Results for: Writing & Calligraphy

Bridges, Robert (editor).

ENGLISH HANDWRITING CONTINUED FROM TRACT XXIII WITH THIRTY-ONE ADDITIONAL PLATES.

(Oxford, England): The Clarendon Press, 1927. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (3), 224-251+(1), plates. S.P.E. Tract No. XXVIII. Continuation of S.P.E. Tract XXIII with specimens of English handwriting, focusing on "the new current hands which sprang up in England at the end of the last century." General remarks, list of plates (with descriptive comments) numbered 35-65. With notes on penmanship by Alfred Fairbank. Front wrapper chipped, soiled, and separated from text. Back wrapper chipped, torn at..... READ MORE about ENGLISH HANDWRITING CONTINUED FROM TRACT XXIII WITH THIRTY-ONE ADDITIONAL PLATES

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 121719

(Briom).

BRIOM SCRIPT: SIX UNNUMBERED PRINTS.

N.P. n.p., n.d., but 1994. 4to. Loose in portfolio. Six prints of scripts, signed "94 Briom." READ MORE about BRIOM SCRIPT: SIX UNNUMBERED PRINTS

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 121552

(British Museum).

CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. NEW SERIES.

3 volumes.
London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1834-1840. Folio. disbound. (iv),viii,168 pages and 8 leaves of plates; (ii),vi,(ii),159+(1) followed by (4) leaves of plates; (iv),234 pages. 3 volumes. First editions. A catalogue of the illuminated manuscripts from the Arundel and Burney collections in the British Museum. Antiquary Thomas, Earl of Arundel (1592-1646), collected more than 500 manuscript volumes, many of which relate to English History. He was an early supporter of Inigo Jones and friend..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. NEW SERIES

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 77150

Brock-Sulzer, Elisabeth et al.

WIRKENDES WORT.

Switzerland: Schweizerische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft, 1964. 8vo. quarter leather with laid paper-covered boards, leather spine label. 74+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1100 numbered copies. Four essays focus on the powerful writings of four influential figures: the Austrian author and teacher Adalbert Stifter (1805--1868) whose fame rests chiefly on his sketches of rural life; Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874--1929), the Austrian poet, dramatist and essayist remembered primarily for his collaboration with the German composer Richard Strauss;..... READ MORE about WIRKENDES WORT

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 77900

(Caflisch, Max). Zapf, Hermann et al.

MAX CAFLISCH, TYPOGRAPHIA PRACTICA.

Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1988. tall 4to. grey cloth stamped in blind and in gilt, cardboard slipcase. 355, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 1400 copies. Fine in lightly toned slipcase. An excellently produced new book devoted to the work of the Swiss designer and type historian, Max Caflisch. Text in German. Contributions by Berlincourt, Bertheau, Bosshard, Blum, Gschwend, Darrell Hyder (in English), Jager, Ramseger, Romano, Schmid, Stresow, Unger, Willberg and Hermann Zapf. Filled with illustrations of..... READ MORE about MAX CAFLISCH, TYPOGRAPHIA PRACTICA

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 25210

(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).

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).

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).

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

(Calligraphy).

USA USSR CALLIGRAPHIA.

N.P. International Typeface Corporation and Artists Union of the USSR, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 34, (2) pages. Text in English and Russian. Catalogue of an exhibition of calligraphic arts in the USA and USSR. Essays by Yuri Molok and Christopher Calderhead. Lists of participants and judges. Color illustrations. Covers lightly chipped. READ MORE about USA USSR CALLIGRAPHIA

Price: $17.00 Order nr. 125828

(Calligraphy). Child, Heather.

CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, TWENTIETH-CENTURY TRADITION & PRACTIVE.

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

(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). Macdonald, Byron.

CALLIGRAPHY, THE ART OF LETTERING WITH THE BROAD PEN.

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

(Calligraphy). Welch, Anthony.

CALLIGRAPHY IN THE ARTS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD.

Austin: The Asia Society and the University of Texas Press, (1979). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Asia House Gallery. A collection of 100 works of art dating from the seventh to the nineteenth century. Each one is illustrated and described in detail. The introductory essay examines the origin, function and meaning of calligraphy and describes the tools and materials used. Covers soiled. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY IN THE ARTS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47321

(Calligraphy). Antonozzi, Leopardo.

TRAJAN LETTERS DE CARATTERI DI LEOPARDO ANTONOZZI LIBRO PRIMO ROME MDCXXXVIII.

Madison, WI: The Meles Vulgaris Press, 1972. oblong 8vo. cloth, bottom edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 50 numbered copies, signed by project overseers Donald M. Anderson and Phillip M. Hamilton, and translator Robert J. Rodini, on colophon. A facsimile edition of Leopardo Antonozzi's alphabets of 1638. For description of the original work, see Stanley Morison, Calligraphy 1535-1885 (Milan: La Bibliofila, 1962), pp. 87-9, item 25. Notes on Antonozzi and his alphabets, English..... READ MORE about TRAJAN LETTERS DE CARATTERI DI LEOPARDO ANTONOZZI LIBRO PRIMO ROME MDCXXXVIII

Price: $650.00 Order nr. 121687

(Calligraphy). Atkins, Kathryn A.

MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

With a foreword by James M. Wells.
Boston: David R. Godine, (1988). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 183 pages. With a foreword by James M. Wells. First edition. Comprehensively describes and annotates twenty-two copybooks providing information on the scribe, the printer, intended audience, etc. Also contains a chapter on letter study and a selected bibliography. Well illustrated. Well preserved copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

Price: $225.00 Order nr. 24272

(Calligraphy). Baker, Arthur.

CALLIGRAPHY.

New York: Dover Publications, (1973). oblong 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 155 pages. A sampling of the calligraphy of this well-known type designer. Includes 100 original alphabets as well as single letters, words, sentences and examples of Oriental and abstract calligraphy. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47305

(Calligraphy).

BEAUTIFUL WRITING, AN EXHIBITION IN THE JACK H. & TYBIE DAVIS SATIN RARE BOOK ROOM.

Tulsa, OK: The University of Tulsa, 1991. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Foreword by Sidney F. Huttner. Modern calligraphers. Illustrated in color. READ MORE about BEAUTIFUL WRITING, AN EXHIBITION IN THE JACK H. & TYBIE DAVIS SATIN RARE BOOK ROOM

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104274

(Calligraphy).

THE CALLIGRAPHIC STATEMENT, AN EXHIBITION OF WESTERN AND EASTERN CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING FROM THE 8TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY.

Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1970. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Well-illustrated. Describes 104 items. READ MORE about THE CALLIGRAPHIC STATEMENT, AN EXHIBITION OF WESTERN AND EASTERN CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING FROM...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6234

(Calligraphy).

CALLIGRAPHICS - HANDS & FORMS, RENDERED BY TWENTY-FIVE AMERICAN SCRIBES FOR THE TYPOPHILES.

New York: The Typophiles, 1955. oblong 12mo. cloth, slipcase. xv, 119, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 800 copies. Chapbook 28. Foreword by Paul Bennett followed by 25 short sayings on calligraphy and writing written in calligraphic form by 25 American calligraphers. With biographical information on each in the back. Includes Dwiggins, Beilenson, Armitage, Arnold Bank, etc. Rubbing along edges of slipcase, else fine. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHICS - HANDS & FORMS, RENDERED BY TWENTY-FIVE AMERICAN SCRIBES FOR THE TYPOPHILES

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 17183

(Calligraphy). Chauvin, Léon.

ÉTUDES DE CHIFFRES ARABES.

Paris, France: (Bethune et Plon), 1845. 4to. original stiff paper wrappers. 7+(1); 19+(1) pages. Text in French. A scarce study of the creation of Arabic numerals, with some plates signed by the author. With 19 plates, 10 hand-colored. An absolutely beautiful example of calligraphy. Light chipping to spine and rear corner. Near fine, and very scarce in this condition. READ MORE about ÉTUDES DE CHIFFRES ARABES

Price: $500.00 Order nr. 124041

(Calligraphy). Child, Heather.

CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS.

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

(Calligraphy). Child, Heather.

CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS.

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

(Calligraphy).

A COPYBOOK FROM THE HAND OF AGUSTIN V. ZAMORANO.

With text by George L. Harding, Roby Wentz, and Ray Nash.
Los Angeles: The Zamorano Club, 1974. small 4to. cloth. (xviii) page followed by 7 leaves of facsimile. With text by George L. Harding, Roby Wentz, and Ray Nash. Limited to 250 copies printed by Ward Ritchie for the Zamorano Club. A facsimile of this early 19th century copybook prepared by Zamorano for his friend Don Ignacio Coronel, Los Angeles' first school teacher. READ MORE about A COPYBOOK FROM THE HAND OF AGUSTIN V. ZAMORANO

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 33053

(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

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