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(Calligraphy). Derman, M. Ugur.

THE ART OF CALLIGRAPHY IN THE ISLAMIC HERITAGE.

Istanbul, Turkey: IRCICA, 1998. folio. paper covered boards, dust jacket. 235 pages. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. A very rare and scarce book. Fully illustrated in color. This album gives the history of the Islamic art of calligraphy starting from the development of the Arabic script through the last great artists of the Ottoman school of calligraphy. It is printed on high quality paper and contains 192 colour plates of calligraphy by..... READ MORE about THE ART OF CALLIGRAPHY IN THE ISLAMIC HERITAGE

Price: $300.00 Order nr. 136613

(Calligraphy).

DICK'S BOOK OF ALPHABETS, PLAIN & ORNAMENTAL.

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, n.d. (late 19th century?). oblong small 8vo. original cloth. 40 leaves. Title page followed by plates showing different alphabets ranging from very plain ones to highly ornamental ones. The section on initials contains some very decorative examples. Each plate is printed in color other than black. Only the slightest hint of rubbing to the corners of the covers, else fine condition. Scarce in this condition. READ MORE about DICK'S BOOK OF ALPHABETS, PLAIN & ORNAMENTAL

Price: $350.00 Order nr. 17319

(Calligraphy). Doede, Werner.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE DEUTSCHER SCHREIBMEISTERBUCHER VON NEUDORFFER BIS 1800.

Hamburg: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell & Co., (1958). 4to. cloth, slipcase. 123, (8) pages with 32 plates. Limited to 600 numbered copies. The best bibliography of German calligraphic manuals. With detailed descriptions and annotations accompanying each manual. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DEUTSCHER SCHREIBMEISTERBUCHER VON NEUDORFFER BIS 1800

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 28322

(Calligraphy).

EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY LETTERING & ILLUMINATING, 1956.

London: The Society of Scribes and Illumators, 1956. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Exhibition of 137 calligraphic works sponsored by the Society, October-November 1956. List of officers and members. Advertisements. Cockerell designed and produced the marbled paper covers. Wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY LETTERING & ILLUMINATING, 1956

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 115352

(Calligraphy).

FACULTY EXHIBIT, INNOVATIONS '86.

New York: Society of Scribes, 1986. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 40 pages. Accompanies an exhibition of fine calligraphy. Reproduces many fine works from the exhibit. READ MORE about FACULTY EXHIBIT, INNOVATIONS '86

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51048

(Calligraphy). Furber, Alan.Ll.

LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHERS.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1984). 4to. paper wrappers. 54 pages. Full of advice peculiarly fitted to calligraphy, with many useful ideas and examples on creating and improving calligraphic layouts and designs. READ MORE about LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHERS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 47574

(Calligraphy). Henning, William E.

AN ELEGANT HAND, THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN PENMANSHIP & CALLIGRAPHY.

Edited by Paul Melzer
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, (2012). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. Edited by Paul Melzer. This work chronicles the history of the Golden Age of American penmanship and calligraphy. The author guides the reader through the lives and careers of some of the most important American penmen, including Platt Rogers Spencer, the Father of American Handwriting, and Spencer's gifted student, George A. Gaskell, whose books and periodicals reached hundreds of thousands of students..... READ MORE about AN ELEGANT HAND, THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN PENMANSHIP & CALLIGRAPHY

Price: $59.95 Order nr. 68991

(Calligraphy).

THE INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE AND THE LECTURES DELIVERED BEFORE THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION, IN BOSTON, AUGUST, 1832, INCLUDING A PRIZE ESSAY ON PENMANSHIP, PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF CENSORS.

Boston, MA: Carter, Hendee and Co., 1833. 8vo. original cloth, paper spine label. xvi, 186 pages. Table of contents, journal of proceedings. The August 1832 meeting of the American Institute of Instruction, which met in Boston. Includes "A Prize Essay on Penmanship." Introductory discourse by Francis C. Gray. Lectures by George Ticknor, George Hayward, Walter B. Johnson, John Pierpont, B.B. Foster, A.B. Alcott, and Asa Rand. Foster's essay is on the teaching of penmanship (pp..... READ MORE about THE INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE AND THE LECTURES DELIVERED BEFORE THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF...

Price: $325.00 Order nr. 121712

(Calligraphy). Lambert, F. de Gilly.

TENUE DES LETTRES EN PARTIE MIXTE.

N.P. n.p., c. 1840. folio. leather, leather front cover label. unpaginated. Text in French. A workbook of calligraphy, focusing on business transactions, accounting, and bookkeeping. Covers lightly soiled, rubbed and scuffed at edges and along spine. Inside front hinge cracked. READ MORE about TENUE DES LETTRES EN PARTIE MIXTE

Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 127367

(Calligraphy).

LETTERS, LINES, IMAGES, INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY.

Norman, OK: Calligraphy Review Editions, 1990. 8vo. paper wrappers. 118, (2) pages. Illustrated exhibition catalogue; reproduces at least one work from each participating artist. READ MORE about LETTERS, LINES, IMAGES, INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 51764

(Calligraphy).

LIFE AND SPIRIT: JAPAN-BELGIUM LETTER ARTS EXHIBITION.

(Tokyo, Japan): Japan Letter Arts Forum, 2009. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 39+(1) pages. Text in English and Japanese. Acknowledgments, table of contents, foreword, jurors' comments. Color illustrations. READ MORE about LIFE AND SPIRIT: JAPAN-BELGIUM LETTER ARTS EXHIBITION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 135065

(Calligraphy). Lings, Martin.

SPLENDOURS OF QUR'AN CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATIONS.

Vaduz, Liechtenstein: Thames & Hudson, 1996. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 87 pages, followed by 183 leaves. First edition. A fine copy in fine jacket. Fully illustrated in color. READ MORE about SPLENDOURS OF QUR'AN CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATIONS

Price: $450.00 Order nr. 136633

(Calligraphy). Lovett, Patricia.

CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, A HISTORY AND PRACTICAL GUIDE.

(New York): Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (2000). small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 320 pages. First edition. With medieval manuscripts as a starting point, Lovett shows today's calligraphers, graphic designers and artists how to use them as inspiration for a miscellany of modern day projects. Explains how to create interesting and unique page layouts with a variety of letter shapes, use gold and other metals to highlight and illuminate, and design and paint a coat..... READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, A HISTORY AND PRACTICAL GUIDE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 64066

(Calligraphy).

MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTS.

New York: David R. Godine Publisher, (1980). 4to. paperback. 160 pages. Reprint edition of the first U.S. edition. Near fine. With an introduction by Michael Gullick and Ieuan Rees followed by reproductions of 250 selected modern examples of calligraphy. Includes the work of Donald Jackson, Villu Toots, Rees, Charles Pearce, Marie Angel and Ann Hechle. With captions accompanying each illustration describing tools used, size, media, etc. READ MORE about MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136459

(Calligraphy). Nash, Ray.

SOME EARLY AMERICAN WRITING BOOKS AND MASTERS.

N.P. Privately printed by Philip Hofer and Ray Nash, 1943. square 8vo. paper wrappers. 26 pages. Limited to 225 copies. A faint spot on the front cover. Wrappers lightly worn around edges. With some facsimiles. READ MORE about SOME EARLY AMERICAN WRITING BOOKS AND MASTERS

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 8042

(Calligraphy).

NEWSLETTER, THE SOCIETY OF SCRIBES AND ILLUMINATORS.

31 Volumes.
London, England: The Society of Scribes and Illuminators, c. 1971-1984. 4to. self paper wrappers. variously paginated. 31 Volumes. Some editions without date. Dated issues include Summer and Autumn 1975; Summer and Autumn 1976; Winter, Spring, Autumn 1977; Winter, Summer, Autumn 1978; Winter, Summer, Autumn 1979; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1980; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1981; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1982; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1983; Spring. Summer 1984. READ MORE about NEWSLETTER, THE SOCIETY OF SCRIBES AND ILLUMINATORS

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 126513

(Calligraphy).

OSMIROID ITALIC WRITING.

3 Volumes.
Gosport, Hants., England: E.S. Perry, n.d. 8vo. self paper warppers. 11+(1); (12), (12) pages. 3 Volumes. Three short instructional booklets on Italic handwriting, which also advertise Osmiroid fountain pens. READ MORE about OSMIROID ITALIC WRITING

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131051

(Calligraphy). Palomares, Francisco Xavier de Santiago.

ARTE NUEVA DE ESCRIBIR.

Inventada por el Insigne Maestro Pedro Diaz Morante, e Ilustrada con Muestras nuevas, y varios discursos conducentes al verdadero Magisterio de Primeras Letras
Madrid: Antonio de Sancha, 1776. small folio. modern wrappers. (iv) xxviii, 136 pages. Inventada por el Insigne Maestro Pedro Diaz Morante, e Ilustrada con Muestras nuevas, y varios discursos conducentes al verdadero Magisterio de Primeras Letras. First edition. Forty engraved plates of calligraphic specimens. "Influential text, the result of a commission to design a more efficient national script." (Harvard/Becker 141. Bonacini 1353; Berlin 5248; Cotarelo y Mori II, 145; Palau 210612, 299945). Includes engraved additional..... READ MORE about ARTE NUEVA DE ESCRIBIR

Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 96419

(Calligraphy).

PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS.

New York, NY: Woolworth, Ainsworth & Company, (1870). oblong 12mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Revised and improved edition. Number 5 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With suggestions for teaching. Wrappers detached from text.. Writing in text. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121656

(Calligraphy).

QUILL.

(Detroit): Michigan Association of Calligraphers, (1990). square 8vo. self paper wrappers. 38, (2) pages. Volume 10, Number 2. The journal of the Michigan Association of Calligraphers. Black and white illustrations throughout. A fine copy. READ MORE about QUILL

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 136775

(Calligraphy).

A REPORT ON HANDWRITING IN BRITISH SCHOOLS.

(Croyden, England: Croyden Times, 1960). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Editor's note precedes text. A reports based on the results of a survey by the Parker Pen Company. Light staining on front cover; lower spine corner bent. Lightly tanned. Bookseller sticker on lower front cover. READ MORE about A REPORT ON HANDWRITING IN BRITISH SCHOOLS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130978

(Calligraphy). Roxburgh, David J. and McWilliams, Mary.

TRACES OF THE CALLIGRAPHER: ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY IN PRACTICE, C. 1600-1900.

Houston, TX: Museum Fine Arts Houston, (2008). 4to. paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Fully illustrated in color. In Islamic culture, calligraphy has long been considered a quintessential art form. The Qur'an states, "The first thing God created was the pen," and this beautiful writing practice constitutes an expression of piety. Calligraphy not only conveys the ideas of a person but also represents a hallmark of high culture. Traces of the Calligrapher..... READ MORE about TRACES OF THE CALLIGRAPHER: ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY IN PRACTICE, C. 1600-1900

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 136712

(Calligraphy). Roxburgh, David J.

WRITING THE WORD OF GOD: CALLIGRAPHY AND THE QUR'AN.

Houston, TX: Museum Fine Arts Houston, (2007). 4to. paper wrappers. 55 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Fully illustrated in color. Exhibition catalogue of various manuscripts. READ MORE about WRITING THE WORD OF GOD: CALLIGRAPHY AND THE QUR'AN

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 136714

(Calligraphy). Shaw, Montague.

DAVID KINDERSLEY HIS WORK AND WORKSHOP.

Cambridge: Cardozo Kindersley Editions, 1989. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. First edition. Contains a biographical introduction followed by descriptions of this craftsman's commissions from the clients first approach to the finished product. Well illustrated and with an interesting end note by Hermann Zapf on the design of the book. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DAVID KINDERSLEY HIS WORK AND WORKSHOP

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 28577

(Calligraphy).

SIGNES ET SCRIBES.

(Garches: Varth Editions Sarl, 1987). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. No. 1. Foreword by Francois Chabanian. Various articles on the book arts. Paper label of former owner on front cover. Ink ownership inscription. READ MORE about SIGNES ET SCRIBES

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 102954

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