AMERICAN NUMBERING MACHINES.
N.P. American Type Founders, n.d. (circa 1949). 12mo. self paper wrappers. (12) page foldout. Illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN NUMBERING MACHINES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 94863
N.P. American Type Founders, n.d. (circa 1949). 12mo. self paper wrappers. (12) page foldout. Illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN NUMBERING MACHINES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 94863
Philadelphia, PA: J. T. Bowen, 1924. four 4to broadsides. Seven color printed samples from John J. Audubon's Bird of America printed by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia, PA. Birds featured in the collection are: Smith's Lark Bunting, Blue Mountain Warbler, Sching's Sandpiper, Small-Headed Flycatcher, Cara Cara Eagle, Ground Dove, and Stellers Jay. Very minor foxing to the broadsides, else near fine condition. READ MORE about Seven color printed lithographic engravings of John J. Audubon's 'Birds of America' by J. T. Bowen
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 138220
A History and a Catalogue.
Stockholm: Norstedt Tryckeri, 1983. 4to. single sheet, folded twice. (4) pages. A History and a Catalogue. NOTE: THIS IS FOR THE PROSPECTUS ONLY. Limited to 1800 copies. Norstedts, the Swedish Royal Printing Office, has a collection of about 20,000 matrices made between 1500 and 1850 by such famous founders as Francois Guyot, Robert Granjon and P.S. Fournier le jeune. In addition to the history of the firm, Axel-Nilsson has reproduced hundreds of specimens by casting..... READ MORE about Prospectus for TYPE STUDIES, THE NORSTEDT COLLECTION OF MATRICES IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY OF THE ROYAL...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 140094
Stockholm: Norstedt Tryckeri, 1983. 4to. cloth. 199 pages. Limited to 1800 copies. A near fine copy. Norstedts, the Swedish Royal Printing Office, has a collection of about 20,000 matrices made between 1500 and 1850 by such famous founders as Francois Guyot, Robert Granjon and P.S. Fournier le jeune. In addition to the history of the firm, Axel-Nilsson has reproduced hundreds of specimens by casting new type from the original matrices. An important history of typefounding..... READ MORE about TYPE STUDIES, THE NORSTEDT COLLECTION OF MATRICES IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY OF THE ROYAL PRINTING...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 170
(Chimaltenango, Guatemala: Departamento de Chimaltenango), 1994. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Spanish. A biographical history of printing in Guatemala. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about LA HISTORIA DE LA IMPRENTA: BIOGRAFIAA CELEBRES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 119825
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1949. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. A listing of individuals with brief commentary on their situation. Text includes A. R. Tommasini and former Minnesota state senator and judge Earl Gustafson. Text lists photographer as William Miner, but contains no photographs. Fading on spine. Fading, creasing and small tears along edges of paper wrappers. READ MORE about JUST REMEMBERING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 98910
New London: The Babcock Printing Press Manufacturing Co., n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1) pages. A catalogue for the parts of the nos. 5 to 12 four-roller optimus presses. Illustrated in black and white. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE BABCOCK OPTIMUS PRESSES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 58713
(London, England: Bacon & Donkins, 1819). loose illustration, 11 1/2 by 9 inches. Illustration of the Bacon & Donkins press, identified as Plate III. With typescript descriptive text. READ MORE about PRINTING. MESSRS BACON & DONKINS PRINTING MACHINE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 120333
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1995). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (iii), 259 pages. First Edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. This book offers an interesting perspective on printing and typography, book design and illustration, and modernism and publishing during an era of great change.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TRADING WORDS; POETRY, TYPOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE MODERN LITERARY ECONOMY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50230
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1978. 8vo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. 28 pages. Fifth of R.R. Bowker Memorial Lectures, New Series. READ MORE about THE TRADITIONAL BOOK IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 18397
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2020. 8vo. paper wrappers. 340 pages with 220 color illustrations. First edition. This collaboration, edited by Dr. Cathleen Baker and Rebecca M. Chung, brings together various essays that provide an introduction to the history of women in the production of printed texts. The text, in particular the final essay, cover all the way up to the present time period (2016-2019), making this a valuable reference book for current academic..... READ MORE about MAKING IMPRESSIONS: WOMEN IN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 138595
Tokyo: Asian Cultural Centre for Unesco, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. A booklet reporting on the success of a training program, sponsored by UNESCO, which featured Japanese instructors teaching book and magazine production methods. READ MORE about REPORT: THE THIRD MOBILE EXPORTS TEAM FOR THE BOOK PRODUCTION TRAINING COURSES IN BANLADEXH AND...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 47805
Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman.
London: Printing Historical Society, 1976. 8vo. cloth. xxiv, (ii), 24 (8 pages of plates), 28, xxv-xl pages. Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman. Important study. A fine copy. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about HENRY BANKES'S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 15774
Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman.
London: Printing Historical Society, 1976. 8vo. cloth. xxiv, (ii), 24 (8 pages of plates), 28, xxv-xl pages. Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman. Important study. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about HENRY BANKES'S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 97957
New York: Pergamon Press, 1962. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 288 pages. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Printing Research Institutes held in 1961. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about PROBLEMS IN HIGH SPEED PRINTING THE INFLUENCE OF PRINTING SPEED AND PRESSURE ON PRINT QUALITY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 343
Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1969. square 8vo. paper wrappers. x, 39 pages. An essential guide to the study of French printing manuals. Fine condition. READ MORE about FRENCH LETTERPRESS PRINTING A LIST OF FRENCH PRINTING MANUALS AND OTHER TEXTS IN FRENCH BEARING...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 57688
Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation
Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, (1980). 4to. cloth. (xii), 149, (3) pages. Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation. With a preface by Larry Booth. Includes sections on Technical Evolution of Processes, Raw Materials and Processing Procedures, and Permanence and Preservation of Photographic Materials. Original paper wrappers bound in. Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, corners bumped. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN USE BEFORE 1880
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 99439
London: Faber and Faber, (1970). small 8vo. cloth. 104 pages. A study of the problems concerning photocopying material as related to copyright material and copyright proprietors. Postscript by author, and bibliography. Presentation from the author to Sigfred Taubert dated 1970 on free endpaper. READ MORE about PHOTOCOPYING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45241
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 54276
Rochester: The Press of the Good Mountain, (1971). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Limited to 50 copies. Minor toning to the half-title page, else a fine copy. Reprint of this very scarce account of typesetting, a process which would soon become obsolete with the advent of mechanical typesetting machines. READ MORE about COLLATION OF FACTS RELATIVE TO FAST TYPESETTING, BEING HINTS AND SUGGE STIONS ON THE ART OF RAPID...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 42103
Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, (1965). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 245 pages. First edition. Jacket rubbed with tears to edges. Else a fine copy. An early look at this rapidly evolving field. A rare book. READ MORE about COMPUTER TYPESETTING, EXPERIMENTS AND PROSPECTS
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 28076
Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2013. 8.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 128 pages. À la Mode Française: La Lithographie aux Estats-Unis, 1820-1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American lithographic industry and American visual..... READ MORE about À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 118846
Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2013. 8.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 128 pages. À la Mode Française: La Lithographie aux Estats-Unis, 1820-1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American lithographic industry and American visual..... READ MORE about À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 125059
Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2012. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 100 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. With a French Accent: American Lithography to 1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American..... READ MORE about WITH A FRENCH ACCENT: AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHY TO 1860
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 114981
N.P. Georgetown University, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iii, 13 pages. An exhibition catalogue with a foreword and 120 entries. Near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF AMERICAN FINE PRINTING, AN EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101736