Results for: Typography

Rosendorf, Theodore.

THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE.

(TDR) With a Foreword by Erik Spiekermann
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Paperback. 368 pages. (TDR) With a Foreword by Erik Spiekermann. "A functional, comprehensive, postmodern approach... This reference source places clearly written, succinct explanations at the reader's fingertips." - Miriam, Kahn, SHARP News The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is an encyclopedic reference guide of typographic terms and classification with definitions of form and usage for Latin based writing systems. The second edition, in the..... READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE

Price: $24.95 Order nr. 108706

Rossen, Susan F. (editor).

INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-1945.

Chicago: The Caxton Club, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, smythsewn: drawn-on, hinge-scored cover; trimmed flush. 40 pages. Full color catalogue written for the Caxton Club exhibition Inland Printers: The Fine-Press Movement in Chicago, 1920-45, held at Columbia College in Chicago, January 15, 2003. Features writings of 12 Caxtonians including: John P. Chalmers, Robert A. Cotner, Kim Coventry, Celia Hilliard, Thomas J. Joyce, Arthur H. Miller, Frank J. Piehl, Susan F. Rossen, Michael Thompson, and..... READ MORE about INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-1945

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 72548

(Roycrofters). Vilain, Jean-Francoi.

ELBERT HUBBARD, THE MESSAGE TO GARCIA, & THE MIKADO.

with 'A Message to Garcia' by Elbert Hubbard and a Translation from Japanese into English by Yone Kichiokaschi of the University of Tokyo
New York: The Typophiles, 2016. 8vo. paper wrappers. 23, (1) pages. with 'A Message to Garcia' by Elbert Hubbard and a Translation from Japanese into English by Yone Kichiokaschi of the University of Tokyo. Limited to 250 copies. A fine copy, inscribed by Vilain to Thomas M. Whitehead on the half-title page. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about ELBERT HUBBARD, THE MESSAGE TO GARCIA, & THE MIKADO

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 137155

Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel.

NINETEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING PRACTICES AND THE IRON HANDPRESS.

2 volumes.
New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and the British Library, 2004. small 4to. unbound sheets. 1152 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Nineteenth-Century Printing Practices and the Iron Handpress is encyclopedic in its examination of printing techniques from the late-seventeenth century through the nineteenth century. Using selected readings from printers' manuals - beginning with Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises on the Whole Art of Printing, 1683, and culminating with John Southward's Practical Printing, 1900 - Gabriel..... READ MORE about NINETEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING PRACTICES AND THE IRON HANDPRESS

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 76433

Ryder, John.

THE CASE FOR LEGIBILITY.

New York: The Moretus Press, (1979). tall 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 77+(1) pages. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine jacket. In an age of computer typesetting and lightning-fast printing, and of continuous efforts to hold down ever-soaring costs, the risk of eroding the legibility of the printed work increases every day. But does legibility matter? John Ryder believes that since it is self-evidently of paramount importance to the reader, legibility must also be the guiding..... READ MORE about THE CASE FOR LEGIBILITY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63399

(Salvage Press). Maher, Alice.

MEMENTO CIVITATEM.

Designed and letterpress printed by Jamie Murphy with studio assistance from Louis Scully.
n.p. (but Dublin, Ireland): Salvage Press, The, 2023. small folio. portfolio, cloth clamshell box. title page, 21 individual folded decorative broadsides, notes page, and colophon, for a total of 24 folded broadsides. Designed and letterpress printed by Jamie Murphy with studio assistance from Louis Scully. Privately printed in an edition of 40 numbered portfolios, presented in a cloth covered solander box. A fine copy. "Responding to the thoughts and actions of six early twentieth century..... READ MORE about MEMENTO CIVITATEM

Price: $4,750.00 Order nr. 138916

(Schiller, Albert).

AN EXHIBIT OF MACHINE-AGE ART: THE TYPE PICTURES OF ALBERT SCHILLER.

SHOWN BY COURTESY OF ADVERTISING AGENCIES' SERVICE COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK.
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, 1948. broadside (21 x 18 1/4 inches). SHOWN BY COURTESY OF ADVERTISING AGENCIES' SERVICE COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK. Descriptions of the 15 exhibition boards accompanied by two examples of Schiller's type pictures. Fold marks. READ MORE about AN EXHIBIT OF MACHINE-AGE ART: THE TYPE PICTURES OF ALBERT SCHILLER

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 105834

(Schiller, Albert).

INTER-AGENCY SUMMER EXHIBITS OF MACHINE-AGE ART,

the Type Pictures of Albert Schiller which were produced ... and are here presented...
N.P. Advertising Typographers Association of America, Inc., 1948. broadside (23 3/4 x 18 1/2 inches). the Type Pictures of Albert Schiller which were produced ... and are here presented. One in a series of posters which accompanied the exhibition. Parts VI to VIII by Schiller are printed here and have accompanying illustrations. Fold mark. READ MORE about INTER-AGENCY SUMMER EXHIBITS OF MACHINE-AGE ART

Price: $70.00 Order nr. 105833

Order Nr. 50949 FORMANALYSE UND DOKUMENTATION EINER SERIFENLOSEN LINEARSCHRIFT AUF NEU ER BASIS:...

Schulz-Anker, Erich.

FORMANALYSE UND DOKUMENTATION EINER SERIFENLOSEN LINEARSCHRIFT AUF NEU ER BASIS: SYNTAX-ANTIQUA.

Frankfurt: D. Stempel, 1969. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 20, (2) pages. Essay analyzing a new sans-serif type face designed by Hans Ed. Meyer. READ MORE about FORMANALYSE UND DOKUMENTATION EINER SERIFENLOSEN LINEARSCHRIFT AUF NEU ER BASIS: SYNTAX-ANTIQUA

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 50949

Order Nr. 79502 26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN...

Schumacher-Gebler, Eckehart (editor).

26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET.

(Munchen, Germany: Typostudio SchumacherGebler), 1989. 4to. stiff paper binder with spiral rings. (168) pages. A calendar and typographical compendium that serves as a reference book about letter forms, their designers, function and history. Most illustrations were supplied by the contributors and the typeface designers. Sponsored by the German Printers Federation, the Bundesverband Druck. Each pair of facing pages feature a distinct letter form with discussion in French, German and English. Printed with a wide range..... READ MORE about 26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 79502

SEZ HIGGINS=MCARTHUR NUMBER FOR ADVERTISING TYPOGRAPHY AND CALLIGRAPHY.

Volume XI, Number 8, June 1948.
(Atlanta: Higgins-McArthur Company), 1948. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Volume XI, Number 8, June 1948. Many examples of type from Higgins-McArthur. Covers lightly soiled with minor damage and wear to extremities. READ MORE about SEZ HIGGINS=MCARTHUR NUMBER FOR ADVERTISING TYPOGRAPHY AND CALLIGRAPHY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102459

Sherbow, Benjamin.

MAKING TYPE WORK.

New York: The Century Co., 1916. 12mo. cloth. 129+(1) pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Minor rubbing to spine ends and corners, else a fine copy. Guide to the use of typography in advertising. READ MORE about MAKING TYPE WORK

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5217

Sherman, Frank M.

THE GENESIS OF MACHINE TYPESETTING.

Chicago: M & L Typesetting & Electrotyping Company, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 52 pages. A series of talks on the origin and early development of various machines. Illustrated. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE GENESIS OF MACHINE TYPESETTING

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 33611

Sichowsky, Richard Von.

TYPOGRAPHIE UND BIBLIOPHILIE.

Hamburg, Germany: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1971. 8vo. paper-covered boards, all edges stained gray. 270, (2) pages. Text in German. Limited to 1400 copies. A collection of essays and speeches selected to celebrate two hundred years of the printing arts. Includes selections by Giambattista Bodoni, William Morris, Stanley Morison, Eric Gill, Jan Tschichold, and Paul Valéry; the selections are printed in different type faces. Also included are separate pages of type samples from various periods and countries. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE UND BIBLIOPHILIE

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 126341

(Silver Buckle Press).

WOOD TYPE SAMPLER.

Madison, WI: Silver Buckle Press, 2008. 8" x 4" loose sheets. 6 samples. Handprinted set of wood type specimen cards from the Silver Buckle Press. These specimens show six major styles of wood type in the collection: Antique, Gothic, Tuscan, Clarendon, Roman and Script faces. Each type is identified on the back of the card. The specimens in Wood Type Sampler were designed and printed by students on staff at the Silver Buckle Press. Cards..... READ MORE about WOOD TYPE SAMPLER

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 102511

Silver, Robert T.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE IN WILMINGTON.

Wilmington: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 70 pages. Preface by Daniel S. Frawley, Mayor, Foreword by John Stephens Crawford, Chairperson of the Delaware Humanities Forum followed by a map and text describing the sculpture work in Wilmington. Photographs by Leigh Frederick. READ MORE about OUTDOOR SCULPTURE IN WILMINGTON

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 67031

Silver, Rollo G.

TYPEFOUNDING IN AMERICA, 1787-1825.

Charlottesville: Univ. Press of Virginia, (1965). 8vo. cloth. xiv, 139, (3) pages. First edition. Lightly worn along edges. Illustrated. Excellent guide to early printing and production of type in America. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about TYPEFOUNDING IN AMERICA, 1787-1825

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 96543

Order Nr. 78881 THE LEIDEN 'AFDRUCKSEL' A TYPE SPECIMEN OF THE PRESS OF WILLEM SILVIUS IN ITS...

(Silvius, Willem). Blouw, Paul Valkema.

THE LEIDEN 'AFDRUCKSEL' A TYPE SPECIMEN OF THE PRESS OF WILLEM SILVIUS IN ITS LAST DAYS (1582), A FACSIMILE WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES.

Leiden: Ter Lugt Press, 1983. folio. stiff paper wrappers. 23 pages. Limited to only 108 copies. With a facsimile of this specimen broadside. Prospectus loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE LEIDEN 'AFDRUCKSEL' A TYPE SPECIMEN OF THE PRESS OF WILLEM SILVIUS IN ITS LAST DAYS (1582), A...

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 78881

Simon, Oliver.

INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, 1946. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 137 pages. First edition, second impression, printed at the Curwen Press in England. Minor crude tape repairs to the head and tail of the spine of the dust jacket, else near fine in near fine jacket. Excellent one volume look at typography. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31563

Simon, Oliver.

INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1963). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 164 pages. Second edition. Excellent one volume look at typography. This edition was edited by David Bland. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 53014

Simon, Oliver.

PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Jacket price clipped. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 4253

Simon, Oliver.

PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Light foxing with wear along front hinge of jacket. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Price: $12.50 Order nr. 31664

Simon, Oliver.

PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Spine rubbed. No jacket. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 54086

(Smith, Charles). O'Neal, William B.

CHARLES SMITH: HIS WORK IN BOOK DESIGN: A CHECKLIST.

Charlottesville, VA: The Cockescraw Press, 1963. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 13, (3) pages. Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Secretary's News Sheet, No. 50. Frontispiece etching of Smith. Preface by the author. Includes works totally or partially designed by Smith. Text loosely laid in wrappers. READ MORE about CHARLES SMITH: HIS WORK IN BOOK DESIGN: A CHECKLIST

Price: $22.00 Order nr. 119982

(Society of Typographic Arts).

TYPE WORKSHOP.

(Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, 1980). 12mo. text loosely laid in portfolio. unpaginated. A portfolio of type specimens from the 1980 workshop of the STA. Includes a descriptive brochure by Mary Underwood, listing of credits, and a number of specimen sheets of various fonts. READ MORE about TYPE WORKSHOP

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 115493

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