New York: Pentalic Corp. (1976). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 336 pages. Reprint of the first edition, part of the New Art Library. With 403 illustrations. An essential book for the reference library of anyone interested in lettering. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about LETTERING, FOR STUDENTS AND CRAFTSMEN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 32172
London: The Studio Limited, (1937). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. Eberhard Holscher on the Principles of hand- lettering, Calligraphy by Alfred Fairbank, Lettering in Book Production by Anna Simons, Lettering in Association with Architecture by Percy J. Smith and others. Jacket chipped with closed tears. Free endpapers show toning. READ MORE about LETTERING OF TO-DAY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 22837
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, NY: Kelly-Winterton Press, 2016. 4to. cloth, gilt on cover and spine. (iv), 141 pages. First edition. A first-ever compilation devoted to Alice Koeth's calligraphy and drawing. New Yorkers or any of the city's millions of visitors who walked along Madison Avenue in the 60s, 70s and 80s know her masterful posters for the Morgan Library. Scribes in the U.S. and abroad know her through her celebrated workshops. She is Alice Koeth, known professionally... READ MORE about ALICE: A SURVEY OF THE CALLIGRAPHY OF ALICE
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 132231
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: $1,250.00 Order nr. 127367
No. Hollywood: Wilshire Book Company, (1980). 4to. metal spiral binding with stiff paper covers. iv, 93, (15) pages. First edition. Small mark on front cover where price tag was removed. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY FOR FUN & PROFIT
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 126743
(St. Paul): Ampersand Publications, (1984). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 111 pages. First edition. Exhibition staged by the Society of Scribes and the Colleagues of Calligraphy. Filled with illustrations of the work of modern calligraphers. With biographical notes on modern practioners. Large piece of front cover of jacket missing. READ MORE about LETTERING ARTS IN THE 80'S
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 8419
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
Askim: Erik Lindegren, n.d. (circa 1964). oblong small 8vo. boards. 155, (3) pages. Expanded from the earlier first edition. Published in three volumes with this first volume devoted just to lettering. Previous ownership signature on front free endpaper. One inch tear on bottom front dust jacket. Only the slightest hint of shelfwear. READ MORE about ABC OF LETTERING AND PRINTING TYPES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 32809
New York: Pentalic Corporation, n.d. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with plastic comb spine. not paginated. Later printing. A manual on calligraphy, with many sample alphabets, and instructions for lettering using simple materials. A good basic book, with information on different letter types, and suggestions for using calligraphy for commercial or personal purposes. Name in ink. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY, THE ART OF LETTERING WITH THE BROAD PEN
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48039
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1928. thick 8vo. cloth. (vi), 502 pages. First edition, second printing. Chapters on primitive picture writing, picture writing of the Indians, Chinese Ideographic Writing, Hieroglyphics, the Greek Alphabet, etc. Very light spotting to covers and spine. Spine sunned. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE ART OF WRITING
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 9620
London: Studio Vista, (1969). square small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition. Filled with different sets of alphabets that have been drawn by different artists. READ MORE about PICTORIAL ALPHABETS SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY RUARI McLEAN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 3149
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xii, 303 pages. Best bibliography of the subject. Slight mildew smell. READ MORE about AMERICAN PENMANSHIP, 1800-1850: A HISTORY OF WRITING AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COPYBOOKS FROM JENKINS...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 7237
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
Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1952. oblong 12mo. decorated paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 50 pages. The first in a series of Newberry Writing Book Facsimiles. With an introduction by James M. Wells. Fine condition. READ MORE about OPERA DI GIOVANNIANTONIO TAGLIENTE, THE 1525 EDITION REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 16265
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
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
New York, NY: Potter, Ainsworth & Compnay, (1870). oblong 16mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Number 1 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With notes to teachers and pupils. Wrappers tanned, lightly soiled, and chipped along front fore-edge. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS REVISED AND IMPROVED
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121649
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 chipped at corners, tanned at edges. Writing in text. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121652
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
Boston, MA: Woolworth, Ainsworth & Company, (1867). oblong 12mo. stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Revised and improved edition. Number 3 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With suggestions for teaching. Wrappers detached, chipped and tanned at edges. Writing in text. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121660
Boston, MA: Crosby & Ainsworth, (1867). oblong 12mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Number 2 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With notes to teachers and pupils. Wrappers chipped near fore-edge, and lightly soiled, tearing along spine. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN TWELVE NUMBERS REVISED AND IMPROVED
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121646
Boston, MA: Crosby & Ainsworth, (1867). oblong 12mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Number 3 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With notes to teachers and pupils. Advertisement for steel pens attached to inside front wrapper. Wrappers detached at spine. Front wrapper chipped at edge along spine. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN TWELVE NUMBERS REVISED AND IMPROVED
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121647
New York, NY: Potter, Knight, Ainsworth & Co., (1881). oblong 16mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Revised edition. Number 2 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With notes "analytical key to script alphabet.". Wrappers tanned, lightly soiled, and some chipping at edges. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN TWELVE NUMBERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121650
New York, NY: Potter, Ainsworth & Co., (1881). oblong 16mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Revised edition. Number 4 1/2 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With notes "analytical key to script alphabet.". Wrappers tanned at edges. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN TWELVE NUMBERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121651
