New York: Taplinger Publishing Co., (1988). 4to. boards. 128 pages. Reprint of the revised edition. Survey of calligraphy in Britian, Europe and America. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 38173
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1964). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. First U.S. edition. Survey of calligraphy in Britain, Europe and America. Jacket rubbed and chipped. Bookplate on free endpaper. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 38176
London: A & C Black, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. Reprint of the revised edition. Survey of calligraphy in Britian, Europe and America. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, TWENTIETH-CENTURY TRADITION & PRACTIVE
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 123879
Boston, MA: David Godine Publisher, (1986). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages. First paperback edition. A fine copy. A catalogue which is a selection of work which represents the calligraphy and lettering of 124 scribes and letterers from 12 countries. The examples represent works on paper, vellum, fabric, slate, stone and glass and are done with brush, pen and chisel, with illustrations in color and black and white. From the private reference library of..... READ MORE about CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTS II
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136322
New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, The, (1998). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 196 pages. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. READ MORE about LETTERS IN GOLD. OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE SAKIP SABANCI COLLECTION, ISTANBUL
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 136603
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
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
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1978). small 4to. spiral bound boards. 111 pages. Reprint of the third edition. Well illustrated manual with text in calligraphic lettering by Douglass. Near fine. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHIC LETTERING WITH WIDE PEN & BRUSH
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47012
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
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
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1970). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 108 pages. First U.S. edition. With four color plates, 38 monochrome illustrations and 21 line drawings. History from the earliest times to the present. READ MORE about THE STORY OF HANDWRITING, ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63453
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
New York: Cross River Press, (1994). small 4to. boards, dust jacket. 232 pages. First U.S. edition. "The history of calligraphy spans over five thousand years. It is intimately connected with the history of writing - the earliest examples of a coherent writing system, found in China inscribed on bones, have been dated to 3000-2500 B.C. - and yet is it more than simply beautiful writing." Gauer "discusses the tools for writing and the development of..... READ MORE about A HISTORY OF CALLIGRAPHY
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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
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
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1996. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 239 pages. First American edition. A fine copy in fine jacket. Beautifully illustrated in full color. READ MORE about THE SPLENDOR OF ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136630
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
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
(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
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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
(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
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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
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
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
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
