Philadelphia: Lanston Monotype Co., n.d. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Text taken from Goudy, the roman alphabet drawn by Freeman Craw and the whole printed by John Anderson at his Pickering Press. A fine copy. READ MORE about AN ALPHABET FOR PRINTERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 17182
N.P. n.p., 1939. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper labels on spine and front cover. 58, (10) pages. One of 300 copies privately printed to celebrate Goudy's 74th birthday. With 8 photographs of FWG from age 2 through age 35. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 4207
N.P. privately printed, (1938). square 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. A humorous refusal order blank is printed on the third page. Designed and printed by Lewis F. White for the 35th Anniversary of the Village Press. READ MORE about JOE BOWLES ALWAYS CONTENDED THAT GOUDY HAD A REFUSAL ORDER BLANK FOR REFUSING ORDERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 18589
Philadelphia: The Ampersands, (1942). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (10) pages. Limited to 50 copies. Reprint of Goudy's comments accompanied by a portrait of Goudy printed on fine paper in the front and a portrait of Gutenberg in the back. A fine copy. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE FINE PRINTER BEGINS WHERE THE CAREFUL PRINTER HAS LEFT OFF
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 41269
Philadelphia: (Lanston Monotype Machine Co., 1947). tall 8vo. paper wrappers, stapled. (14) pages. Contains tributes to Goudy including a one page tribute from Bruce Rogers and a display of all the faces that Goudy designed for Monotype. A fine copy. Designed by Bruce Rogers. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about FREDERIC WILLIAM GOUDY, ART DIRECTOR TO THE LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY 1920-1939,...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 4195
New York: n.p., 1966. 4to. stiff paper folder with 15 articles and broadsides about Goudy produced especially for this dinner by various pressmen loosely inserted. Includes contributions by Earl Emmons, Roland Baughman, Earnest Calkins, Frances Perkins and others. Some of the tributes have been hand-set. A fine collection of material about one of America's finest type designers. Covers faded. READ MORE about KEEPSAKE TRIBUTE TO FREDERIC W. GOUDY TO COMMEMORATE THE GOUDY CENTENN IAL DINNER, MARCH 8, 1966
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 22058
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1941. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xiv, 114 pages with 17 illustrations. First edition, limited to 1600 copies. The second part of the book contains an essay by Goudy entitled "The Ethics and Aesthetics of Type and Typography." Gift inscription on front pastedown in ink. Near fine. READ MORE about BEHIND THE TYPE, THE LIFE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 13680
N.P. Privately Printed for the author by Edwin Rudge, (1923). small 8vo. boards. (ii), 13 pages. Limited to 400 copies. The paper covering on the head of the spine partially chipped away. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about GOUDY, AN ADDRESS BY TEMPLE SCOTT AT A MEETING OF THE AIGA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 4200
N.P. Privately Printed for the author by Edwin Rudge, (1923). small 8vo. boards, paper cover label. (ii), 13 pages. Limited to 400 copies. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about GOUDY, AN ADDRESS BY TEMPLE SCOTT AT A MEETING OF THE AIGA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19621
Rochester: RIT, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 52 pages. Being the entire issue of this magazine. Articles by Coggeshall, reprints of some of Goudy's works, reproductions of his designs, etc. Slight fading along hinge. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHER DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY, 1965-1947
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 19756
Revised and Enlarged with many Full-page Plates and other Illustrations Drawn & Arranged by the Author.
New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1963. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (xii), 101 pages with 27 full-page plates at the end. Revised and Enlarged with many Full-page Plates and other Illustrations Drawn & Arranged by the Author. Reprint of the revised and enlarged edition. Combines two books with revisions. With a history of lettering and examples of 15 forms of each letter. Near fine. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET AND ELEMENTS OF LETTERING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 17140
Rochester, NY: Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2015. 4to. stiff paper portfolio with all the printed pieces loosely inserted. A collection of pamphlets, brochures, emphmera, and a poster. Introduction by Amelia Fontanel. Contributors include Misha Beletsky (Abbeville Press), Pavel Benes & students, J.E. Purkynê University, Judith Berliner & Steve Matteson (Full Circle Press), Ray Czapkowski (The Old Comp), Mitchel Cohen (The Rochester Arts Center), Ken Daley (Old Dominion University), Bill Durand (The..... READ MORE about THE GOUDY KEEPSAKE PORTFOLIO
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 138442
N.P. GPO, n.d. broadside (22 x 17 inches). Broadside in color showing woodtype. READ MORE about 125TH ANNIVERSARY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 105865
4 volumes.
Stockholm: Graphic Institute, 1954/1948/1947/1948. large 12mo. to 8vo. stapled or sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 117; 44; 12; 16 pages. 4 volumes. Four brochures from the early years of the Graphic Institute in Stockholm: An retrospective of 1954 with four articles (and text illustrations) on typography and printing, a report for 1947-48, introductory brochure of 1947 with photos, and an account of the first 5 years. Occasional soiling or browning; wrappers of "Redogörelse..." are starting to..... READ MORE about GRAFISKA INSTITUTET, 1944-1954, MINNESKRIFT / REDOGORELSE FOR
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52834
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1930. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 121-149. An article in "The Library", Fourth Series, Vol. XI, No. 2, September 1930. Contains a black-and-white map entitled "A Survey of Greyfriars in the 17th Century". Wear at extremities with chips and tears. READ MORE about " GRAFTON AND THE LONDON GREY FRIARS."
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 101325
Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, Incorporated, (1978). 4to. wrappers. (iv), 107+(1) pages. Glossary of terms for the graphic arts and printing. Wrappers slightly soiled. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS GLOSSARY
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 105272
(Madawaska, ME): Fraser Paper Limited, 1962. 4to. paper wrappers, spiral bound. 64 pages. A compilation of feature articles which have appeared in the graphic arts trade during the previous year (1961). A fine copy of this very scarce book. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS PROGRESS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 138883
New York: Dennis J. Grastorf, 1974. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Promotional piece printed by this designer. With initial letter in three colors and printed in an Uncial face. READ MORE about BEGINNING OF THE LETTER FORM KNOWN AS THE UNCIAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 26388
Wilmington: Chas. H. Gray, Printer, 1926. small 8vo. cloth. 80 pages. Stained. READ MORE about A MODERN RECIPE BOOK, 1926
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 66953
Williamsburg: College of William and Mary, 1962. small 4to. plastic ring binding, stiff paper covers. (i), 39 leaves. Items in the Ralph Green Collection on the History of American Printing, along with similar items elsewhere in the Wm. and Mary library. Sort of a bibliography but not in Besterman. 600+ entries. The entry under "Green, Ralph" provides a bibliography of Green's own writings. Reproduced typescript. Covers somewhat soiled. READ MORE about LIST OF BOOKS ON PRINTING, INCLUDING MANY ON TYPOGRAPHY, BINDING, AND THE OTHER GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52482
New York: Tudor Publishing Co., (1940). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 474 pages. Revised edition. With discussion of all possible illustration techniques applicable to the development of advertising. Has many illustrations in text including a number in color. READ MORE about ADVERTISING AND ITS MECHANICAL PRODUCTION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 4220
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1913. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Shaken, else near fine. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF PRINTING CONTAINING IN BRIEF AND SIMPLE STYLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERY...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 4227
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1913. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Small ink stamp on front pastedown. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF PRINTING CONTAINING IN BRIEF AND SIMPLE STYLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERY...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 88454
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1913. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF PRINTING CONTAINING IN BRIEF AND SIMPLE STYLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERY...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 99249
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1913. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Covers rubbed with damaged spot at top of spine. Shaken. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF PRINTING CONTAINING IN BRIEF AND SIMPLE STYLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERY...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 114332
