1974). 4to. cloth. xiv, 400 pages. Reprint of the second edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no.99). Many illustrations. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 28288
London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no. 99). Many illustrations. Tape repair to jacket in corner. Bookplate. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 73410
London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no.99). Many illustrations. Jacket chipped and externally tape repaired. Small private ownership label in corner of free endpaper. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 96342
Indianapolis: Design Research Publications, (1974). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 79 pages. Revised edition. Illustrated. Very good condition. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: HOW TO MAKE IT MOST LEGIBLE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 107350
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, (1981). small 4to. leatherette covered boards, dust jacket. vi, 410 pages. A handbook about computer-controlled Cathode Ray Tube typesetting. Samples of popular typefaces are shown from 6 to 36 point; Helvetica and Times Roman, due to their popularity in modern typesetting, are shown from 6 to 50 point. Includes introduction and Rules. Dust jacket chipped, faded on spine. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about CRT TYPESETTING HANDBOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45036
Stuttgart: C.E. Poeschel, 1959. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 204 pages. A consideration of the basic issues of typography, especially work in the last 70 years. Illustrated with many examples of fine typography. Indexed. Jacket slightly yellowed. READ MORE about GROSSE UND GRENZEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 50889
High Wycomb: University Microfilms Limited, (1965). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with a paper cover label. vii, 101 pages. A dissertation reproduced from microfilm by Georgia Mansbridge, friend of Bruce Rogers. She writes about his career and personal life from the eighteen hundreds till his death in 1957. READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS, AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 56903
