McGuinne, Dermot.

IRISH TYPE DESIGN: A HISTORY OF PRINTING TYPES IN THE IRISH CHARACTER.

with a foreword by Hendrik D.L. Vervliet
Dublin: National Print Museum, 2010. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 236 pages. with a foreword by Hendrik D.L. Vervliet. Second edition. The designing of special type for printing Irish language texts began in the late sixteenth century and lasted into our own day, attracting the attention of many leading political and religious figures -Elizabeth I; Irish Franciscans in exile on the Continent; and at one point even Napoleon I - as well as scholars such..... READ MORE about IRISH TYPE DESIGN: A HISTORY OF PRINTING TYPES IN THE IRISH CHARACTER

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 104563

(Meadow Press). McLellan, Leigh.

ARTIST'S PROOF: BRIEF HISTORY, TYPE SPECIMEN AND CHECKLIST OF THE MEADOW PRESS.

San Francisco, CA: Meadow Press, 1990. 4to. text loosely laid in portfolio. 23, (3) pages. Limited to 100 copies. Introduction, brief history of the Meadow Press, table of contents, Type specimens used by the press. Errata and corrigenda. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about ARTIST'S PROOF: BRIEF HISTORY, TYPE SPECIMEN AND CHECKLIST OF THE MEADOW PRESS

Price: $135.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132847

Merriman, Frank.

A.T.A. TYPE COMPARISON BOOK.

N.P. Advertising Typographers Association of America, (1965). tall 8vo. cloth. xv, 134, index. Over 1000 display faces are presented. An excellent guide for someone interested in the styles of types that have been developed. Near fine. READ MORE about A.T.A. TYPE COMPARISON BOOK

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9649

(Miniature Books).

TYPE FACES: A CRITICAL ESSAY.

Ann Arbor, MI: The Quilkin Press, 1974. miniature book (5.9 by 4.1 cm.). stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 8, (2) pages. Bradbury, Quilkin Press, 1. A whimsical look at eight type faces. READ MORE about TYPE FACES: A CRITICAL ESSAY

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133399

(Miniature Books).

A LITTLE BLACK BOOK.

Marcham: Alembic Press, The, 1995. miniature book (7.2 x 6 cm). sewn in eight sections with a Coptic binding in heavy textured black boards. 63 pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies. Printed by hand by Claire Bolton at her Alembic Press. A type specimen book demonstrating the collection of blackletter faces in the Alembic Press archives. Printed in black and red. A fine copy. READ MORE about A LITTLE BLACK BOOK

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 41892

(Miniature Books).

ORIENTAL SAYINGS: AN EXERCISE IN USING SMALL TYPES.

(Overland Park, KS): Scott Free Press & Papermill, 1987. miniature book (6.0 x 4.9 cm). stiff paper wrappers. 30, (6) pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by publisher Duane C. Scott (Bradbury, Scott Free Press 5). Samples of type faces used by Scott. Covers are printed on paper handmade by the press. Small label of private collector in corner of back free endpaper. READ MORE about ORIENTAL SAYINGS: AN EXERCISE IN USING SMALL TYPES

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 118456

(Miniature Books). Sherman, E. Helene.

BEAU-BEAU'S 1 2 3.

(Sudbury, MA: Kurbel Books, 1984). miniature book (6 x 6 cm). embroidered cloth covers with small metal dog attached to a ribbon as a bookmarker. Printed accordian style with 21 leaves. Limited to 200 numbered copies (Bradbury, Kurbel 4). Art by E. Helene Sherman, Layout by Robert E. Massmann and frontispiece portrait by Fred G. Moynlhan, Jr. Ten stages in this dog's life as told in illustrated pictures with hand-colored numbers. This special edition of..... READ MORE about BEAU-BEAU'S 1 2 3

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 117169

MONOTYPE NEWSLETTER.

London, England: The Monotype Corporation, 1934-71. 4to. self paper wrappers. variously paginated. Various issues. Have the following available: Monotype House No. 50, Sept 1956 (1); No. 55, Aug 1958 (1); No. 56, Dec 1958 (1); No. 58, Oct 1959 (1); No. 59, Jul 1960 (1); No. 61, Apr 1961 (1); No. 63, Sept 1961 (1); No. 64, Dec 1961 (1); No. 65, Mar 1962 (1); No. 67, Sept 1962 (1); No. 68, Dec 1962 (1);..... READ MORE about MONOTYPE NEWSLETTER

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132448

Morison, Stanley.

JOHN FELL, THE UNIVERSITY PRESS AND THE "FELL" TYPES THE PUNCHES AND MATRICES DESIGNED FOR PRINTING IN THE GREEK, LATIN, ENGLISH, AND ORIENTAL LANGUAGES BEQUEATHED IN 1686 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BY JOHN FELL.

Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1967. folio. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 278, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies and printed on rag paper "from hand-set type cast at the Press in the matrices given by Fell." (Appleton no.227). "This magnificent folio is one of the most impressive pieces of bookmaking this century." Contains a history of Fell and the press, the development of the Fell types with catalogues of each, a bibliography of Fell's..... READ MORE about JOHN FELL, THE UNIVERSITY PRESS AND THE "FELL" TYPES THE PUNCHES AND MATRICES DESIGNED...

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 11273

Mosley, James.

BRITISH TYPE SPECIMENS BEFORE 1831; A HAND-LIST.

Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 70 pages. Occasional Publication No. 14. Corrected and updated supplement to Berry and Johnson's bibliography of British type specimen books. Gives locations, an appendix of printer's specimen books and a chronological list of specimens. A valuable supplement. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BRITISH TYPE SPECIMENS BEFORE 1831; A HAND-LIST

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 11740

(Nash, Ray).

RN. A FRESH APPROACH.

New York: n.p., 1955. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers - hand bound. no pagination. This title was dedicated to Ray Nash by his students on his birthday in 1955. Each page is hand printed by individual students. The book has a variety of wood cuts and prose in crisp black ink. Some wear exists at the heel of the cover and at both ends of the spine. READ MORE about RN. A FRESH APPROACH

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 91537

(Occidental College Library Press). Hornby, C.H. St John.

SUBIACO, A LETTER FROM C.H. ST. JOHN HORNBY TO ROBERT GEORGE COLLIER PROCTOR.

(Los Angeles: Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, 1982). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (4) pages. Printed by Tyrus G. Harmsen at the Occidental College Library Press in an edition limited to 150 copies for members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, on the occasion of their joint meeting, October 9-10, 1982. Prefatory note by Harmsen. The Subiaco was modelled after the first type of Sweynheym and Pannartz, with which they had printed three books in 1465. READ MORE about SUBIACO, A LETTER FROM C.H. ST. JOHN HORNBY TO ROBERT GEORGE COLLIER PROCTOR

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Pankow, David (Editor).

AMERICAN PROPRIETARY TYPEFACES.

New York: American Printing History Association, 1998. 8vo. cloth. 176, (4) pages followed by 38 plates. This book is a fascinating survey of typefaces developed in America after 1892 and intended for composition in metal for the use of an individual or press. It includes essays by the following: Susan Otis Thompson on American Arts & Crafts typefaces, Martin Hutner on the Merrymount Press, Herbert Johnson on Bruce Rogers's Centaur type, Cathleen Baker on Dard..... READ MORE about AMERICAN PROPRIETARY TYPEFACES

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97457