Myers, Robin.

ASPECTS OF PRINTING FROM 1600.

Oxford: Oxford Polytechnic Press, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 174 pages. First edition. Contains seven papers presented to the Seventh annual conference on Book Trade History. Includes "The Printers and the Government, 1604-1640" by Sheila Lambert, "English Printers and their Typefaces, 1600-1700" by Derek Nuttall, and "Bertuch: Weimar's Literary Midwife" by Ian Maxted. Illustrated. READ MORE about ASPECTS OF PRINTING FROM 1600

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 26344

Netherclift, Frederick.

THE AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, INTERESTING DOCUMENTS, ETC., EXECUTED IN FAC-SIMILE LITHOGRAPHY BY [F.N.], FIRST SERIES, CONTAINING 60 EXAMPLES.

London: Netherclift and Durlacher, Lithographic Artists and Printers, 1855. folio. original cloth. (102) sheets (each as a leaf or as two pages). Facsimiles of several lines to several pages of autograph letters and other examples of writing by sixty-one historical figures, mostly copied from documents in the British Museum. Transcriptions on lighter paper alternate with facsimiles on heavier stock, with the transcription(s) on the left-hand side and the facsimile(s) on the right. Printing is generally..... READ MORE about THE AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, INTERESTING DOCUMENTS, ETC., EXECUTED IN...

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55180

Pachomov, Viktor Vacilyevich.

KNIZHNOY ISKUSTVO, ZAMUISEL OFORMLYENIYA.

Moscow: Publishing House "Iskustvo" ("Art"), 1961. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 422, (2) pages. The design and making of books from an editorial point of view. Discusses the initial concept, format, typeface, text format, rubrication and decoration, the role of illustration in the design, covers and wrappers, bindings, typography, and book layout and mock-up in various stages. The section on book layout and mock-up is rather lengthy, with many examples of mock-ups from actual practice..... READ MORE about KNIZHNOY ISKUSTVO, ZAMUISEL OFORMLYENIYA

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 51930

Perrotta, Isabella.

TIPOS E GRAFIAS.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Viana & Mosley, (2005). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 101, (3) pages. Text in Portuguese. A history of typography with studies of 23 Brazilian typographers and designers. Biographical sketches of designers. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about TIPOS E GRAFIAS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 125176

Polites, Nicholas.

THE PRINT CASEBOOKS, FIRST ANNUAL EDITION, THE BEST IN COVERS.

Washington: RC Publications, Inc., (1975). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 95+(1) pages. Contains 90 examples of current covers. Well illustrated. An interesting design book. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about THE PRINT CASEBOOKS, FIRST ANNUAL EDITION, THE BEST IN COVERS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121241

(Zapf, Hermann and Gudrun). Prestianni, John.

CALLIGRAPHIC TYPE DESIGN IN THE DIGITAL AGE: AN EXHIBITION I HONOR OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HERMANN AND GUDRUN ZAPF.

(San Francisco, CA): Gingko Press, (2001). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 158, (6) pages. Exhibition of type designs and calligraphy presented by the Friends of Calligraphy at the San Francisco Public Library, September-October 2001. Table of contents, foreword by Linnea Lundquist, introduction and essays, select bibliography, lists of contributors and donors, acknowledgments and credits. Illustrations throughout. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHIC TYPE DESIGN IN THE DIGITAL AGE: AN EXHIBITION I HONOR OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF...

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121701

(Dov Press). Rand, Harry.

THE CLOUDS.

Washington, D.C. Dov Press, 1996. 4to. gray cloth with darker gray morocco spine printed in palladium, publisher's slipcase. (iv), 31, (3) pages. Limited to 55 numbered copies, this is one of 25 regular signed copies. With ten original lithographs by Elaine Kurtz. Eight full-page lithographs handpulled by Judith Solodkin in collaboration with the artist at Solo Impressions, New York, with two double-page images of approximately 14" x 20"; many images required multiple plates and the..... READ MORE about THE CLOUDS

Price: $1,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61409

Reed, Talbot Baines.

A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF ENGLISH TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no.99). Many illustrations. With a calligraphic presentation from Richard Ellis to John Anderson on the front pastedown and a wonderful page inscription by Ellis to Anderson wishing him success upon his move to California. Nice association item. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4803

Reed, Talbot Baines.

HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF ENGLISH TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no. 99). Many illustrations. Tape repair to jacket in corner. Bookplate. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 73410

(Marble Hill Press). Reed, Talbot Baines.

OLD & NEW FASHIONS IN TYPOGRAPHY.

New York: Marble Hill Press, (1965). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 22, (2) pages. A keepsake edition, limited to 100 copies for private distribution. A reprint of a paper read before The Society of Arts in London, April 16, 1890, taken from the Vol. I, No. 3, 1920 issue of "Ars Tyographica." Printed by George Sas from handset De Roos and Jessen types in black, with margin titles in ochre. Sewn into a pale green..... READ MORE about OLD & NEW FASHIONS IN TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 47122

Reiner, Imre.

DAS BUCH DER WERKZEICHEN.

St. Gallen: Verlag Zollikofer & Co., 1945. small 4to. boards. 122 pages. First edition. A study of monograms, marks and ornamentation. 288 illustrations done in black and red. Pastedowns and endpapers show age darkening. READ MORE about DAS BUCH DER WERKZEICHEN

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25746

(Posters). Richmond, Leonard (editor).

THE TECHNIQUE OF THE POSTER.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1933. 4to. cloth. xii, 208, (iv) pages. A collection of essays about the art of poster design from ten different authors. Over a hundred black-and-white illustrations. It should have 77 pasted color plates, but 24 have been torn from the book. Former library book with usual markings. Several minor tears at the edges of pages and near the remaining pasted-down color plates. READ MORE about THE TECHNIQUE OF THE POSTER

Price: $185.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96618

Rodenberg, Julius.

GROSSE UND GRENZEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE.

Stuttgart: C.E. Poeschel, 1959. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 204 pages. A consideration of the basic issues of typography, especially work in the last 70 years. Illustrated with many examples of fine typography. Indexed. Jacket slightly yellowed. READ MORE about GROSSE UND GRENZEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 50889