New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1941. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 225 pages. Second edition. Exlibrary with markings. Dust jacket with some minor wear along edges, spine lightly faded. With full color frontispiece of illustration done using the silk screen process. READ MORE about SILK SCREEN PRINTING PROCESS
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New York: Arco Publishing Co., (1963). 4to. sprial bound boards. viii, 212 pages. First edition, first printing. Bookplate. Exlibrary with markings. Covers faded at edges.The author presents in systematic fashion a library of typefaces. Contains over 800 typefaces with 75 featured for analysis. Each featured typeface is shown from A to Z in jumbo size. Introduction by Robert Leslie. READ MORE about ART DIRECTORS' WORKBOOK OF TYPE FACES, FOR ARTISTS, TYPOGRAPHERS, LETTERERS, TEACHERS & STUDENTS
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Marina del Rey, California: Bieler Press, 1998. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, sewn. 37 pages, A technical guide written and designed by Gerald Lange. Digitally set in Stone Print and laser-printed on recycled acid-free Crescent Crest Writing paper. READ MORE about PRINTING DIGITAL TYPE ON THE HAND-OPERATED FLATBED CYLINDER PRESS
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3 Volumes.
New York, NY: Allworth Press, (1994). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, slipcase. xviii, 19-245+(1); xiv, 273+(1); xx, 283+(1) pages. 3 Volumes. A collection of essays on graphic design. Introduction by Steven Heller. Each volume with introduction, acknowledgments, biographical sketches of contributors, and index. Foreword by Heller in Volume 3, in which Rick Poyner contributed to the introduction. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about LOOKING CLOSER: CRITICAL WRITINGS ON GRAPHIC DESIGN
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San Francisco: Fine Print, 1989. 4to. cloth, dust-jacket. (viii), 148 pages. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. An anthology of the most interesting and informative articles published in Fine Print under the title "On Type." Covers a wide range of topics from the sixteenth century to the present day. READ MORE about FINE PRINT ON TYPE. THE BEST OF FINE PRINT MAGAZINE ON TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY
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San Francisco: Fine Print, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 148 pages. First edition. The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography. An anthology of the most interesting and informative articles published in Fine Print under the title "On Type." Covers a wide range of topics from the sixteenth century to the present day. Fine condition. READ MORE about FINE PRINT ON TYPE
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2 volumes.
New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1945. 8vo. cloth. xii,449; vii,527 pages. 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1880-1886 first edition. The most important bibliography of books about the history of printing and fringe areas surrounding the art of printing. The print size in this reprint is enlarged from the original. Near fine. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTING WITH NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
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2 Volumes.
London, England: Bernard Quaritch, 1880, 1884, 1886. 8vo. quarter leather, cloth (Volume I); cloth (Volume II). xii, 449, (3); viii, 412, viii, 115+(1) pages. 2 Volumes. Volumes 2 and 3 are bound together. Introductory comments precede text in all three volumes. Black and white illustrations. Volume II a later edition. Prospectus, portrait of publisher Bernard Quaritch, and newspaper clipping laid in Volume I. Front cover and endpapers separated on Volume I. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTING
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3 volumes bound in one.
London: Holland Press, (1969). thick 8vo. cloth. xii,499+(1); viii,412; (ii),115 pages. 3 volumes bound in one. Reprint taken from the original edition of 1880. The definitive work on printing history. Includes illustrations and many biographical notes. Some spotting of covers. Lacks jacket. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTING WITH NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
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N.P. n.p., 1823. narrow 4to. disbound. (i), 19 + 1 pages. The bill repealing two acts passed in the 39th, 40th and in the 41st years of the reign of King George III which themselves were repeals of acts passed in the reign of King James I all to do with the use of Horse Hides in the making of Boots and Shoes, and for better prevention of damaging raw hides and skins . These..... READ MORE about Bill for Repealing Two Acts
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Introductions by Carey S. Bliss.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 141 pages. Introductions by Carey S. Bliss. One of 500 copies (Heaney A33). This is the first reprinting in facsimile of two important first books on printing in English. The first is Atkyns' The Original and Growth of Printing(1664) which is the first book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first type specimen book, also the first English..... READ MORE about A PAIR ON PRINTING
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Introductions by Carey S. Bliss.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 141 pages. Introductions by Carey S. Bliss. One of 500 copies (Heaney A33). Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy. This is the first reprinting in facsimile of two important first books on printing in English. The first is Atkyns' The Original and Growth of Printing(1664) which is the first book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first type..... READ MORE about A PAIR ON PRINTING
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Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1991. 4to. Japanese cloth with leather spine label. 56 pages. First edition, limited to 230 numbered copies (Berger A50). Henry Morris printed only 160 copies of this book (Leaf Book - Chalmers 198). With introduction by Henry Morris. Discusses the history and invention of one the lesser-known graphic processes. Includes an original complete folio leaf from Achille Collas' Tresor de numismatique-- which was illustrated by this process-- and photographic..... READ MORE about THE ART OF MEDAL ENGRAVING
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Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1999. large 4to. cloth with leather spine label, in special cloth solander case with leather spine. 72, (5) pages, with additional pages of color illustrations. Limited to 150 numbered copies printed at the Bird & Bull Press (Berger A62). Includes chapters on Bird & Bull Incunabula, 19th-Century Security Papers, Lessing J. Rosenwald, Numismata Typographica, Farewell to Papermaking, A History of Die Cutting, The Wurzburg Lithography and more. Includes a...... READ MORE about VIGNETTES, AN ECLECTIC ASSEMBLAGE OF ANECDOTES ABOUT PAPERMAKING
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Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1999. large 4to. cloth with leather spine label, in special cloth solander case with leather spine. 72, (5) pages, with additional pages of color illustrations. Limited to 150 numbered copies printed at the Bird & Bull Press; this is one of the first four numbered copies and is a copy "with extra material" according to the pencil note by Henry Morris in the colophon (Berger A62). Includes chapters on..... READ MORE about VIGNETTES, AN ECLECTIC ASSEMBLAGE OF ANECDOTES ABOUT PAPERMAKING
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North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1979. tall 8vo. quarter leather over decorated paper-covered boards. 123 pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies, this work (Taylor A21) is an excellent, scholarly study, finely printed by Henry Morris. A fine copy. With two original plates intended for Bigelow's book, American Medical Botany shows a plate that Bigelow had meant to use in his work but didn't. "The two illustrations mounted into this study comprise original, engraved..... READ MORE about JACOB BIGELOW'S AMERICAN MEDICAL BOTANY, 1817-1821, AN EXAMINATION OF THE ORIGIN, PRINTING,...
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London: Monotype Corp. 1964. 8vo. later cloth with original paper wrappers bound in. 29 pages plus a frontispiece and eight plates. First edition. (Appleton 346 for Morison). Prefatory note by Frank Francis, Stanley Morison and John Carter. Near fine. READ MORE about PRINTING AND DEMOCRACY
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Oneonta, NY: Henry G. Bishop, 1903. Publisher. (1903), small 8vo., cloth. (xiii), 170, (4) pages. Fourth edition of this book first printed in 1887. A concise, yet exhaustive work, devoted to the practical side of printing. An instructor for the learner and a reference for the advanced. Pencil and ink notes on free endpaper. READ MORE about PRACTICAL PRINTER: A BOOK OF INSTRUCTION FOR BEGINNERS;A BOOK OF REF
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Oneonta, NY: Henry G. Bishop, 1895. Publisher. (1895), small 8vo., original cloth. xiii, 199 pages. Third edition of this book first printed in 1887. A concise, yet exhaustive work, devoted to the practical side of printing. An instructor for the learner and a reference for the advanced. Near fine. READ MORE about PRACTICAL PRINTER: A BOOK OF INSTRUCTION FOR BEGINNERS;A BOOK OF REF
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Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1954. small 8vo. cloth. 48 pages. First edition. Presentation by the author on the front free endpaper. Spine ever-so-slightly faded, else a near fine copy. Foreword by R. Hunter Middleton. Reminiscences by Forgue on the beginning and early days of his career in printing and publishing. READ MORE about POORER RICHARD, AN ALMANACK LONG AFTER FRANKLIN
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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), pp. 265-283. Reprinted from The Library. Presentation from the author dated 1980 on title page. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLADES'S DEBT TO HENRY BRADSHAW AND G.I.F. TUPPER IN HIS CAXTON STUDIES: A FURTHER LOOK...
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With a Memoir of the Author, and List of His Works. By Talbot B. Reed.
Chicago: A.C. McClurg Co., 1891. small 4to. original blue cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. xxviii, 117 pages. With a Memoir of the Author, and List of His Works. By Talbot B. Reed. First U.S. edition. (Appleton p.15). Beautifully illustrated with over 60 reproductions. Contains reproductions of title pages of some of the scarcer books on the history of printing. Ex library copy with markings. Spine partially detached. READ MORE about THE PENTATEUCH OF PRINTING WITH A CHAPTER ON JUDGES.PENTATEUCH OF PRINTING WITH A CHAPTER ON JUDGES
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n.p. n.p., 1965-1967. 8vo. stapled paper wrappers. variously paginated. Separately printed extracts from Le Livre et L'estampe (no 41-52). Seven pamphlets. Fine condition. Very scarce and useful reference. English translation: Essay on the Evolution of some Outstanding Books from 1850 to the Present Day. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about ESSAI SUR L'ÉVOLUTION DE QUELQUES LIVRES MARQUANTS, DE 1850 A NOS JOURS
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Paris et Bruxelles: Les Éditions G. Van Oest, 1928. 4to. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. xi, 99 pages followed by 78 plates. First edition. A study of the beginning of the engraved book in France. With 177 illustrations. With a bookplate indicating that this book came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. Covers soiled. Some chipping of edges of preliminary pages. READ MORE about LES ORIGINES DU LIVRE À GRAVURES EN FRANCE, LES INCUNABLES TYPOGRAPHIQUES
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Translated from the French by Harry Miller Lydenberg.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 225 pages. Translated from the French by Harry Miller Lydenberg. First edition in English. (Appleton p.15). Jacket with piece missing at head of spine. READ MORE about THE ORIGINS OF PRINTING AND ENGRAVING
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