(London: Rampant Lions Press for Monotype Corporation, 1962). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 6 pages. Limited to 600 copies and printed to be the first use of the new type face designed by Will Carter and David Kindersley (called Octavian). A fine copy. READ MORE about TACT IN TYPOGRAPHICAL DESIGN. A TYPE SPECIMEN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 84695
Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1967. folio. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 278, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies and printed on rag paper "from hand-set type cast at the Press in the matrices given by Fell." (Appleton no.227). "This magnificent folio is one of the most impressive pieces of bookmaking this century." Contains a history of Fell and the press, the development of the Fell types with catalogues of each, a bibliography of Fell's..... READ MORE about JOHN FELL, THE UNIVERSITY PRESS AND THE "FELL" TYPES THE PUNCHES AND MATRICES DESIGNED...
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 11273
New Introduction by Mike Parker.
Boston: David R. Godine, 1999. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 138 pages. New Introduction by Mike Parker. Reprint of 1973 revised edition (Appleton no.190a). Lightly darkened at edges, else very good. Edited by Brooke Crutchley. An now classic account of types cut by Morison while at the Monotype Corporation. This edition includes a discussion of three type faces that are not in the first edition. Title page and wrapper printed in red and black. From the..... READ MORE about A TALLY OF TYPES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 55583
London: The Fleuron, 1926. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (viii), 70, (2) pages. First edition. (Appleton p.50). Spine slightly faded. Corner of paper spine label chipped off. Foxing. READ MORE about TYPE DESIGNS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT WITH UPWARDS OF SIXTY ILLUSTRATIONS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 121392
Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 70 pages. Occasional Publication No. 14. Corrected and updated supplement to Berry and Johnson's bibliography of British type specimen books. Gives locations, an appendix of printer's specimen books and a chronological list of specimens. A valuable supplement. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BRITISH TYPE SPECIMENS BEFORE 1831; A HAND-LIST
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 11740
Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 70 pages. Occasional Publication No. 14. Corrected and updated supplement to Berry and Johnson's bibliography of British type specimen books. Gives locations, an appendix of printer's specimen books and a chronological list of specimens. A valuable supplement. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about BRITISH TYPE SPECIMENS BEFORE 1831; A HAND-LIST
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136924
Lunenburg: The Stinehour Press, 1953-. 8vo. cloth-backed boards as issued by the publisher. various pagination. Various odd volumes of this periodical in publisher's binding. Includes Volumes, V(4), VI(2), VII, VIII (4), IX(5). Price is per volume. READ MORE about PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS (PAGA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 75494
New York: n.p., 1955. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers - hand bound. no pagination. This title was dedicated to Ray Nash by his students on his birthday in 1955. Each page is hand printed by individual students. The book has a variety of wood cuts and prose in crisp black ink. Some wear exists at the heel of the cover and at both ends of the spine. READ MORE about RN. A FRESH APPROACH
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 91537
![Order Nr. 138159 TEKHNICHESKOYE OFORMLENIYE GAZETY [i.e.TECHNICAL DESIGN OF A NEWSPAPER]. Urlaub...](/pictures/thumb/138159.jpg?v=1669676813)
Moscow; Leningrad: Gizlegprom, 1933. 25.4 x 17.5 cm. in original illustrated publisher's wrappers. 216 pages, 1 table. First edition. Illustrated. Wrappers slightly age-toned, a couple of tears of the spine, otherwise a very good, clean cop of this rare book. Written by the Soviet art critics Boris Viazemsky (1899-?) and M. Urlaub, this manual provides detailed information ont he technical design of the newspaper. The book is grounded on the concept that the newspaper design..... READ MORE about TEKHNICHESKOYE OFORMLENIYE GAZETY [i.e.TECHNICAL DESIGN OF A NEWSPAPER
Price: $900.00 Order nr. 138159
N.P. Parsimony Press, (1993). 8vo. paperback. unpaginated. First edition. Spine faded, else a fine copy. Bound dos-à-dos. Opinions of individuals affected by the advent of desk top publishing. Introduction by the editor. Illustrations.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TYPES BEST REMEMBERED/TYPES BEST FORGOTTEN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136370
(Los Angeles: Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, 1982). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (4) pages. Printed by Tyrus G. Harmsen at the Occidental College Library Press in an edition limited to 150 copies for members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, on the occasion of their joint meeting, October 9-10, 1982. Prefatory note by Harmsen. The Subiaco was modelled after the first type of Sweynheym and Pannartz, with which they had printed three books in 1465. READ MORE about SUBIACO, A LETTER FROM C.H. ST. JOHN HORNBY TO ROBERT GEORGE COLLIER PROCTOR
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 63821
Frankfurt: D. Stempel and Classen-Papier, (1989). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 101 pages. A history of this printing house. A fine copy in fine jacket. Introduction by Hermann Zapf. READ MORE about SCHWARZE KUNST - FARBIG : EINE DRUCKEREI IM WANDEL DER TECHNIK
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 136774
New York: American Printing History Association, 1998. 8vo. cloth. 176, (4) pages followed by 38 plates. This book is a fascinating survey of typefaces developed in America after 1892 and intended for composition in metal for the use of an individual or press. It includes essays by the following: Susan Otis Thompson on American Arts & Crafts typefaces, Martin Hutner on the Merrymount Press, Herbert Johnson on Bruce Rogers's Centaur type, Cathleen Baker on Dard..... READ MORE about AMERICAN PROPRIETARY TYPEFACES
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 97457
Research Triangle Park: Ventana Press, 1993. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxxvi, 428 pages. Third edition. A guide which outlines the skills necessary to create attractive printed materials, such as advertisements, newsletters, brochures, and manuals. Illustrated with many examples of design techniques. Indexed. Rear corner bumped. Previous ownership stamp on front pastedown.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about LOOKING GOOD IN PRINT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 56647
London: Penny Magazine, printed by William Clowes, 1833. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Contains the four monthly supplements of the Penny Magazine describing the Commerical History of the Penny Magazine. Light foxing throughout, else a fine collection of the four parts concerning printing history. The issues these were taken from were No. 96 (August 31-September 30, 1833), No. 101 (September 30-October 31, 1833), No. 107 (October 31-November 30, 1833), and No. 112 (November 30-December..... READ MORE about MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE....
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 34339
New York: Columbia University, 1974. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 40 pages. Illustrated. Staples are rusted. Some foxing of covers. READ MORE about TYPE PUNCHES AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AN INVENTORY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 114349
N.P.: The Pickering Press, n.d. small 8vo. (2) french fold leaves.
N.P.: The Pickering Press, n.d. small 8vo. (2) french fold leaves. A brief history of the printer/typographer accompanied by a wood engraving by John DePol. Printed by John Anderson at The Pickering Press for Lanston Monotype Company. READ MORE about A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM BULMER PRINTED FROM AN ENGRAVING BY JOHN DEPOL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48175
A Spectrum Specimen.
(Verona, Italy: Plain Wrapper Press, 1978). 8vo. brown stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginated (but 4 pages). A Spectrum Specimen. A "keepsake, limited to seventy copies" (Taylor, Item 23). Excellent condition. Contains type specimens and mottos of Sabastian Gryphius, Christopher Plantin, Geofroy Tory, Mark Flynn, Theodore Martens, and Aldus Manutius. Commemorates Abe Lerner's seventieth birthday, September 14, 1978. Very scarce. READ MORE about SIX PRINTERS MOTTOS
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 136293
First Series
Berkeley (CA): Poltroon Press, 1986. cards (approx. 5.5 x 3.875 in. / 14 x 9.8 cm.) in a folder with flaps. First Series. Revised and expanded. Eleven "typost" cards (like postcards) with a text on the reverse side describing a typeface and printed in that face. READ MORE about THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOOK TYPES, ILLUSTRATED IN COMPOSITIONS FROM THE CASES AT THE POLTROON PRESS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121430
N.P. Poltroon Press, 1978. 8vo, foldout brochure. Limited to 40 copies. Type faces employed in the publications of the Poltroon Press. Foldout brochure. READ MORE about DISPLAY OF TYPE IN THE CASES OF POLTROON PRESS & NOVELTY CO
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 132472
Berkeley: Poltroon Press, (1992). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (16) pages. Limited to 200 copies printed as a Keepsake for the Monotype Conference held in Cambridge, MA. A fine copy. Composed, illustrated and printed by Alastair Johnston at his Poltroon Press. Has a section entitled "Some Curious Specimens of Nineteenth-Century Types."From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about RECOLLECTIONS OF A COUNTRY PRINTING OFFICE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 87644
New York, NY: Jack Rau, 1959. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Type faces offered by the press, its first publication. READ MORE about THE PRE-COLUMBIAN PRESS PRESENTS ITS FIRST PUBLICATION, BEING A LIST OF TYPES IN STOCK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 119362
Various issues of this periodical.
Lunenburg: The Stinehour Press, 1953-. 8vo. paper wrappers. Per issue. Various issues of this periodical. Various Issues. Have the following available: 1953 - Vol. 1:2 (1), Vol. 1:4 (1); 1954 - Vol. 2:1 (2), Vol. 2:2 (2), Vol. 2:3 (1), Vol. 2:4 (2); 1955 - Vol. 3:1 (2), Vol. 3:2 (3), Vol. 3:3 (2), Vol. 3:4 (1); 1956 - Vol. 4:1 (3), Vol. 4:2 (6), Vol. 4:3 (3), Vol. 4:4 (4); 1957 - Vol. 5:1..... READ MORE about PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS (PAGA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 4791
Long Island City, NY: American Printing Equipment & Supply Co., 1976. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 332 pages. The "Bicentennial Edition" of the company's catalogue. Organized by type of equipment, including type specimens. Index of products available. "Prices Void" stamped on front wrapper. Wrappers slightly bent at edges. Back wrapper and spine soiled. READ MORE about AMERICAN PRINTING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO. 1976-1977 CATALOG. BICENNTENNIAL EDITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 110213
N.P. n.p., n.d. 4to. paper-covered boards, loose leaf bound. variously paginated. Handwritten information about dashes, advertising dashes, and piece accents. Includes catalogue from Lanston Monotype Machine Co., of Philadelphia. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Many pages soiled. READ MORE about CASTING ROOM MATRIX RECORD
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 126381
