(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
Nieuwkoop: Miland Publishers, 1971. oblong 4to. paper wrappers, slipcase. 41 plates. Facsimile reprint of the 1616 edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Filled with examples of calligraphy. Typographical design: Aldert Witte. Plain cardboard slipcase is worn with pieces missing along edge. Book has some toning at top edge of spine and is bumped. READ MORE about T`MAGAZIN OF T`PAC-HUYS DER LOFFELIJCKER PENN-CONST
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 122195
Nieuwkoop: Miland Publishers, 1971. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Facsimile reprint of the 1554 edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Contains numerous calligraphic examples of initial letters.Covers and spine faded. READ MORE about SETTE ALPHABETI DI VARIE LETTERE
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 122193
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1887. tall 12mo. original paper wrappers. 84 pages. First edition. Filled with illustrations showing writing samples. Front cover is tape repaired and has small pieces missing at corners. READ MORE about MANUAL OF PENMANSHIP DESIGNED TO ACCOMPANY HARPER'S NEW GRADED COPY-BOOKS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 15944
New York: Macmillan, 1984. small 4to. plastic ring binder, stiff paper covers. xi, 84, 117-125 pages, with 16 additional leaves of plates. Revised edition. Materials, sources, letters, pages, relationship of initials and borders, harmony of alphabet and ornament, color, 16 "borders to illuminate," etc. The book itself is a calligraphic specimen, a facsimile of the author's calligraphic manuscript. READ MORE about BORDERS FOR CALLIGRAPHY, HOW TO DESIGN A DECORATED PAGE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51951
(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
Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, 1947. 8vo. cloth. 38 pages. First edition. Contains many illustrations. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY'S FLOWERING, DECAY, AND RESTAURATION WITH HINTS FOR ITS WIDER USE TODAY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 1093
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1927. 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xviii, 108 pages with many illustrations, some of which are in color. Later printing of the 1923 first edition. Jacket spine slightly faded and with only minor wear along edges. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about P'S AND Q'S; A BOOK ON THE ART OF LETTER ARRANGEMENT
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 10560
With an Introduction by Mark Argetsinger.
Rochester: Rochester Institute of Technology, n.d. (1995). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 51+(1) pages. With an Introduction by Mark Argetsinger. Limited to 1000 copies and printed at the Stinehour Press with design by Jerry Kelly. Standard raised funds to help Johnston and received in return a beautiful 8 page letter. This letter is reproduced in facsimile along with text describing this episode. Foreword by David Pankow. Bookplate from APHA on inside front cover. READ MORE about THINKING IN SCRIPT, A LETTER OF THANKS FROM EDWARD JOHNSTON TO PAUL STANDARD, 26 APRIL - 5 MAY 1944
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 42557
Santa Ana: International Letter Arts Network, 1989. 4to. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards with blind stamped titling and cover designs. (x), 72, (2) pages. A full-color reproduction of the original illuminated manuscript handwritten and illustrated by Sheila Waters. Includes a brief biography. READ MORE about UNDER MILK WOOD, A PLAY FOR VOICES. A REPRODUCTION OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BY SHEILA WATERS
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 57538
London, England: n.p., n.d., (c.1844). oblong 4to. quarter leather, marbled paper covered boards, gilt panels on spine, leather tips. I-XXX. DNB XIX, 939-40. Thomas Tomkins (1743-1816), noted for his "boldness of design, inexhaustible variety, and elegant freedom," operated a writing school on Foster Lane, Cheapside, London. According to DNB, the edition of 1777 is the first of four calligraphic works published by Tomkins. Lacking 10 out of 40 plates for a total of 30 plates..... READ MORE about BEAUTIES OF WRITING, EXEMPLIFIED IN A VARIETY OF PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP DESIGNED TO...
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 128276
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
Nieuwkoop: Miland Publishers, 1971. oblong 4to. paper wrappers, slipcase. 30 plates. Facsimile reprint of the 1610 edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Contains a variety of examples of calligraphy. Slipcase tape repaired with piece of spine missing. READ MORE about LUSTHOF DER SCHRIJFKONSTE
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 28699
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
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., (1951). 8vo. boards. 72 pages. First edition. A history of the writing book related to today. READ MORE about WRITTEN BY HAND
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 63616
London: Bloomsbury Books, (1980). thick small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 400 pages. First edition. "This book is the first to provide for the interested layman and the designer a full pictorial history of calligraphy among those nations using the Roman alphabet." Composed mostly of illustrations. READ MORE about THE ART OF CALLIGRAPHY, WESTERN EUROPE & AMERICA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 39971
Cambridge: J. Deighton, and MacMillan & Co., 1849. 8vo. original cloth boards, otherwise disbound. viii, 329+(1) page. First edition. Describes 700 manuscript volumes. Bibliographic entries include annotations regarding contents, illuminations, and foliation. Includes a brief introduction about the catalogue. Some internal nineteenth century library markings. Spine lacking, boards detached. Last leaf provided in photocopy facsimile. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 56222
Mexico: n.p., 1953. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 257 pages. With an introduction by Pablo MartÃnez del Rio. Illustrated history of writing and the alphabet. Library stamp (marked duplicate) on front cover. READ MORE about NEUSTRO ALFABETO, ENSAYO DE INVESTIGACION HISTORICA Y LINGUISTICA
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 41037
Pelham: Bridgman Publishers, (1936). 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 79 pages. Second edition. Three page introduction followed by plates of alphabets. Cary is well known for his collection of books on the history of printing now at RIT and also for his Village Press. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about MODERN ALPHABETS
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 31043
London: Sotheby and Co., 1929. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 70 pages + fold-out illustrations. Sale held March 21-22. 395 lots. Catalogue includes illuminated manuscripts, French illustrated books and fine old and modern bindings. Contains black-and-white fold-out illustrations of manuscripts and book bindings and a full color frontispiece. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Wrappers chipped along edges. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, FINE OLD AND MODERN...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 102426
Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, (1975). oblong small 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 50 pages. First edition. History of the Roman alphabet with reproductions of letters throughout text printed in red ink. Review copy with slip inserted. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE LIVING ALPHABET
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 104905
N.P. The Cherryburn Press, 1981. 12mo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. 16 pages. An essay on legibility in sign systems, focusing in Chinese calligraphy. Samples laid in. Binding torn at back center of spine. READ MORE about SIGNS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 112216
(London: John Roberts Press), n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. A brief introduction. Scarce. READ MORE about GOLD IN MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 50751
New York: Dover Publications, 1982. 4to. paper wrappers. 32 pages. A selection of the unique and distinctive pages from this classic book. Full color throughout. Covers show fading along hinge. READ MORE about BOOK OF KELLS, SELECTED PLATES IN FULL COLOR
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 33959
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1913. small 4to. faux leather with gilt stamp on front cover. 209 pages with 90 illustratons. Bound Xerox of this title. Eleven chapters on all aspects of the development of the alphabet. READ MORE about THE STORY OF THE ALPHABET
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121383
