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 and Roderick D. Stinehour (editors).

PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS (PAGA).

Lunenburg: The Stinehour Press, 1953-. 8vo. cloth-backed boards as issued by the publisher. various pagination. Various odd volumes of this periodical in publisher's binding. Includes Volumes, V(4), VI(2), VII, VIII (4), IX(5). Price is per volume. READ MORE about PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS (PAGA

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 75494

(Newspapers). Vyazemskiy B.A., Urlaub M.K.

TEKHNICHESKOYE OFORMLENIYE GAZETY [i.e.TECHNICAL DESIGN OF A NEWSPAPER].

Moscow; Leningrad: Gizlegprom, 1933. 25.4 x 17.5 cm. in original illustrated publisher's wrappers. 216 pages, 1 table. First edition. Illustrated. Wrappers slightly age-toned, a couple of tears of the spine, otherwise a very good, clean cop of this rare book. Written by the Soviet art critics Boris Viazemsky (1899-?) and M. Urlaub, this manual provides detailed information ont he technical design of the newspaper. The book is grounded on the concept that the newspaper design..... READ MORE about TEKHNICHESKOYE OFORMLENIYE GAZETY [i.e.TECHNICAL DESIGN OF A NEWSPAPER

Price: $900.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138159

(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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(Old School Press). Ould, Martyn.

THE FELL REVIVAL.

Bath: Old School Press, 2000. 4to. blue cloth, dust jacket. 204 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 350 copies this being one of the 250 which are bound in full blue cloth and numbered. Bookplate of William Sihler loosely inserted. Fine in fine dust jacket. The fascinating story of the revival of the Fell types in the 125 years from 1864. Includes a bibliographical handlist of books printed in them during that period. It..... READ MORE about THE FELL REVIVAL

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60950

Parker, Roger C.

LOOKING GOOD IN PRINT.

Research Triangle Park: Ventana Press, 1993. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxxvi, 428 pages. Third edition. A guide which outlines the skills necessary to create attractive printed materials, such as advertisements, newsletters, brochures, and manuals. Illustrated with many examples of design techniques. Indexed. Rear corner bumped. Previous ownership stamp on front pastedown.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about LOOKING GOOD IN PRINT

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 56647

Peters, John and Peter M. Van Wingen.

TYPE PUNCHES AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AN INVENTORY.

New York: Columbia University, 1974. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 40 pages. Illustrated. A fine copy. READ MORE about TYPE PUNCHES AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AN INVENTORY

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(Pickering Press).

A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM BULMER PRINTED FROM AN ENGRAVING BY JOHN DEPOL.

N.P.: The Pickering Press, n.d. small 8vo. (2) french fold leaves.
N.P.: The Pickering Press, n.d. small 8vo. (2) french fold leaves. A brief history of the printer/typographer accompanied by a wood engraving by John DePol. Printed by John Anderson at The Pickering Press for Lanston Monotype Company. READ MORE about A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM BULMER PRINTED FROM AN ENGRAVING BY JOHN DEPOL

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(Poltroon Press).

THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOOK TYPES, ILLUSTRATED IN COMPOSITIONS FROM THE CASES AT THE POLTROON PRESS.

First Series
Berkeley (CA): Poltroon Press, 1986. cards (approx. 5.5 x 3.875 in. / 14 x 9.8 cm.) in a folder with flaps. First Series. Revised and expanded. Eleven "typost" cards (like postcards) with a text on the reverse side describing a typeface and printed in that face. READ MORE about THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOOK TYPES, ILLUSTRATED IN COMPOSITIONS FROM THE CASES AT THE POLTROON PRESS

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(Poltroon Press). Twain, Mark.

RECOLLECTIONS OF A COUNTRY PRINTING OFFICE.

Berkeley: Poltroon Press, (1992). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (16) pages. Limited to 200 copies printed as a Keepsake for the Monotype Conference held in Cambridge, MA. A fine copy. Composed, illustrated and printed by Alastair Johnston at his Poltroon Press. Has a section entitled "Some Curious Specimens of Nineteenth-Century Types."From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about RECOLLECTIONS OF A COUNTRY PRINTING OFFICE

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 87644

PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS (PAGA).

Various issues of this periodical.
Lunenburg: The Stinehour Press, 1953-. 8vo. paper wrappers. Per issue. Various issues of this periodical. Various Issues. Have the following available: 1953 - Vol. 1:2 (1), Vol. 1:4 (1); 1954 - Vol. 2:1 (2), Vol. 2:2 (2), Vol. 2:3 (1), Vol. 2:4 (2); 1955 - Vol. 3:1 (2), Vol. 3:2 (3), Vol. 3:3 (2), Vol. 3:4 (1); 1956 - Vol. 4:1 (3), Vol. 4:2 (6), Vol. 4:3 (3), Vol. 4:4 (4); 1957 - Vol. 5:1..... READ MORE about PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS (PAGA

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4791

(Printing equipment). Lanston.

CASTING ROOM MATRIX RECORD.

N.P. n.p., n.d. 4to. paper-covered boards, loose leaf bound. variously paginated. Handwritten information about dashes, advertising dashes, and piece accents. Includes catalogue from Lanston Monotype Machine Co., of Philadelphia. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Many pages soiled. READ MORE about CASTING ROOM MATRIX RECORD

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126381

(Printing).

BOKTRYCKARKONST, HANTVERKETS BOK.

Stockholm: Lindfors Bokforlag, (1937). thick small 4to. cloth with leather spine labels. xi, 571 pages. Massive study of modern aspects of book production written by a series of authors including chapters by Hugo Lagerstrom and Bror Zachrisson. Many illustrations throughout text. Includes a section of paper specimens. Labels faded. READ MORE about BOKTRYCKARKONST, HANTVERKETS BOK

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 32944