(Limited Editions Club). Thackeray, William Makepeace.

THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY.

2 volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. thick 8vo. embossed cloth, slipcase. xx,366; x,348,(2) pages. 2 volumes. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Stewart (LEC 327); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd. with typography by John Lewis. With an Introduction..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126115

(Ludwig & Mayer).

ANSPRACHE AN HERRN FRANZ LAVER MORITZ ANLÄßLICH DER FEIER SEINES FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN JUBILÄUMS A, 1. APRIL 1935.

Frankfurt am Main: Firma Ludwig & Mayer, (1935). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper envelope. (9) pages. First edition. A speech delivered to Franz Moritz on the occasion of his 50th year with the typefoundry Ludwig & Mayer. Richard Ludwig extols his employee's service. In German. Light foxing to covers. Small tears on envelope. READ MORE about ANSPRACHE AN HERRN FRANZ LAVER MORITZ ANLÄßLICH DER FEIER SEINES FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN JUBILÄUMS...

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63200

Mackellar, Thomas.

AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING EVERY DEPARTMENT OF A PRINTING OFFICE.

Philadelphia: MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan, 1885. 8vo. original cloth. xiv, 13-384, (6) pages. Fifteenth edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II,3; ATF Cat. 1512). A reprint of the fourteenth edition with a brief note on this fifteenth edition and a few other changes. Rubbed at spine ends. Front inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING EVERY...

Price: $135.00  other currencies  Order nr. 23167

(Maps). Ehrenberg, Ralph E.

GEOGRAPHY AND MAPS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE.

Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1996. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 84 pages. A catalogue of maps and geographical material in the collection of the Library of Congress. Includes globes, atlases, terrain models, and aerial photographs. Discusses topographical material from the Romans to digital equipment of the present. READ MORE about GEOGRAPHY AND MAPS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 70881

(Marion Press). Larremore, Thomas A. and Amy Hopkins Larremore.

THE MARION PRESS, A SURVEY AND A CHECKLIST.

With Incidental Alarums, and Excursions Into Collateral Fields. Checklist by Joseph W. Rogers.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1981. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 271 pages. With Incidental Alarums, and Excursions Into Collateral Fields. Checklist by Joseph W. Rogers. Reprint of the 1943 first edition which was printed in a very small number. Spine of jacket faded, else near fine. Frank E. Hopkins set up a press in the attic of his "Red House" in Jamaica, New York in 1896 and named it after his daughter Marion..... READ MORE about THE MARION PRESS, A SURVEY AND A CHECKLIST

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 75444

McLean, Ruari.

HOW TYPOGRAPHY HAPPENS.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition. Noted English typographer, Ruari McLean, discusses the evolution of typography as an art form. Looking at the work of other well known typographers in England, Europe and America, the author examines the development of typography, starting in the 17th century with Moxon's Mechanick Exercises and progresses to the work of Jan Tschichold and his contemporaries. READ MORE about HOW TYPOGRAPHY HAPPENS

Price: $21.95  other currencies  Order nr. 56809

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. Fine condition. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 40391

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

New York: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First U.S. edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $42.50  other currencies  Order nr. 98612

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122185

McQuiston, Liz.

GRAPHIC AGITATION.

Social and political Graphics since the Sixties
(London: Phaidon Press, 1993). large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 240 pages. Social and political Graphics since the Sixties. Filled with color and black-and-white images. Visually stunning. READ MORE about GRAPHIC AGITATION

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96340

Meggs, Philip B.

A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, (1998). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xvi), 510, (6) pages. Third edition. A complete and comprehensive study of the development of graphic design from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97880

Middendorp, Jan.

DUTCH TYPE.

Berlin, Germany: Druk Editions, 2018. 4to. paper-covered boards, illustrated endpapers. 320 pages. Reprint edition of the 2004 first edition. Acknowledgments, table of contents, introduction, bibliography, indices of names and typefaces, credits. A study of typefaces and letterforms developed by Dutch designers. Includes a historical overview of printing in the Netherlands from the 15th century, but focuses on the 20th century. Considers individual designers, as well as centers of activity such as The Hague and Arnhem..... READ MORE about DUTCH TYPE

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135575

Moran, James.

L' ECOLE DE LURE.

1958. small 4to. stiff paper portfolio containing the text. pp.35-38. Reprinted from The Penrose Annual, Volume 52, 1958. Discussion of this annual meeting of people interested in typography. READ MORE about L' ECOLE DE LURE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 32684