London: H.W. Caslon Ltd., n.d. (circa 1960s). 4to. paper wrappers, cord tied. (16) pages. Nicely printed with use of black and red ink. READ MORE about CHECK-LIST OF THE CASLON OLD FACE TYPE FAMILY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 4982
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. paper-covered boards, string bound. (v), 83 pages. A catalogue of type specimens, most likely by an unidentified German firm. Printed on recto only. Covers sunned, mainly along spine. Staining on endpapers. Some pencil notations in text. READ MORE about Catalogue of Type Specimens
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 132270
Lancaster, PA: Centennial Graphics, n.d. 4to. loose leaf binder. 27-476 pages. Typefaces offered by Centennial of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Includes a section on Dingbat and Pi Characters. READ MORE about CENTENNIAL'S GREATTYPE LIBRARY
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 129100
Philadelphia, PA: Central Typesetting Co., n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. (26), 61+(1) pages. Includes sections on comparative leading and comparative faces. Index. Covers lightly soiled and chipped at edges. READ MORE about MACHINE FACES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 129470
Indianapolis, IN: Central Publishing Company, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral bound. unpaginated. Foreword, guides to copy fitting and use of proof marks. Organized by typeface with tabs between each. Wrappers lightly worn at edges. READ MORE about SPECIMENS OF TYPEFACES FROM CENTRAL PUBLISHING COMPANY INC
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121344
London: Clowes, n.d. 4to. cloth. 119 pages. Includes sample advertising using these type specimens. Also includes foreign type faces. With a brochure called "Fresh Faces" loosely inserted in a pocket on the front pastedown. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF SELECTED DISPLAY TYPES AND ALSO A FEW BOOK TYPES
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 51324
Mount Vernon: Press of A. Colish, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Printed in three colors. READ MORE about 7 CLASSIC TYPE FACES SELECTED FROM A LARGE REPERTORY OF ENGLISH MONOTYPE FACES
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 78966
Mount Vernon: A. Colish, Inc., n.d. narrow small 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (18) pages. Type specimen pamphlet listing 86 monotype and/or display (hand-set) typefaces with sizes available, 33 of which are illustrated with alphabets (upper and lower case, regular and italic, as appropriate). With an index listing additional types available. READ MORE about TYPES AVAILABLE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50124
New York, NY: Press of A. Colish, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Foreword. Type faces offered by the Colish firm. Wrappers sunned along edges, chipped at edges. Lacking paper cover label. READ MORE about TYPE SPECIMENS SHOWING EXAMPLES OF TEXT TYPOGRAPHY FOR FINE BOOK PRINTING, ADVERTISEMENTS &...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 125221
Philadelphia, PA: Composing Room, n.d. 4to. loose leaf bound. unpaginated. Typefaces offered by Composing Room of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Listing of faces offered. With a "camera section." Covers soiled. Label on inside front cover. Listing of faces offered mostly xeroxed. READ MORE about CR VIP PHOTOCOMPOSITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 129103
(Arlington, VA: Composition Systems), n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Type faces offered by Composition Systems. Includes introductory comments by the company president and illustrations of employees. READ MORE about THE MANY FACES OF
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 115550
New York: Continental Typefounders Association, Inc., n.d.(1930?). square 12mo. (12) pages. Advertisement for decorative capitals for this foundry's "Eve" and "Eve Italic" typefaces, with examples from advertisements & texts. No date, but contents of examples suggest late 20's to about 1930. Revised price list tipped onto front inside cover. READ MORE about DECORATIVE CAPITALS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 50693
New York: Continental Typefounders Association, n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. single sheet folded. Covers soiled. READ MORE about FLEX
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 52092
New York: Continental Typefounders, n.d. large broadside folded four times. Printed in two colors. READ MORE about GRECO BOLD
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 31067
Ipswich, UK: W.S. Cowell Ltd., (1952). small 4to. metal spiral binding, cloth, dust jacket. 74 pages. Well produced book printed in different colors on different colored paper stock. With presentation bookplate present although it was once taped to front free endpaper and is now detached with tape remnants present. Loosely inserted is a broadside entitled "Supplementary Sheets for A Book of Typefaces. 1954." Jacket soiled. READ MORE about A BOOK OF TYPEFACES, WITH SOME ILLUSTRATED EXAMPLES OF TEXT AND DISPLAY SETTING
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 4977
New York: The New York Public Library, 1962. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 44 pages. Selections chosen from the Robinson-Pforzheimer collection. Covers toned along edge. Signed by Ruari McLean at top of first page. READ MORE about CUTS, BORDERS, AND ORNAMENTS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 38006
New York: The New York Public Library, 1962. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 44 pages. Selections chosen from the Robinson-Pforzheimer collection. Covers toned along edge. READ MORE about CUTS, BORDERS, AND ORNAMENTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 125865
Volume 1
Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2009. 4to. cloth. 360 pages. Volume 1. Vol 1: This exuberant selection of typographic fonts and styles traces the modern evolution of the printed letter, reproducing pages from exquisitely designed catalogs showing type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Also included are borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations, and many spectacular examples of their use. Victorian fonts, spectacular in their complexity, are accorded a prominent place. In addition..... READ MORE about A VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES AND GRAPHIC STYLES, VOLUME 1. 1628-1900
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 109837
Volume 2
Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2010. 4to. cloth. 360 pages. Volume 2. Vol 2: This book offers a connoisseur's overview of typeface design, exploring the most elegant fonts from the history of publishing. Taken from a distinguished Dutch collection, this exuberant two-volume edition traces the evolution of the printed letter via exquisitely designed catalogs, showing type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations are also included, along with..... READ MORE about A VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES AND GRAPHIC STYLES, VOLUME 2. 1901-1938
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 109838
Paris, France: Deberny & Cie. n.d., but between 1900 and 1919. 4to. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. unpaginated. Text in French. A catalogue of type specimens offered by the Deberny firm, mainly pictures and engravings. Includes municipal coats of arms, commercial symbols, medals. Maps of France and regions therein at end of text. The title page mentions the firm's participation in a competition in 1900, and the map of France shows..... READ MORE about CLICHÉS & GRAVURES
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 129770
Paris, France: Deberny & Cie. n.d., but after 1900. 4to. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. unpaginated. Text in French. A catalogue of type specimens offered by the Deberny firm, mainly pictures and engravings. Includes military symbols, sports symbols, page headings, children's scenes, religious subjects, letterheads, and ornaments. The title page mentions the firm's participation in a competition in 1900, thus dating this work. The Deberny firm traces its origins to the..... READ MORE about CLICHÉS & GRAVURES
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 129771
New York: Diamant Typographic Service, Inc., n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding. (22) pages. Slightly faded covers. READ MORE about DIAMANTYPES, ONE LINE SHOWING OF TYPES, ORNAMENTS, INITIALS, BORDERS, TYPOGRAPHIC SIGNS, ACCENTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 78943
Rockport: Rockport Publishers, 1997. small 4to. printed paper-covered boards. 141, (3) pages. First edition. Introduction by Clifford Stoltze. Filled with examples in color of digital type used in signage, posters, logos, brochures, Catalogues, books, magazines, miscellaneous. READ MORE about DIGITAL TYPE
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49134
Bangor, Maine: Eastern Corporation, n.d. large broadside specimen sheet folded twice with explanatory sheet printed on heavy paper stock loosely inserted. Designed by Rudolph Ruzicka with information on him. READ MORE about A SPECIMEN OF FAIRFIELD TYPE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 31660
Bangor, Maine: Eastern Corporation, n.d. large broadside specimen sheet folded twice. Designed by Rudolph Ruzicka with information on him. READ MORE about A SPECIMEN OF FAIRFIELD TYPE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 105671
