Ettenberg, Eugene M.

TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING.

New York: Van Nostrand Co., (1948). 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition, later printing. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Inscribed on free endpaper "March 26, 1949. In memory of a happy day in Utica, To Howard Coggeshall, Gene Ettenberg, O. Alfred Dilman, Lawrence B. Siegfrid" where each of the three have signed their names. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 64359

(Beaumont Press). Flecker, J.E.

THE LETTERS OF J.E. FLECKER TO FRANK SAVERY.

(Westminster: Beaumont Press, 1926). 8vo. quarter vellum with illustrated paper-covered boards. 125+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 390 numbered copies of which this is one of 310 printed on handmade paper. The twenty-first book issued by the Beaumont Press. The typography and binding produced by Cyril William Beaumont on his press at 75 Charing Cross Road, the decorated cover designed by B. Claudia Guercio, and the title page by Randolph Schwabe. These letters..... READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF J.E. FLECKER TO FRANK SAVERY

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(Haas, Robert). Fraser, James H (editor).

ROBERT HAAS, PRINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY. AN EXHIBITION MAY 13-SEPTEMBER 1, 1984.

With an introduction by Hermann Zapf, Appreciation by Paul Standard, and Catalogue by Renee Weber.
Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University, (1984). small 4to. printed paper wrappers. 64 pages. With an introduction by Hermann Zapf, Appreciation by Paul Standard, and Catalogue by Renee Weber. First edition. Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue including many illustrations in color. READ MORE about ROBERT HAAS, PRINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY. AN EXHIBITION MAY 13-SEPTEMBER 1, 1984

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27862

Friedman, Mildred and Phil Freshman (editors).

GRAPHIC DESIGN IN AMERICA, A VISUAL LANGUAGE HISTORY.

With a foreword by Caroline Hightower.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1989). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 264 pages. With a foreword by Caroline Hightower. First edition. Published to accompany an exhibition held by the Walker Art Center. A history and analysis of American graphic design from the nineteenth century to the present. Includes lively interviews with a number of distinguished designers - Matthew Carter, Ivan Chermayeff, Paul Rand, etc. Very well illustrated. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGN IN AMERICA, A VISUAL LANGUAGE HISTORY

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Gent, Thomas.

THE LIFE OF MR. THOMAS GENT, PRINTER, OF YORK WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

Edited by Rev. Joseph Hunter
London: Thomas Thorpe, 1832. 8vo. original cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Gent; iv, 208 pages. Edited by Rev. Joseph Hunter. First edition. (Bigmore & Wyman I, 260). "A very interesting biography of a distinguished country printer. It contains also a number of details relative to the history of typography during the second half of the eighteenth century." Thorpe found this manuscript in an Irish collection he had purchased. Gent had written the manuscript in 1746, 32..... READ MORE about THE LIFE OF MR. THOMAS GENT, PRINTER, OF YORK WRITTEN BY HIMSELF

Price: $325.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96430

Girard, Henri and Henri Moncel.

LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE.

Paris: Henry Babou, (1930). large 8vo. loosely gathered signatures in a paper-covered portfolio, cloth tie. 31, xl leaves of illustration, (3) pages. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. The authors describe the 19th century book. Chapters are devoted to typography and book illustration. Included are 40 plates of illustration. This is the fifth volume in "Les Beaux Livres D'Autrefois" series. Covers lightly rubbed. READ MORE about LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE

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Gottschall, Edward M.

TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TODAY.

Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press, (1989). small folio. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 249 pages. First edition. Studies the expansion of the field of typography with the introduction of the computer. Chapters include "American Design Pioneers," "The Influence of the Private Press," "Typeface milestones," "Bits, Bytes and Typographic Design," and "The Many Faces of Typography Today." Contains over 900 illustrations, more than 500 of which are in color. A fascinating study. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TODAY

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58615

(Goudy, Frederic W.). Goudy, Frederic W.

GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS.

New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, 1978. small 8vo. Paperback. 285+(1) pages. This book is not only Goudy's autobiography, but it is the most complete record to date of his typographic contribution, which has had a major worldwide effect. First published in 1946 as one of the Typophile Chapbooks XIII and XIV, entitled A HALF-CENTURY OF TYPE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, this second edition is available as the student and professional typographer's working tool, as well as..... READ MORE about GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS

Price: $14.95  other currencies  Order nr. 47020

(Jacobi, C.T.). Gray, Thomas.

POEMS BY THOMAS GRAY.

London: Eton College, 1920. large 8vo. vellum, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. (x), 87, (3) pages. Privately printed by C.T. Jacobi for Eton College in the Riccardi Press fount of the Medici Society Limited. Edward Philip Prince, William Morris' punchcutter, later cut type for other private presses, including the Riccardi Press types for the Medici Society. Both typography and type in this book of 29 poems of Thomas Gray still show a strong Morris influence..... READ MORE about POEMS BY THOMAS GRAY

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55092

Gress, Edmund G.

A DASH THROUGH EUROPE, WITH SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY.

New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1923. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper covered boards, wrap-around paper spine label, dust jacket. xxxii, 254 pages. First edition. Gress was the author of THE ART AND PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY and editor of The American Printer. Includes mentions of libraries, bibliophiles and of course printing activities. Jacket is soiled. READ MORE about A DASH THROUGH EUROPE, WITH SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 8976

Guppy, Henry.

EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF PRINTING IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIVE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY.

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1940. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 45 pages. Reprinted (with additions) from the "Bulletin of the John Rylands Library," Vol. 24, No.2, October, 1940. With 18 separate plates. Chipped around edges. READ MORE about EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF PRINTING IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIVE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ART OF...

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Guppy, Henry.

STEPPING-STONES TO THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY.

Manchester: The University Press, 1928. 8vo. cloth, paper cover and spine labels. 45 pages. Reprinted from the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 14 facsimiles. On the Block Book. Covers faded with bottom 2 inches of spine chipped away. READ MORE about STEPPING-STONES TO THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 42034

(Morison, Stanley). Handover, P.M.

STANLEY MORISON, A SECOND HANDLIST, 1950-1959.

With additions and Corrections to the Original Handlist by John Carter.
Bishop's Stortford: Elkin Mathews Ltd., (1959). 4to. blue paper wrappers, stapled with paper cover label. pp.(51)-57. With additions and Corrections to the Original Handlist by John Carter. Reprinted from Motif 3 and published by the Shenval Press Ltd. (Appleton no.212). Issued on the 70th birthday of Morison. READ MORE about STANLEY MORISON, A SECOND HANDLIST, 1950-1959

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4564