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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Woolrich (ME): Thea Wheelwright, 1981. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cards in pocket inside back cover. 72 pages, with six loose cards. Four aliens, apparently collecting writing samples throughout the universe, promise Kerick a ride in their flying saucer if he brings samples when they return. But Kerick hasn't learned writing yet. The gnome Lojor, who knows about calligraphy, comes to help. Cards of italic lettering and text in pocket. Near fine. READ MORE about LOJOR'S LETTERS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 51927
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
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
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Davenport, Iowa: Catfish Press, (1972). 8vo. and 4to. half cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover labels. 32 pages in book and 28 heavy leaves printed on both sides loosely inserted in 4to. portfolio. 2 volumes. Beautifully printed in red, blue and black. The portfolio contains reproductions of alphabets while the book describes the art of calligraphy and explains the plates. Presentation on first blank page "To Dr. Robt. Leslie with warmest regards, E.M. Catich"..... READ MORE about REED, PEN, & BRUSH ALPHABETS FOR WRITING AND LETTERING
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 114279
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
N.P. Privately printed by the Plimpton Press, n.d. small square 8vo. leather-backed boards. 14 pages. Printed by the Plimpton Press with the permission of the author. Leather spine shows wear at head and is rubbed. READ MORE about THE IDEAL BOOK; OR BOOK BEAUTIFUL A TRACT ON CALLIGRAPHY, PRINTING AND ILLUSTRATION AND ON THE...
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 1627
London: Maggs Bros. (1951). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 144 pages. Catalogue no.802. Many plates. Near fine. READ MORE about SEVEN CENTURIES OF COLOUR, 14TH TO 20TH CENTURY, A CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MSS., MINIATURES AND...
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 11753
(Budapest): Magyar Helikon, (1981). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 334, (2) pages. Reprint of second edition, revised. With many illustrations of illuminated manuscript leaves reproduced in full color. Indexed. Translated by Bertha Gaster. Minor rubbing of jacket along edges. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA CORVINIANA, THE LIBRARY OF KING MATTHIAS CORVINUS OF HUNGARY
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 121662
Cambridge: Golden Head Press, 1966. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (vi), 10, (2), xii pages. Limited to 250 copies. With ten plates including two in full color showing examples of the illuminated work of Cousins. Also contains a check list of known illuminations. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 9492
Cambridge: Golden Head Press, 1966. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (vi), 10, (2), xii pages. Limited to 250 copies. With ten plates including two in full color showing examples of the illuminated work of Cousins. Also contains a check list of known illuminations. With the Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 71561
N.P. (Herbert W. Simpson, 1955). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Done entirely in the calligraphic hand of Raymond DaBoll. Folded. READ MORE about HAMLET: TO THE PLAYERS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17325
Paris: Vente aux Encheres Publiques, (1973). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Auction catalogue containing 134 illuminated manuscripts from the collection of Robert Danon. Each item is illustrated, some in color. Text in French. Estimated prices loosely inserted. Minor cover soiling. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIVRES RARES, COLLECTION ROBERT DANON
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 35247
Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 111, (5) pages, plates. Text in German. Detailed study of Fouquet (ca. 1425-1481), 15th century French miniature painter, noted for his handling of architectural details. Frontispiece, tipped in illustrations in text and 76 plates following. Comments on and list of illustrations, table of contents. Minor spotting on a few early pages. Dust jacket lightly soiled; spine sunned. READ MORE about JEAN FOUQUET UND SEINE ZEIT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 116059
