(Type Specimens). Bullen, Henry Lewis.

DUPLICATES OF TYPE SPECIMEN BOOKS, ETC., UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN, FOR SALE BY THE TYPOGRAPHIC LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS COMPANY.

With Historical Notes and Comments by Henry Lewis Bullen. Introduction by Richard B. Yale.
San Diego: Frontier Publishing Co., 1972. 4to. cloth. (7), 53 leaves printed on one side. With Historical Notes and Comments by Henry Lewis Bullen. Introduction by Richard B. Yale. Reprinted in typescript from the 1934 first edition and containing some additional matter. Compiled by H.L. Bullen, librarian of the ATF Company, to eliminate duplicates from the library and raise money. Excellent bibliographical tool in the study of these specimen books as Bullen has added comments..... READ MORE about DUPLICATES OF TYPE SPECIMEN BOOKS, ETC., UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN, FOR SALE BY THE TYPOGRAPHIC...

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31351

(Type Specimens). (C. & E. Layton Ltd.).

SYNOPSIS OF TYPE FACES.

London: C. & E. Layton Ltd., n.d. folio. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated (28 pages). This publication was issued by the English firm of C. & E. Layton Ltd. "as a supplement to their main Type Cabinet, and for the express purpose of showing at a glance the variety of modern types they have available in their Advertisement Typesetting and Printing Departments." Over 160 type faces are included. On the front is an image of the..... READ MORE about SYNOPSIS OF TYPE FACES

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 87071

(Type Specimens). Caslon.

CASLON OLD FACE, ROMAN & ITALIC, CAST ENTIRELY FROM MATRICES PRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL PUNCHES ENGRAVED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IN CHISWELL STREET, LONDON BY WILLIAM CASLON.

London: H.W. Caslon & Co., n.d. (1924). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Printed by Geo. W. Jones at his Sign of the Dolphin Press. With a history of Caslon, various illustrations, a foldout facsimile of the 1734 specimen sheet issued by Caslon and type specimens printed in different colors. Near fine condition. Remanence of a label on front cover. READ MORE about CASLON OLD FACE, ROMAN & ITALIC, CAST ENTIRELY FROM MATRICES PRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL...

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4107

(Type Specimens).

Catalogue of Type Specimens.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 132270

(Type Specimens). Clowes.

A CATALOGUE OF SELECTED DISPLAY TYPES AND ALSO A FEW BOOK TYPES.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 51324

(Type Specimens). Colish.

TYPES AVAILABLE.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 50124

(Type Specimens). Composing Room.

CR VIP PHOTOCOMPOSITION.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 129103

(Type Specimens). Continental.

DECORATIVE CAPITALS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 50693

(Type Specimens). Continental.

GRECO BOLD.

New York: Continental Typefounders, n.d. large broadside folded four times. Printed in two colors. READ MORE about GRECO BOLD

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31067

(Type Specimens).

CUTS, BORDERS, AND ORNAMENTS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 38006

(Type Specimens). De Jong, Cees W., Alston Purvis, Jan Tholenaar (editors).

A VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES AND GRAPHIC STYLES, VOLUME 1. 1628-1900.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 109837

(Type Specimens). Deberny.

CLICHÉS & GRAVURES.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 129770