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
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
Foreword by Adrian Frutiger.
London: Studio Editions, (1992). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 383 pages. Foreword by Adrian Frutiger. Reprint of the 1990 first edition. Presents 66 type faces in full alphabets. Covers soiled. Slight musty smell. READ MORE about THE INTERNATIONAL TYPEBOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 106251
Volume two only
(Norristown PA): International Typefounders, 1998. square 8vo. paper-covered boards. not paginated. Volume two only. Thousands of type faces, each having one example, available from over 50 independent foundries and designers from around the world for PC or Mac. There is a CD available, but it is not included in the books. There is also a list of typeface distributors worldwide who carry these typefonts along with a website for ordering online. Quite interesting and very..... READ MORE about INTERNATIONAL TYPEFOUNDERS
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 93032
2 volumes
(Norristown PA): International Typefounders, 1995; 1998. square 8vo. paper-covered boards. not paginated. 2 volumes. Thousands of type faces, each having one example, available from over 50 independent foundries and designers from around the world for PC or Mac. There is a CD available, but it is not included in the books. There is also a list of typeface distributors worldwide who carry these typefonts along with a website for ordering online. Quite interesting and very..... READ MORE about INTERNATIONAL TYPEFOUNDERS/INTERNATIONAL TYPEFOUNDERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 92971
(Buffalo, NY: P22 Type Foundry, 2013). 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Limited to 1500 copies. No. 6 in a series of Michael Stickley's P22 Type Foundry type specimen books. READ MORE about STICKLEY OPTICAL FAMILY: FOUR OPTICAL SIZES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 129191
New York: American Book Bindery - Stratford Press, n.d. (circa 1950s). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 80 pages. Well designed and printed specimen book. Minor spots on the cover, else near fine. READ MORE about BASKERVILLE AND CASLON OLD FACE IN THE ENGLISH MONOTYPE CUTTINGS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 31719
N.P. Amsterdam Continental Types Inc, n.d. 7.5"x 12.5" Single sheet. Advertisment for new alternate characters available for Aurora Bold and Aurora Bold Condensed. READ MORE about ALTERNATE CHARACTERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48610
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
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: $55.00 Order nr. 52208
N.P. Associates International, n.d. 4to. loose leaf bound. x, 160 pages. Typefaces offered by Associates International. Table of contents. Cross reference guide follows text. READ MORE about ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. COMPUTERIZED/PHOTO TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 129104
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Foundry, n.d. (after 1933). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. With a number of woodcuts and other illustrations. "Adapted by Morris Benton from a face cut about 1790 by William Martin for William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press in London." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 55. A variant of this specimen booklet bound into a larger heavy paper wrapper printed with "Bulmer." Some wear to edges. Staining on rear..... READ MORE about BULMER ROMAN AND BULMER ITALIC, FROM THE TYPES USED BY W. BULMER AT THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 1790-1819
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109485
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Foundry, n.d. broadside (8 1/2 x 11 inches) printed on both sides. Series Number 497 issued by ATF. Printed in two colors. "Adapted by Morris Benton from a face cut about 1790 by William Martin for William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press in London." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 55. READ MORE about BULMER ROMAN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109493
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 Company, n.d. 9" by 12" broadside printed on two sides in two colors. Samples of advertising using AMTYCO inks, the Louvaine style. This face was original cut for ATF by Morris Benton in 1928. Printed on both sides. Samples of electric flashes. Creased and torn near edges of crease. READ MORE about THE LOUVAINE FAMILY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109174
Elizabeth, NJ: American Type Founders, n.d. (circa 1953). broadside (8 1/2 x 11 inches). Series Number 566 issued by ATF. This face was actually a 1953 reintroduction of the type face known as Benton which had been designed by Morris F. Benton in 1930 (McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 31). READ MORE about WHITEHALL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109491
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
New York, NY: Bauer Alphabets, n.d. 4to. fold-out brochure. unpaginated. A selection of type faces offered by Bauer. READ MORE about FOUNDRY TYPES FROM BAUER ALPHABETS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133967
Frankfurt am Main: Bauerschie Giesserei, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. (12) pages. Printed in multiple colors. Cover soiled. READ MORE about BERNHARD SCHÖNSCHRIFT ZART UND HALBSETT
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 25398
Skaneateles, NY: Michael Bixler, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers with signatures loosely inserted. Unpaginated. A book of type specimens, focusing on Dante, Bembo and Walbaum in varying sizes. Also includes a list of British Monotype composition and display typefaces, and an impressive list of clients of the firm. READ MORE about SPECIMENS OF DANTE, BEMBO AND WALBAUM
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 46550
New York: Publishers Printing Company, the William Bradford Press, n.d. small 4to. cloth-backed boards. 35 pages. Printer's type specimen book produced to show work for this book auction house. Well preserved copy still in glassine jacket. READ MORE about TYPE & DECORATIVE MATERIAL USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CATALOGUES FOR THE AMERICAN ART...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 41043
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 Order nr. 31351
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
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
