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(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

Price: $60.00 other currencies Order nr. 62266

(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

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 27862

Frazier, J.L.

TYPE LORE, POPULAR FONTS OF TODAY, THEIR ORIGIN AND USE. THE HISTORY O F THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY SUCCINCTLY RELATED FOR PRACTICAL MEN.

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

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

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 105190

Friedrich, Heinz.

FESTVORTRAG ZUM 100JAHRIGEN BESTEHEN DER TYPOGRAPHISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT.

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

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

Price: $325.00 other currencies Order nr. 96430

Gid, Raymond.

CÉLÉBRATION DE LA LETTRE.

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

Gill, Eric.

AN ESSAY ON TYPOGRAPHY.

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

Gill, Eric.

AN ESSAY ON TYPOGRAPHY.

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

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

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 60323

Gorb, Peter (editior).

LIVING BY DESIGN: THE PARTNERS OF PENTAGRAM.

London, England: Lund Humphries, (1978). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 300 pages. Published for Pentagram Design Partnership. Description of the work of Pentagram partners Theo Crosby, Alan Fletcher, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange, Ron Herron, Mervyn Kurlansky, and John McConnell. Color and black and white illustrations throughjout. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 133333

Gottschall, Edward M.

TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TODAY.

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

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

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 58615

Gottschall, Edward M. (editor).

TYPOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS, ADVERTISING DIRECTIONS 4 (TRENDS IN VISUAL ADVERTISING).

New York: Art Directions Book Co., (1964). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 279 pages. First edition. 30 authorities explore the past, present and future of advertising. Over 450 illustrations. Jacket soiled and chipped. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 8871

(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

Price: $14.95 other currencies Order nr. 47020

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

GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS.

New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, 1978. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 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... READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 47019

Goudy, Frederic W.

TYPOLOGIA, STUDIES IN TYPE DESIGN & TYPE MAKING.

With Comments on the Invention of Typography, The First Types, Legibility and Fine Printing.
Berkeley: University of California Press, (1977). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xix, 170, (2) pages. With Comments on the Invention of Typography, The First Types, Legibility and Fine Printing. Reprint of the 1940 edition. Illustrated. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 1515

Goudy, Frederic W.

TYPOLOGIA, STUDIES IN TYPE DESIGN & TYPE MAKING With Comments on the Invention of Typography, The First Types, Legibility and Fine Printing.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1940. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xix, 170, (2) pages. First edition. Jacket chipped along edges with tears and small pieces missing along top edge. READ MORE

Price: $60.00 other currencies Order nr. 58491

(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

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 55092

Green, Phile.

UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL COLOR.

Pittsburgh: Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, (1995). small 4to. paper-covered boards. viii, 341+(3). Book discusses color in the digital age, including chapters on tone reproduction, scanning, color systems, proofing, and others. Includes "Understanding Digital Color" compact disc, and a slip with CD instructions for Windows and Macintosh computers. Spine edges bumped. Very light shelf wear. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 98990

Gress, Edmund G.

THE ART & PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY, A MANUAL OF AMERICAN PRINTING.

With Reproductions of the Work of the Early Masters of the Craft, and a Practical Discussion and an Extensive Demonstration of the Modern Use of Type-Faces and Methods of Arrangement.
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1917. 4to. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. xx, 202, (8) pages. With Reproductions of the Work of the Early Masters of the Craft, and a Practical Discussion and an Extensive Demonstration of the Modern Use of Type-Faces and Methods of Arrangement. Second edition. Printed in black and red and with tipped-in colored examples. A really interesting look at typography at the beginning of the 20th century. Library of Congress... READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 126738

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

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 8976

Gress, Edmund G.

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. Presentation from Gress on free endpaper. Paper spine label shows wear. READ MORE

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 57550

Gress, Edmund G.

DASH THROUGH EUROPE; WITH SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY.

New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1923. small 8vo. quarter cloth over boards, wrap-around paper spine label. 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. Covers rubbed. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 63535

Gress, Edmund G.

FASHIONS IN AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY 1780 TO 1930 WITH BRIEF ILLUSTRATED STORIES OF THE LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN SEVEN PERIODS.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 8vo. cloth-backed gold paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xxx, 201 pages. First edition. (Hart no.20). Foreword by Frederic Goudy. Gress covers "the various periods at which decided changes in the matter of type design or changed tastes in type arrangement took place." Very interesting gold dust jacket printed in black. Jacket chipped with small pieces missing along edges. READ MORE

Price: $55.00 other currencies Order nr. 16151

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