Kalamazoo: The Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing, 1973. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (44) pages. Limited to 250 copies Filled with reproductions. READ MORE about ORNAMENTA, FLEURONS FROM A PRIVATE TYPEFOUNDRY
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 106167
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1994). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 169 pages. First edition. Introduction by Anita Walter Scott followed by the glossary. The glossary is followed by eight appendixes which describe the parts of a letter, the parts of a book, type styles, coding of a manuscript, house style, tables, accents, and proofreaders' marks. Fine condition.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about GLOSSARY OF TYPESETTING TERMS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 41166
Takeley: Elkin Mathews LTD, n.d. 8vo. later cloth, leather spine label, with original paper wrappers bound in. variously paginated. Catalogue number 152 in five parts. Concerning type specimens, fine printing, bibliographies and illustrated books about books and the book arts. Frontispiece, black-and-white illustrations. Rear board slightly bumped at the bottom corner. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 105174
N.P. n.p., 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 150 numbered copies, printed by Silverado Press, with Engdahl Typography working on the presswork, composition, and typography. Laid-in are two receipts from Engdahl Typography addressed to the former owner that have been signed by Engdahl. Minor wear, spine faded, extremities lightly tanned. READ MORE about SLIDEHOOK, SEVEN COMIC POEMS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 101176
N.P. n.p., 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 150 numbered copies, printed by Silverado Press, with Engdahl Typography working on the presswork, composition, and typography. Minor wear, spine faded, extremities tanned. READ MORE about SLIDEHOOK, SEVEN COMIC POEMS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101178
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Well preserved copy. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 2634
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Library, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Catalogue prepared for exhibition "Typography and the Private Press," prepared by Russell Maylone, Special Collections Department at Northwestern. Foreword and essay by Adrian Frutiger. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about EXHIBIT OF 84 BOOKS THAT INFLUENCE TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 115546
Norfolk: The Farthing Press, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A type specimens book produced by The Farthing Press with common adages and maxims in addition to the standard display of type specimens. Letter dated 20 March '86 signed by Alan J. Fitch & compliments of card laid -in. Large crease on top board and fading on both boards as if shelved next to smaller books. READ MORE about A TYPE OF QUOTE, BOOK I. BEING A COLLECTION OF THE ROMAN TYPE FACES OF THE FARTHING PRESS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 96744
Ashford, England: The Florin Press, 1985. 8vo. quarter leather, paper over boards, leather label on cover, slipcase. (xiv), 12, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 150 copies. With introduction by Michael Taylor. Contains 12 alphabets, engraved in wood and printed in color. Printed from the original wood blocks on handmade paper. A fine copy. READ MORE about LEO WYATT'S LITTLE BOOK OF ALPHABETS
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 34479
Fountain Hills, AZ: Four Peaks Press, 2000. large 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. ix, (iii), 41, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 125 numbered copies signed by Williams and the publisher, Mike O'Connor. Fred Williams, the editor and publisher of Type & Press.,gives us this finely printed study of hand setting type. He reacts to the increasing computerization of type setting. Each chapter opens with a yellow head piece and decorative initial letter. Text was..... READ MORE about THE JOY OF HAND SETTING TYPE
Price: $195.00 Order nr. 62857
London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1972. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 89 pages. First edition. A biography of Pierre Simon Fournier. Reprints his CARACTERES DE L'IMPRIMERIE (1742) in facsimile of the original edition. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about FOURNIER, THE COMPLETE TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 42365
Chicago: Privately printed, 1925. tall 8vo. cloth- backed boards. 114 pages. First edition. Fifteen chapters devoted to the development of different type faces. Illustrated. Fine copy. READ MORE about TYPE LORE, POPULAR FONTS OF TODAY, THEIR ORIGIN AND USE. THE HISTORY O F THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 27951
(New York): Black Dog & Leventhal, (1998). large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (v), 592+(1) pages. An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques throughout History. " Donn- As another association CEO who makes his living by the printed word, I thought you might enjoy this reference. Stein 9 July 1998. " An enormous reference with over 2,000 illustrations in color and black & white, it presents over 700 typographers, type designers, calligraphers and much more..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 93955
Bethesda: The Gallimaufry Press, 1974. oblong 12mo. paper wrappers. 8 leaves. Limited to 100 copies printed by Ken Hammel. Reproductions of Binny & Ronaldson Roman No.1, Farmer's original Old Style Italic and Goudy's Newstyle. READ MORE about 3 AMERICAN TYPE FACES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 4163
Leipziger Strabe: German Liaison Committee of the Type Directors Club of New York, 1987. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. A catalogue for the exhibition of the German Liaison Committee of The Type Directors Club of New York, which featured contemporary German graphic design in the United States. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about GERMAN TYPOGRAPHY TODAY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 59352
New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 480 pages. First U.S. edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Jacket chipped with small tears. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 38983
N.P. Monotype Recorder, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 39 + (1) pages. New series Autumn 1990 number eight. Issue of the Monotype Recorder that concentrates on the type design of Eric Gill. The text is profusely illustrated . The issue was set using Gill's own faces which had been adapted to the MonoText (computerized) system. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about ERIC GILL: THE CONTINUING TRADITION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 93477
Boston: David R. Godine, (1988). 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 133 pages. Facsimile reprint of the revised 1936 edition, with a new introduction by Christopher Skelton. Discussion of composition, lettering, typography, punch-cutting, paper and ink, etc. An important essay. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Fine condition.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about AN ESSAY ON TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 24665
London: Jonathan Cape, (1947). 8vo. cloth. 480 pages. First edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Clipped portrait of GIll pasted down on free endpaper. Pencil inscription of David Evans, the sculptor, above copy of this portrait. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51612
Cleveland: Gilman Printing Co., n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, embossed lettering. Descriptive brochure covering the patented record system developed by this firm. Continuous forms for bookkeeping. Spine broken with covers loose. READ MORE about GILMAN FANFOLD SYSTEMS. FANFOLD, SUPERFOLD, TIEFOLD
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 30908
Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press, (1989). small folio. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 249 pages. First edition. Studies the expansion of the field of typography with the introduction of the computer. Chapters include "American Design Pioneers," "The Influence of the Private Press," "Typeface milestones," "Bits, Bytes and Typographic Design," and "The Many Faces of Typography Today." Contains over 900 illustrations, more than 500 of which are in color. A fascinating study. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TODAY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 58615
New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, 1978. small 8vo. Paperback. 285+(1) pages. This book is not only Goudy's autobiography, but it is the most complete record to date of his typographic contribution, which has had a major worldwide effect. First published in 1946 as one of the Typophile Chapbooks XIII and XIV, entitled A HALF-CENTURY OF TYPE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, this second edition is available as the student and professional typographer's working tool, as well as..... READ MORE about GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS
Price: $14.95 Order nr. 47020
New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, 1978. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 285+(1) pages. This book is not only Goudy's autobiography, but it is the most complete record to date of his typographic contribution, which has had a major worldwide effect. First published in 1946 as one of the Typophile Chapbooks XIII and XIV, entitled A HALF-CENTURY OF TYPE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, this second edition is available as the student and professional typographer's working tool, as..... READ MORE about GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47019
Berkeley: University of California Press, (1976). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 238 pages. Revised edition. With a Chapter on Ornamented Types in America by Ray Nash. History of the different firms followed by a bibliography describing both English and American type specimen books. Well preserved copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about NINETEENTH CENTURY ORNAMENTED TYPEFACES
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 15231
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 8vo. cloth-backed gold paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xxx, 201 pages. First edition. (Hart no.20). Foreword by Frederic Goudy. Gress covers "the various periods at which decided changes in the matter of type design or changed tastes in type arrangement took place." Very interesting gold dust jacket printed in black. Jacket chipped with small piece missing along the top.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about FASHIONS IN AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY 1780 TO 1930 WITH BRIEF ILLUSTRATED STORIES OF THE LIFE AND...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 16151
