New York: Art Direction Book Company, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 188 pages. First edition. Nine chapters on the art of typography. Many examples. Minor jacket wear. Ink ownership inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 43203
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. 8vo. quarter cloth with illustrated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 111, (5) pages. First edition of which this is one of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author (Morrow and Cooney, 215). Typography by Graham Mackintosh. Designed by Barbara Martin. Poetry and short essays by the former publisher of Caterpillar magazine. READ MORE
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 70592
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 111, (5) pages. First edition (Morrow and Cooney, 215a). Typography by Graham Mackintosh. Designed by Barbara Martin. Poetry and short essays by the former publisher of Caterpillar magazine. READ MORE
Price: $5.00 other currencies Order nr. 127161
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 111, (5) pages. First edition (Morrow and Cooney, 215a). Typography by Graham Mackintosh. Designed by Barbara Martin. Poetry and short essays by the former publisher of Caterpillar magazine. Biographical sketch of the author, with photograph, follows colophon. READ MORE
Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 127494
Cefn Mawr, Newtown: Solmentes Press, 2002. 8vo. cloth, cloth-covered slipcase. 133, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 250 numbered copies of which this is one of 25 special copies to contain the extra pamphlet Missing Pages. Intended as a Printing for Pleasure for a new generation, this work contains chapters on all aspects of book production. Chapters include: you have an idea, text and illustrations, equipment, paper and ink, typefaces, design, typography, printing... READ MORE
Price: $325.00 other currencies Order nr. 72197
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Well preserved copy. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 2634
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1948. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition, second printing. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Jacket worn with pieces chipped away. READ MORE
Price: $12.50 other currencies Order nr. 21827
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Presentation on free endpaper "To my good friend, George L. McKay, Gene Ettenberg, May 7, 1947" and with a one page handwritten copy of a note to "Gene" thanking him for sending along this inscribed copy. Dust jacket flaps loosely inserted. READ MORE
Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 54395
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Jacket chipped with tears along edges. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 126851
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
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 64359
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., (1954). 4to. cloth. (x), 169, (3) pages. Third edition. Eight chapters on different aspects of typography. Tape marks on endpapers and pastedowns. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 19950
Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. xxvii, not paginated. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the publisher "Chr. Belser Verlag." A limited amount of copies were made available on the market. Under the rubric of "Spiritual Fathers of the Occident," this volume presents 100 title pages accompanied by short essay descriptions. In addition to general information on particular title pages, these descriptions contain... READ MORE
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 55706
Translated by J. Lewis May with an Introduction by Jacques de Lacretelle and Colour illustrations by Pierre Brissaud engraved in wood by Theo Schmied.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1950. small 4to. wove cloth, paper spine label, slipcase, glassine wrappers. xiv, 348, (2) pages. Translated by J. Lewis May with an Introduction by Jacques de Lacretelle and Colour illustrations by Pierre Brissaud engraved in wood by Theo Schmied. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Brissaud (LEC 206). Typography by Sir Francis Meynell with composition at the Curwen Press. Printed by the Marchbanks Press. Fine condition. READ MORE
Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 23311
(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
Price: $60.00 other currencies Order nr. 62266
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
Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 27862
Chicago: Privately printed, 1925. tall 8vo. cloth- backed boards. 114 pages. First edition. Fifteen chapters devoted to the development of different type faces. Illustrated. Fine copy. READ MORE
Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 27951
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
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 105190
München: Typographischen Gesellschaft, 1991. 8vo. paper wrappers. 30, (6) pages. Speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Munich Typographical Society. READ MORE
Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 50603
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
Price: $325.00 other currencies Order nr. 96430
N.P. The Composing Room, n.d. square 12mo. self paper wrappers. 17, (3) pages. A prose meditation on letters, typography, and printing. Text in English. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 51018
Boston: David R. Godine, (1988). 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 133 pages. Facsimile reprint of the revised 1936 edition, with a new introduction by Christopher Skelton. Discussion of composition, lettering, typography, punch-cutting, paper and ink, etc. An important essay. Dustjacket price clipped. Minor soiling and shelfwear to dustjacket. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 24665
Boston: David R. Godine, (1993). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 133 pages. Facsimile reprint of the revised 1936 edition, with a new introduction by Christopher Skelton. Discussion of composition, lettering, typography, punch-cutting, paper and ink, etc. An important essay. Bookplate on inside front cover. READ MORE
Price: $9.95 other currencies Order nr. 37053
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
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 60323
Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press, (1991). small folio. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 249 pages. First edition, second printing. 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
Price: $40.00 other currencies Order nr. 32364
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
Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 58615
