Updike, Daniel Berkeley.

PRINTING TYPES, THEIR HISTORY, FORMS, AND USE A STUDY IN SURVIVALS.

2 volumes.
New York: Dover Publications, (1980). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xl,292; xvii,326 pages. 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1937 second edition. Profusely illustrated. Still the best book on the subject. Spines faded. Ink ownership inscription in corner of free endpaper of first volume. Tape repair of tear in volume two cover. READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES, THEIR HISTORY, FORMS, AND USE A STUDY IN SURVIVALS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121454

Wallis, Lawrence W.

MODERN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TYPEFACES 1960-90.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. 4to. paper wrappers. 192 pages. First edition. Shows over 300 typefaces in 18 point upper and lower case. Each typeface is accompanied by a brief note listing the designer, original source, date of design and availability on various systems. Includes indexes of designers, manufacturers and design agencies, alternative typeface names, etc. Minor toning of spine. READ MORE about MODERN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TYPEFACES 1960-90

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 32108

Wilkinson, Timothy (editor).

LIGATURE: A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF COMMONSENSE TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC ART.

London, England: James Moran, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 36, (2) pages. Table of contents. Includes reviews of new papers, materials, and specimens. Feature article by Hugh Williamson. Chipped at top of spine. READ MORE about LIGATURE: A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF COMMONSENSE TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC ART

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132453

Wilson, Adrian.

THE DESIGN OF BOOKS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 43422

Young, Matthew McLennan.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. A SIGNED COPY BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS LOVELY BOOK "Matthew Young's book showcases over 80 specimens (full size and in color), and gives a detailed account of the behind-the-scenes machinations that affected the course of the Specimen Exchange.... If you are interested in the history of graphic design, Young's book is a wonderful account of a lesser-known part..... READ MORE about THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE

Price: $59.95  other currencies  Order nr. 133467

Zapf, Hermann.

TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY IN 78 BOOK AND TITLE PAGES.

New York: Museum Books, 1964. oblong 4to. parchment - backed boards with parchment tips. not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies also 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. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND...

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17095

Zapf, Hermann.

TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY IN 78 BOOK AND TITLE PAGES.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 121252

(Acorn Press).

ONE LINE SPECIMEN BOOK.

Forest Park, IL: Acorn Press, (1962). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, front wrapper gilt-stamped. (vi), 29, (3) pages. Limited to 350 copies. Type faces available at the Acorn Press. Foreword and explanation. Indexed. Wrappers faded. READ MORE about ONE LINE SPECIMEN BOOK

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 114780

Alvarez, Pablo.

ALONSO VÍCTOR DE PAREDES’ INSTITUTION, AND ORIGIN OF THE ART OF PRINTING, AND GENERAL RULES FOR COMPOSITORS [MADRID: CA. 1680].

Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, 2018. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 466 pages. Pablo Alvarez offers the first complete English translation of Alonso Víctor de Paredes Institucion, y origen del arte de la imprenta, y reglas generales para los componedores [Institution, and Origin of the Art of Printing, and General Rules for Compositors]. This 96-page printing manual set and printed by Paredes himself was issued in Madrid around 1680. It opens with an introductory digression on..... READ MORE about ALONSO VÍCTOR DE PAREDES’ INSTITUTION, AND ORIGIN OF THE ART OF PRINTING, AND GENERAL RULES...

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133686

Bartram, Alan.

TYPEFORMS: A HISTORY.

New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2007. 9.5 x 10 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. This book is the long-awaited successor to the classic An Atlas of Typeforms, the great visually-led history of type that Alan Bartram and James Sutton produced in 1968. Much has changed in the last 40 years, not least the teaching of typography and the means by which it is created. Because..... READ MORE about TYPEFORMS: A HISTORY

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95866

(Bauer Type Foundry).

DIE STAMMBAUM DER SCHRIFT.

Frankfurt am Main: Bauerschen Giesserei, 1962. 34 x 27 inches. large broadside. This large broadside was issued by the Bauer Type Foundry to celebrate their 125th anniversary. It pictures a large tree done in black ink against a gray background with each of the important type faces in the company's history pictured in blocks placed on the branches of the tree. The blocks are printed in various colors with the example of the type face..... READ MORE about DIE STAMMBAUM DER SCHRIFT

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 36606

Berry, W. Turner and A.F. Johnson.

CATALOGUE OF SPECIMENS OF PRINTING TYPES BY ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH PRINTERS AND FOUNDERS, 1665-1830. Including the Authors' Supplement in Signature (1952) and With a New Introduction by James Mosely.

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,...

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Bigelow, Charles, Paul Hayden, and Linnea Gentry (editors)16151.

FINE PRINT ON TYPE.

San Francisco: Fine Print, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 148 pages. First edition. The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography. 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. Fine condition. READ MORE about FINE PRINT ON TYPE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24490