Elizabeth (NJ): American Type Founders, n.d. 4to. stiff folded sheet. (4) pages. One page of Stymie specimens, 2-page ad for a new Kelly press, and one page promoting "ATF Mix" (a kind of press roller cleaner?). A near fine copy. READ MORE about ANOTHER USEFUL STYMIE, STYMIE BOLD CONDENSED
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52469
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Founders, 1956. specimen sheets are 19 x 26.5 cm. wooden hinged box containing a large number of individual broadsides containing type faces in full alphabets printed on heavy paper. Box with light rubbing. A complete set from 1-88 (with some typefaces having various examples) for a total of 112 yellow specimen sheets. The yellow and green cards are numbered in the upper right corner. Also includes an additional preliminary contents sheet..... READ MORE about ATF ALPHABETS
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 33295
Elizabeth: American Type Founders, n.d. (circa 1960). 4to. paper wrappers. 24 pages. Printed in red and black. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about ATF TYPOGRAPHIC ACCESSORIES, SPECIMEN CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 4968
Elizabeth: American Type Founders, (1961). 4to. paper wrappers. 30 pages. Printed in two colors. READ MORE about ATF TYPOGRAPHIC ACCESSORIES, SPECIMEN CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 33716
Jersey City: American Type Founders, (1934). 4to. cloth. 208 pages. Hundreds of founts shown including some printed in red and black. Cracked spine. READ MORE about BOOK OF AMERICAN TYPES, STANDARD FACES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5232
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Foundry, n.d. (after 1933). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. With a number of woodcuts and other illustrations. "Adapted by Morris Benton from a face cut about 1790 by William Martin for William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press in London." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 55. A variant of this specimen booklet bound into a larger heavy paper wrapper printed with "Bulmer." Some wear to edges. Staining on rear..... READ MORE about BULMER ROMAN AND BULMER ITALIC, FROM THE TYPES USED BY W. BULMER AT THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 1790-1819
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109485
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Foundry, n.d. broadside (8 1/2 x 11 inches) printed on both sides. Series Number 497 issued by ATF. Printed in two colors. "Adapted by Morris Benton from a face cut about 1790 by William Martin for William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press in London." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 55. READ MORE about BULMER ROMAN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109493
N.P. American Type Founders, 1953. 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Catalogue of ATF type faces. Listing of faces and sizes unavailable after July 31, 1954, tipped in. A fine copy in the original envelope. READ MORE about DESCRIPTIVE INDEX ATF FOUNDRY TYPES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109154
Elizabeth: American Type Founders, n.d. (circa 1955). 4to. sheets inserted into a spiral metal binder. variously paginated. A selection of new designs and revivals from the American Type Founders, which is a valuable tool for the printer, typographer, art director and production man. Included are specimen reproductions of all currently manufactured ATF type faces and accessories in the various sizes including Lydian, Bodoni, Caslon, and others. A near fine copy. READ MORE about DESIGN WITH TYPE PLANNING BOOK
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 58749
Elizabeth (NJ): American Type Founders, n.d. small 16mo. glassine envelope, folded sheet, two cast type examples loosely inserted. The Lord's Prayer cast on type from an ATF matrix. Two examples, the smallest being only 4 points in size. You will need really good magnification to read this! Explanatory sheet wrinkled and soiled. READ MORE about THE ENTIRE LORD'S PRAYER ON A SINGLE TYPE
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 116564
N.P. American Type Founders, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (22) pages. Printed in black and orange. With foldout. A near fine copy. READ MORE about GOUDY EXTRABOLD & GOUDY EXTRABOLD ITALIC, TWO PUBLICITY TYPES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 33110
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Foundry, n.d. (circa 1952). broadside (8 1/2 x 11 inches). Series Number 702 issued by ATF. "Heritage is a carefully crafted contemporary script, designed for ATF by Walter H. McKay about 1952." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 179. Was folded twice at one time leaving fold lines. READ MORE about HERITAGE ... THE LASTING TYPE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109495
N.P. American Type Founders, (circa 1909). 4to. original cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards. 250 pages. Spine has been rebacked with new cloth. Title page loose yet present. Some pages starting to separate. Corners rubbed down. New gutters. Issued shortly before the famous ATF Line Type Catalogue as text on the inside front cover states that the prices in this catalogue were superceded by the recently issued Line Type Catalogue. Copyright notice states 1900 but a number..... READ MORE about INITIALS, HEAD AND TAILPIECES, EMBELLISHMENTS AND ORNAMENTATIONS FOR THE PRINTER AND PUBLISHER
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 11726
N.P. American Type Founders, n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Depicts the Lydian and Lydian Italic types designed by Warren Chappell in the late 1930s and early 1940s for ATF in various sample designs. Some are printed in two colors. A fine copy. READ MORE about LYDIAN AND LYDIAN ITALIC
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 36523
N.P. American Type Founders Company, 1912. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Price List No.11 issued by this company. Loosely inserted is an eight page Price Supplement No.2 issued in 1946. Not a specimen book but a complete price guide to the types produced. Minor soiling to covers, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about QUALITY TYPE, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 77931
N.P. American Type Founders Co., n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 11 pages. Decorative borders and printed in two colors. Slight wear along edges. Else a very good copy. READ MORE about A SHOWING OF GARAMOND ITALIC AND ITS ACCESSORIES
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 31548
Elizabeth, NJ: ATF, 1950. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Specimens and prices for various type faces. Related material loosely inserted. A near fine copy. READ MORE about ATF FOUNDRY TYPE, DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST, JANUARY 1950
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 137770
Jersey City: American Type Founders, (1934). 4to. later cloth. 208 pages. Hundreds of founts shown including some printed in red and black. One small cut-out on page 139-140. Front hinge starting. Minor soiling and rubbing to boards. READ MORE about BOOK OF AMERICAN TYPES, STANDARD FACES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 4969
N.P. ATF, (1960). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 28 pages. Descriptions of what faces were available. Limited alphabet shown. A fine copy. READ MORE about HANDY TYPE INDEX
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 26393
Hertford: Stephen Austin and Sons, n.d. (circa 1959). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. Not paginated. Taped to the inside front cover is the mailing label addressed to Dr. J. Bookbinder and dated 1959. Worn around edges. READ MORE about CONTINENTAL AND ORIENTAL TYPE LIST
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 121426
Menasha: George Banta Company, Inc., 1972. 4to. loose sheets inserted into a three ring binder. (54) pages of type specimens. A variety of type specimens which include Laurel and Laurel Bold, Times Roman and Times Bold, News Gothic and News Gothic Bold, and Zenith, Zenith Semibold, among others. READ MORE about BANTA BOOK OF TYPES & TYPOGRAPHICAL TIPS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 58745
Chicago: Barnhart Bros. & Spindler, n.d. (circa 1907). thick 8vo. cloth. xx, 1022 pages. Annenberg p.59. Shaken. Some wear to the spine ends, minor soiling to the covers. Rear cover has a large dampstain, but not effecting any of the final pages. A very good copy. A massive specimen book issued by this Chicago firm. This copy has the location as "NEW YORK CITY" on the front cover. READ MORE about BOOK OF TYPE SPECIMENS, COMPRISING A LARGE VARIETY OF SUPERIOR COPPER-MIXED TYPES ... SPECIMEN...
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 15694
Comprising a large variety of Superior Copper-Mixed Types.
Chicago: Barnhart Bros. & Spindler, (1900). thick 4to. original cloth. 879 pages. Comprising a large variety of Superior Copper-Mixed Types. Annenberg p.58. Front hinge cracked, with the front cover attached only from the spine. Wear to spine ends. Shelfwear. Spine faded. The second largest of the Barnhart books. Includes type and ornaments. READ MORE about SPECIMEN BOOK OF TYPE
Price: $325.00 Order nr. 6242
Chicago: Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, (1925). 4to. cloth stamped in blind. 708, 11 pages. Annenberg p.59. Front hinge starting. A very good copy. Catalogue 25 from this popular American type foundry featuring many fonts, initial sets, decorations and image cuts. The last section gives heavy equipment products for printers-a good history reference. READ MORE about TYPE FACES, BORDER DESIGNS, TYPECAST ORNAMENTS, BRASS RULE, SELECTIVE SPECIMENS OF PREFERRED...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 32117
Frankfurt am Main: Bauerschie Giesserei, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. (12) pages. Printed in multiple colors. Cover soiled. READ MORE about BERNHARD SCHÖNSCHRIFT ZART UND HALBSETT
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 25398
