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(Silver Buckle Press).

WOOD TYPE SAMPLER.

Madison, WI: Silver Buckle Press, 2008. 8" x 4" loose sheets. 6 samples. Handprinted set of wood type specimen cards from the Silver Buckle Press. These specimens show six major styles of wood type in the collection: Antique, Gothic, Tuscan, Clarendon, Roman and Script faces. Each type is identified on the back of the card. The specimens in Wood Type Sampler were designed and printed by students on staff at the Silver Buckle Press. Cards..... READ MORE about WOOD TYPE SAMPLER

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 102511

Silver, Robert T.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE IN WILMINGTON.

Wilmington: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 70 pages. Preface by Daniel S. Frawley, Mayor, Foreword by John Stephens Crawford, Chairperson of the Delaware Humanities Forum followed by a map and text describing the sculpture work in Wilmington. Photographs by Leigh Frederick. READ MORE about OUTDOOR SCULPTURE IN WILMINGTON

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 67031

Silver, Rollo G.

TYPEFOUNDING IN AMERICA, 1787-1825.

Charlottesville: Univ. Press of Virginia, (1965). 8vo. cloth. xiv, 139, (3) pages. First edition. Illustrated. Excellent guide to early printing and production of type in America. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TYPEFOUNDING IN AMERICA, 1787-1825

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 4843

Order Nr. 78881 THE LEIDEN 'AFDRUCKSEL' A TYPE SPECIMEN OF THE PRESS OF WILLEM SILVIUS IN ITS...

(Silvius, Willem). Blouw, Paul Valkema.

THE LEIDEN 'AFDRUCKSEL' A TYPE SPECIMEN OF THE PRESS OF WILLEM SILVIUS IN ITS LAST DAYS (1582), A FACSIMILE WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES.

Leiden: Ter Lugt Press, 1983. folio. stiff paper wrappers. 23 pages. Limited to only 108 copies. With a facsimile of this specimen broadside. Prospectus loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE LEIDEN 'AFDRUCKSEL' A TYPE SPECIMEN OF THE PRESS OF WILLEM SILVIUS IN ITS LAST DAYS (1582), A...

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 78881

(Society of Typographic Arts).

TYPE WORKSHOP.

(Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, 1980). 12mo. text loosely laid in portfolio. unpaginated. A portfolio of type specimens from the 1980 workshop of the STA. Includes a descriptive brochure by Mary Underwood, listing of credits, and a number of specimen sheets of various fonts. READ MORE about TYPE WORKSHOP

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 115493

SOUCASNÁ CESKÁ GRAFIKA.

(Prague): Klub Prátel Výtvarného Umení, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, illustrations loosely laid in. unpaginated. Text in Czech. Catalogue of contemporary Czech graphics produced by members of the Club of Friends of the Plastic Arts. Booklet includes essay "Principles of Graphic Techniques" by Jaroslav Sváb, bibliography and listing of KPVU members. Laid in black and white illustrations with listing of prices. READ MORE about SOUCASNÁ CESKÁ GRAFIKA

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108238

(Stephenson Blake).

A NOTE ABOUT A TYPEFOUNDRY AND THIS BOOKLET.

Sheffield: Stephenson Blake, n.d. (circa 1950). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Each page contains examples of the uses of different type faces. The front cover indicates that this booklet was for the American market. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about A NOTE ABOUT A TYPEFOUNDRY AND THIS BOOKLET

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 24808

Stower, Caleb.

THE PRINTER'S GRAMMAR; OR, INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF PRINTING.

London: B. Crosby and Co., 1808. thick 8vo. contemporary half calf stamped in gilt. xviii, 530, (48) pages. Enlarged edition of the sixth English printer's grammar which was first published in 1755. (Appleton p.67; St. Bride Cat. p.870; Bigmore & Wyman III,403). Containing a Concise History of the Art, with the Improvements in the Practice of Printing, for the last Fifty Years. With a history of printing mostly taken from Moxon and Luckcombe with the..... READ MORE about THE PRINTER'S GRAMMAR; OR, INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF PRINTING

Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 30686

(Tideline Press). Seastone, Leonard.

FOR THOSE OF US FOR WHOM THE WORLD OF LETTERS IS A POWERFULLY REAL EXPERIENCE.

N.P. (but NY): n.p. (but Tideline Press), n.d. broadside (14 3/4 in. x 10 1/2 in.). A type specimen of capitals at the bottom, along with & and !, as well as capitals artistically arranged, interspersed with a quote by Seastone above. "For those of us for whom the world of letters is a powerfully real experience the encounter of thought in words and words on paper in ways that justify our passionate life of..... READ MORE about FOR THOSE OF US FOR WHOM THE WORLD OF LETTERS IS A POWERFULLY REAL EXPERIENCE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 100582

(Tiffany, Louis Comfort). Duncan, Alastair.

LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY.

New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams in association with the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, (1992). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 157+(1) pages. Table of contents, acknowledgments, introduction, chronology, bibliography, photographic credits, index. 116 illustrations, including 53 color plates. Dust jacket sunned at edges. READ MORE about LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 125739

Order Nr. 19784 ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K....

Trattner, Johann Thomas.

ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY.

Vienna: Herbert Reichner, 1927. small 4to. boards, paper spine label. (ii) pages followed by the 27 page facsimile of the 1760 original edition. Limited to 200 numbered copies, being part of the series entitled Bibliotheca Typographica edited by Reichner. Reproduction of this 1760 book of type ornaments and ornamental arrangements. Covers faded with slight wear at spine ends. Front pastedown and free endpaper foxed. A scarce and interesting facsimile. READ MORE about ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 19784

TWENTY-SIX, A JOURNAL ABOUT TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY.

(Wilmington, MA): AGFA, 1990. folio. stiff paper wrappers. 112 pages. Volume 1, Number 1 of this periodical. Spotted along top edge of front wrapper, else fine. A very scarce publication. READ MORE about TWENTY-SIX, A JOURNAL ABOUT TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 95049

Order Nr. 78062 TYPE FACES, SOME NOTES ON THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY, A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE...

TYPE FACES, SOME NOTES ON THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY, A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL SELECTED FONTS, CLASSIC, OLD STYLE, MODERN WITH A GLANCE AT RECENT TYPOGRAPHIC HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES.

Detroit: Evans-Winter-Hebb Inc., 1938. small 8vo. marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine, paper cover label. (vi), 9, (3) pages. "Three Circles No. 169." A Christmas - New Years Greeting from this printer. Minor cover wear. READ MORE about TYPE FACES, SOME NOTES ON THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY, A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 78062

(Type Specimen).

BALTOTYPE HANDY BOXES.

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

(Type Specimens). Imprimerie Royale.

NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE.

Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1847. 4to. publisher's printed boards, later linen drop box. (ii), 65 pages. First edition. (Audin 14, Updike II, p.327, Burke 596). Presents typographic specimens from the Imprimerie Royale in more than thirty languages, including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Mongol, Tibetan, Russian, Runic, Anglo-Saxon, German (Fraktur), Javanese, and Gujarati. The two-page comparative table of Roman types shows those used by the Press from 1640 to 1846, with one font attributed to..... READ MORE about NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE

Price: $650.00 Order nr. 65229

(Type Specimens). Imprimerie Royale.

NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE.

Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1847. 4to. original publisher's printed paper covered boards. (iv), 65 pages. First edition. (Audin 14, Updike II, p.327, Burke 596). Presents typographic specimens from the Imprimerie Royale in more than thirty languages, including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Mongol, Tibetan, Russian, Runic, Anglo-Saxon, German (Fraktur), Javanese, and Gujarati. The two-page comparative table of Roman types shows those used by the Press from 1640 to 1846, with one font attributed to Garamont..... READ MORE about NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE

Price: $650.00 Order nr. 109513

(Type Specimens).

ABOUT FACES: HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TYPE DESIGN.

(Cambridge, MA): The Houghton Library, Harvard University, 1993. 4to. foldout brochurel. (8) pages. Exhibition at the Houghton Library, Harvard University, January-February 1993. Includes exhibition checklist and essay by Patricia Peterson and Gino Lee. Also with descriptive information for identifying type faces.. Front cover illustrated. READ MORE about ABOUT FACES: HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TYPE DESIGN

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 119207

(Type Specimens). American Book.

TYPE FACES, MACHINE COMPOSITION.

New York: American Book - Stratford Press, (1949). thick 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. x, 584, (15) pages. Fiftieth anniversary catalogue. Machine composition volume only. READ MORE about TYPE FACES, MACHINE COMPOSITION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 5242

(Type Specimens).

AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNERS AND THEIR TYPE FACES ON EXHIBIT.

N.P. AIGA, n.d. (1948). 12mo. self paper wrappers. 32 pages. Biographical information on each designer accompanied by a photograph and a listing of types designed. READ MORE about AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNERS AND THEIR TYPE FACES ON EXHIBIT

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 13707

(Type Specimens).

AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNERS AND THEIR TYPE FACES ON EXHIBIT.

N.P. AIGA, 1948. 12mo. cloth. 32 pages. Biographical information on each designer accompanied by a photograph and a listing of types designed. This is the hardbound variant. A fine copy. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNERS AND THEIR TYPE FACES ON EXHIBIT

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 21577

(Type Specimens). Amsterdam.

BLACK & WHITE FIGURES FOR ADVERTISING.

N.P. Amsterdam Continental Types Inc, n.d. 6" x 9" Single sheet. Advertisment with samples of type. READ MORE about BLACK & WHITE FIGURES FOR ADVERTISING

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 48608

(Type Specimens). Amsterdam.

EGMONT.

Brooklyn: Intertype Corporation, n.d.(c1936). small 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (26) pages. Egmont designed by S.H. De Roos of the Amsterdam Type Foundry in a version cut by Intertype in 1937. With decorative initials. Slight fold mark. READ MORE about EGMONT

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52208

(Type Specimens). Amsterdam.

FREE LETTERING STYLES.

New York: Amsterdam Continental Types and Graphic Equipment, Inc., n.d. (c1962). 8vo. stapled, self paper wrappers. 24 pages. Samples in alphabets, figures, lines and advertising compositions for eleven display/decorative typefaces, in various sizes, with a set of initials in a 12th face. A near fine copy. READ MORE about FREE LETTERING STYLES

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 52128

(Type Specimens). Amsterdam.

GRACIA.

Amsterdam: Typefoundry "Amsterdam" n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. three page foldout for six pages. Printed in three colors with examples of advertising throughout. READ MORE about GRACIA

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 137726

(Type Specimens). Amsterdam.

REFINEMENT WITH A BANG!

Amsterdam: Typefoundry Amsterdam, (1951). tall slim 8vo. stiff paper folder. Unpaginated. A folder containing specimens of eight typefaces from this firm, as well as a price list. American Type Founders is listed as the U.S. distributors. A fine copy. READ MORE about REFINEMENT WITH A BANG!

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 47615

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