HANDY TYPE INDEX.
N.P. ATF, n.d. (circa 1979). 4to. stiff self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Descriptions of what faces were available. Limited alphabet shown. A fine copy. READ MORE about HANDY TYPE INDEX
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109105
N.P. ATF, n.d. (circa 1979). 4to. stiff self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Descriptions of what faces were available. Limited alphabet shown. A fine copy. READ MORE about HANDY TYPE INDEX
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109105
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the famous ATF Line Type Catalogue as text on the inside front cover states that the prices in this catalogue were superceded by the recently issued Line Type Catalogue.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
Elizabeth: American Type Founders, 1943. tall thin 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. A specimen book of brass and metal rules. Light soiling to covers, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about METAL RULE AND ATF BRASS RULE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 58932
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
Jersey City: American Type Founders Company, n.d.(c1923). 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. Alphabets, lines and texts for this typeface, including a 2-page spread with an illustration of ATF's factory and offices in Jersey City with accompanying text in Am. Caslon Italic. Some soiling, else a fine copy. READ MORE about SHOWING THE AMERICAN CASLON ITALIC WITH ITS NEW SWASH LETTERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 53387
Jersey City: American Type Founders Co., 1923. thick 4to. two-toned cloth. 1148 pages. Annenberg p.44. A near fine copy. "The last of the large catalogues." With section headings in color, some use of color in the illustration part, color in borders, etc. An absolutely pristine copy and almost impossible to find in this condition. The 15-page 'Price List' loosely inserted. READ MORE about SPECIMEN BOOK AND CATALOGUE
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 5017
N.P. American Type Founders Co., 1925. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. With a three page history of the development of this type face including descriptions of the work by T.M. Cleland. Printed in different colors. In original mailing envelope. A near fine copy. READ MORE about STORY OF CLAUDE GARAMOND, FIRST TYPE FOUNDER AND HIS TYPE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 31547
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
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Founders, 1951. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. Price list at rear loosely inserted. Near fine condition. READ MORE about ATF FOUNDRY TYPE, DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST, JANUARY 1951
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50527
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
N.P. American Type Founders, 1925. 4to. paper wrappers. (20) pages. Beautifully printed in different colors, this is a demonstration booklet of ATF Garamond types. Covers soiled, else a fine copy. READ MORE about THE STORY OF CLAUDE GARAMOND FIRST TYPE FOUNDER, AND HIS TYPE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 5040
Jersey City: American Type Founders, 1909. small 4to. original paper wrappers. (ii), 246 pages. Annenberg p.44. This is the supplement to the large 1906 catalogue in which Will Bradley provided borders and ornaments. Half the spine is rubbed off. Covers lightly soiled. Internally fine. This supplement also has much of Bradley's influence. READ MORE about SUPPLEMENT TO THE AMERICAN LINE TYPE BOOK, SHOWING SPECIMENS OF UP-TO-DATE TYPE AND DECORATIVE...
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 5041
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
New York: The Composing Room, n.d. foldout to a folio. printed on both sides. In envelope with Franklin's picture. Facsimile of this early type specimen. A near fine copy. READ MORE about SPECIMEN OF PRINTING TYPES BELONGING TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BACHE PRINTING OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 18923
Baltimore: Baltimore Type and Composition Corporation, 1949. slim 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 76 pages. Type specimen showcasing the decorative material offered by the Baltimore Type and Composition Corporation, including emblems and seals, signs, ornamental frames, corner pieces, holiday ornaments, and borders. Decorative Material, Swash Characters, Piece Borders, Strip Borders, Color Spots, Fractions, Initials, Rule. READ MORE about BALTOTYPE HANDY BOXES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 93398
Baltimore: Baltimore Type and Composition Company, 1962. 4to. wrappers. 79 pages. Catalogue number 14 from BALTOTYPE. A near fine copy. READ MORE about TYPE AND RULE CATALOGUE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 122133
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
N.P. Bauer, 1937. 4to. four pages stapled together. With full page color plate showing the famous Bauer "family tree of printing types." Very minor uneven fading to edges of the covers, else a near fine copy. Each branch of the tree is labeled with a type face with the name printed in the actual face. The facing page contains a short history of each face. Three pages of text photocopied from original. Family tree plate..... READ MORE about BAUER'S FAMILY TREE OF PRINTING TYPES, PRINTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 28905