New York and London: R. R. Bowker, (1978). 8vo. cloth. xv, 215 pages. Designed to eliminate the detailed marking-up of a manuscript, this book provides name tags for a variety of individual typographic designs. Useful source book for different text settings, house styles, etc. READ MORE about BOOK DESIGN, TEXT FORMAT MODELS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 24181
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 Order nr. 50889
High Wycomb: University Microfilms Limited, (1965). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with a paper cover label. vii, 101 pages. A dissertation reproduced from microfilm by Georgia Mansbridge, friend of Bruce Rogers. She writes about his career and personal life from the eighteen hundreds till his death in 1957. READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS, AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 56903
New York: The Typophiles, 1997. small 8vo. cloth. xiii, 95, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Chap Book, New Series, Number One. Short biography of Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), a reprint of the 1965 Master's Thesis by Mansbridge, who was acquainted with Mr. Rogers during the last decade or so of his life. (Facing the title page is a photo of the author and Mr. Rogers.) There is no discussion of books designed by Mr. Rogers..... READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS: AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 61160
New York: The Typophiles, 1997. small 8vo. cloth. xiii, 95, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Chap Book, New Series, Number One. Short biography of Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), a reprint of the 1965 Master's Thesis by Mansbridge, who was acquainted with Mr. Rogers during the last decade or so of his life. (Facing the title page is a photo of the author and Mr. Rogers.) There is no discussion of books designed by Mr. Rogers..... READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS: AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 105234
New York, NY: The Stone House Press, (1997). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus announcing publication of Bruce Rogers: American Typographer. Folded. READ MORE about Prospectus for BRUCE ROGERS AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132602
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. printed paper-covered boards. 400 pages. "Frank Romano's History of Desktop Publishing is an essential book for anyone studying the field and for many just generally interested in the history of printing and typesetting. You will find information in this book on and around desktop publishing that you are unlikely to find anywhere else -- certainly not all collected in one place." - David Walden..... READ MORE about HISTORY OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 133473
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. softcover. 400 pages. "Frank Romano's History of Desktop Publishing is an essential book for anyone studying the field and for many just generally interested in the history of printing and typesetting. You will find information in this book on and around desktop publishing that you are unlikely to find anywhere else -- certainly not all collected in one place." - David Walden, TUGboat Volume..... READ MORE about HISTORY OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING
Price: $37.50 Order nr. 133734
(TDR)
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Hardcover. 368 pages. (TDR). "A functional, comprehensive, postmodern approach... This reference source places clearly written, succinct explanations at the reader's fingertips." - Miriam, Kahn, SHARP News The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is an encyclopedic reference guide of typographic terms and classification with definitions of form and usage for Latin based writing systems. The second edition, in the works since 2010, has more than..... READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 108705
(TDR)
With a Foreword by Erik Spiekermann
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Paperback. 368 pages. (TDR) With a Foreword by Erik Spiekermann. "A functional, comprehensive, postmodern approach... This reference source places clearly written, succinct explanations at the reader's fingertips." - Miriam, Kahn, SHARP News The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is an encyclopedic reference guide of typographic terms and classification with definitions of form and usage for Latin based writing systems. The second edition, in the..... READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE
Price: $24.95 Order nr. 108706
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, smythsewn: drawn-on, hinge-scored cover; trimmed flush. 40 pages. Full color catalogue written for the Caxton Club exhibition Inland Printers: The Fine-Press Movement in Chicago, 1920-45, held at Columbia College in Chicago, January 15, 2003. Features writings of 12 Caxtonians including: John P. Chalmers, Robert A. Cotner, Kim Coventry, Celia Hilliard, Thomas J. Joyce, Arthur H. Miller, Frank J. Piehl, Susan F. Rossen, Michael Thompson, and..... READ MORE about INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-1945
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 72548
New York: The Moretus Press, (1979). tall 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 77+(1) pages. First U.S. edition. In an age of computer typesetting and lightning-fast printing, and of continuous efforts to hold down ever-soaring costs, the risk of eroding the legibility of the printed work increases every day. But does legibility matter? John Ryder believes that since it is self-evidently of paramount importance to the reader, legibility must also be the guiding principle of the typographer..... READ MORE about THE CASE FOR LEGIBILITY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63399
(Munchen, Germany: Typostudio SchumacherGebler), 1989. 4to. stiff paper binder with spiral rings. (168) pages. A calendar and typographical compendium that serves as a reference book about letter forms, their designers, function and history. Most illustrations were supplied by the contributors and the typeface designers. Sponsored by the German Printers Federation, the Bundesverband Druck. Each pair of facing pages feature a distinct letter form with discussion in French, German and English. Printed with a wide range..... READ MORE about 26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 79502
Volume XI, Number 8, June 1948.
(Atlanta: Higgins-McArthur Company), 1948. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Volume XI, Number 8, June 1948. Many examples of type from Higgins-McArthur. Covers lightly soiled with minor damage and wear to extremities. READ MORE about SEZ HIGGINS=MCARTHUR NUMBER FOR ADVERTISING TYPOGRAPHY AND CALLIGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102459
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, (1954). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 117 pages. Revised edition for Pelican Books. Excellent one volume look at typography. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 16148
London: Faber and Faber, (1963). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 164 pages. Second edition. Excellent one volume look at typography. This edition was edited by David Bland. Lacking the dust jacket, else a fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25161
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, n.d. 8vo. cloth. xi, 137 pages. First U.S. edition. Excellent one volume look at typography. Spine faded. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 31470
London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Jacket price clipped. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 4253
London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Light foxing with wear along front hinge of jacket. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 31664
London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Spine rubbed. No jacket. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 54086
Charlottesville, VA: The Cockescraw Press, 1963. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 13, (3) pages. Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Secretary's News Sheet, No. 50. Frontispiece etching of Smith. Preface by the author. Includes works totally or partially designed by Smith. Text loosely laid in wrappers. READ MORE about CHARLES SMITH: HIS WORK IN BOOK DESIGN: A CHECKLIST
Price: $22.00 Order nr. 119982
Two volumes.
London: Raithby, Lawrence & Co., 1924, 1925. 8vo. cloth. viii,424,(16); viii,380,(12) pages. Two volumes. Fifth edition, new and revised. Volume I contains information on the composing room, book & jobbing composition and machine composition. Volume II discusses press work generally and printing machinery with chapters on color printing, gold printing and embossing. A complete, illustrated reference work for the printer. Near fine. READ MORE about MODERN PRINTING, A HANDBOOK OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY AND THE AUXILIARY ARTS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 4851
Chicago, IL: Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Company, 1951. 4to. self paper wrappers. 12 pages. Extremities are soiled and tanned, with some wear and creasing at bottom corner. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC PRESSWORK, PRINTING PRESS PRODUCTION STUDY FOR PRESSROOM MANAGEMENT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102387
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 6.625 x 9.875 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 176 pages. "The detailed research and design process behind all these fonts (as well as the evolving technology) is conveyed through the many half-tone illustrations in Nancy Stock-Allen's excellent study." - Nancy Campbell, TLS "Carol Twombly... has been billed as 'the first book on type design centered around the career of one woman.' I would argue that it is more important..... READ MORE about CAROL TWOMBLY: HER BRIEF BUT BRILLIANT CAREER IN TYPE DESIGN
Price: $49.95 Order nr. 125344
Number four of the CODE(X) Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2010. 16 pages. paperback pamphlet. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. Number four of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number four of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. This book discusses typography in relation to the fields of graphic design, applied art, and book design. With contents and text already in a book, the book designer has to choose the correct typography and a medium that provides the reader with easy access to the subject matter..... READ MORE about <USUS>, TYPOGRAPHY, AND ARTISTS' BOOKS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107486
