New York: European Typefounders Inc., n.d. (circa 1930s). large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (10) pages. Lines, compositions for Stempel's "egyptian" face Girder. This specimen book is a European Typefounders version. Some multi-colored printing. A fine copy. READ MORE about GIRDER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 53415
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, n.d. square 8vo. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. This face was designed by Hermann Zapf. Near fine condition. READ MORE about OPTIMA, REGULAR, ITALIC, MEDIUM, SEMI BOLD, BLACK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31300
Frankfort: D. Stempel, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Printed in colors. Includes Light, Demi-Bold, Bold Condensed, Bold Condensed with Long Ascenders. Near fine condition. READ MORE about MONDIAL
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 26420
Berlin: D. Stempel Ag Frankfurt am Main, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. one sheet, folded four times to make a brochure. A fine copy of this specimen brochure. Specimens of Original Janson-Antigua, one of the many typefaces available from this firm. READ MORE about ORIGINAL JANSON-ANTIGUA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 137723
Sheffield: Stephenson Blake & Co., n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Prospectus for the Playbill type face, designed after sketches by Robert Harding in 1938 for Stephenson Blake (Jaspert, Berry and Johnson 182). Includes note about the design, samples of type faces, advertisements and text. Covers lightly foxed, ownership stamp in ink on front cover. Else near fine. READ MORE about PLAYBILL: A NEW-OLD TYPE FROM STEPHENSON BLAKE
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 137731
(Buffalo, NY: P22 Type Foundry, 2013). 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Limited to 1500 copies. No. 6 in a series of Michael Stickley's P22 Type Foundry type specimen books. READ MORE about STICKLEY OPTICAL FAMILY: FOUR OPTICAL SIZES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 129191
Sturbridge, MA: Privately printed, 1986. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginated. Second edition. A booklet of type specimens patterned after an example printed in 1810, containing alphabets, borders and ornaments. Near fine. READ MORE about SPECIMENS OF TYPES IN THE OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE PRINTING OFFICE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 48438
New York: New Amsterdam, 1990. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 288 pages. First edition. Contains specimen settings and complete fonts for over 100 current Monotype and Linotype digitized typefaces. The introductory pages discuss the technical and historical background, type families, and book making. Contains copyfitting tables and a bibliography. Fine condition.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about TYPEFACES FOR BOOKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 58462
Borders & Ornaments. Catalog Numbers 17, 18, and 19
Charlotte, MI: Sterling Type Foundry, n.d.; 1958; 1959. large 8vo. self paper wrappers. 20 pages. Borders & Ornaments. Catalog Numbers 17, 18, and 19. Collection of three type specimen catalogs displaying the borders and ornaments offered by Sterling Type Foundry. Includes company logos, decorative embellishments, symbols, and insignia. Catalog 17 has 1/2" squares removed from pages 3/4 and 11/12, and page 7/8 has a 1" x 1 3/4" inch square removed. Catalog 18 is missing..... READ MORE about TYPECAST CUTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 93421
New York, NY: European Typefounders, n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. A collection of borders offered by European Typefounders. Near fine condition. READ MORE about THANNHAEUSER BORDERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 132464
N.P. (Time, Inc., 1985). 8vo. metal ringed vinyl covered boards binder. unpaginated. Introductory comments. Includes all Time, Inc. fonts with display of all characters, and a chart showing point sizes. Binder soiled. READ MORE about THE FONT BOOK
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121823
New York: Tri-Arts Press, (1971). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (74) pages. Printed on different colored papers. Near fine. A very scarce book. READ MORE about OLDE TYPE FACES AT TRI-ARTS PRESS ... FROM THE FREDERIC NELSON PHILLIP S COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE,...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 29847
2 Volumes.
Mechanicsburg, PA: Turnbaugh Printers Supply Co., 1981-2. Broadsides (22 by 16 inches). 2 Volumes. Advertisements of type specimens and printing equipment commemorating Turnbaugh's 50th anniversary. READ MORE about PRINTERS BARGAIN NEWS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133965
Chicago, IL: Typefounders of Chicago, n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. foldout brochure. Brochure advertising Neon Eurostile. Lightly soiled. READ MORE about NEON EUROSTILE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 129399
Evanston, IL: The Schori Press, n.d. (but c. 1960s). small 8vo. stapled paper wrappers. unpaginated. A type specimen pamphlet of various types used at The Schori Press. A fine copy. READ MORE about TYPE STYLE BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 137789
Chicago: Typefounders of Chicago, 1962. 4to. spiral bound (white plastic), stiff paper wrappers. 212 pages. Includes an index of Foreign Type Styles, Domestic Foundry Types, Quads and Spaces, Handy Packages, Emblems-Ornaments, Leaders-Quad Rule. Filled with hundreds of examples of different type faces and sizes. Business Reply Mail postcards are still included. Minor wear to edges, else near fine. READ MORE about REFERENCE BOOK OF TYPE FACES: PRICE LIST #2 - NEON TYPE DIVISION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 93486
Chicago: Typefounders of Chicago, 1962. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 219, (5) pages. Reference book of type faces. Minor wear to covers, else a very good copy. Foreword and table of contents. Includes an index of Foreign Type Styles, Domestic Foundry Types, Quads and Spaces, Handy Packages, Emblems-Ornaments, Leaders-Quad Rule. Filled with hundreds of examples of different type faces and sizes. READ MORE about REFERENCE BOOK OF TYPE FACES: PRICE LIST #2 - NEON TYPE DIVISION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 110199
3 Volumes.
Chicago: Typefounders of Chicago, n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. 3 Volumes. Three booklets with Neon Helvitica and other Neon type families offered by Typefounders of Chicago. READ MORE about NEON HELVETICA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114398
Baltimore, MD: Garamond Press, n.d. (c. 1961). 4to. paper wrappers, spiral bound. 74 pages. Contains various typefaces, decorated initials, borders, stock cuts, and ornaments of various sizes. Covers somewhat separating from the spiral spine, else very good. An extremely scarce specimen. READ MORE about TYPES, BORDERS, STOCK CUTS AND ORNAMENTS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 137690
New York, NY: Typographic Images, (1986). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 88 pages. Introduction, explanation of Quadex 5000, glossary, index of products offered. Slightly worn at edge of spine. READ MORE about A CATALOG OF IMAGES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121345
New York: Typographic Service Co., n.d. 8vo. comb binding, stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 59 pages. Fully illustrated type album. Last 2 rings of comb binding broken. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about TYPE FACES IN THE COMPOSING ROOM OF THE TYPOGRAPHIC SERVICE CO
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106857
Philadelphia: Typographic Service, Inc., n.d. 4to. stiff leatherette, wirebound. 209 pages. A specimen book of typefaces, monotype specimens, borders, ornaments and one-line specimens. Front hinge split along one inch of both the top and bottom of spine. Some moisture staining along the bottom corner of the entire textblock. This was intended only to be a showing of the faces and sizes of type and accessories which were available at Typo. Index inclues: Complete Type Showing..... READ MORE about TYPO TYPES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 137720
(Mountain View, CA: Adobe Systems, 1990). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Descriptive information on the Utopia type face. Black and white illustrations, references.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about UTOPIA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132430
Bosch, Netherlands: Van Boekhoven-Bosch, (1979). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 12 pages. Text in Dutch. Aldus, designed by Hermann Zapf, for Stempel (1954) and Linotype, Frankfurt (Jaspert, Berry and Johnson 4). Specimens offered by Van Boekhaven, including house rules for publishing. Wrappers lightly worn at spine. READ MORE about ALDUS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109713
(Utrecht): Van Boekhoven-Bosch, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. A brief description of the uses of the typesetting system offered by Van Boakhoven to users of the company's type specimens. Describes the system and the specimens offered. READ MORE about SYSTEEMBESCHHRIJVING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109701
