(Sherwin Beach Press). Shen, Juliet.

SEARCHING FOR MORRIS FULLER BENTON: DISCOVERING THE DESIGNER THROUGH HIS TYPEFACES.

Chicago: Sherwin Beach Press, 2011. 4to. black cloth boards with illustrated vertical paper title band; exposed sewn spine binding. vi, 58 pages. Limited to 75 numbered copies. Signed by the author on colophon page. A study of Morris Fuller Benton (1872-1948), chief type designer of the American Type Founders Company, focusing on analysis of the typefaces he designed as a means of understanding his work and life. Frontispiece wood engraving of Benton by Carl Montford... READ MORE about SEARCHING FOR MORRIS FULLER BENTON: DISCOVERING THE DESIGNER THROUGH HIS TYPEFACES

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 112257

(Silve, Charles Thomas).

SPECIMENS OF FINE PRINTING OF THE XVI-XX CENTURY INCLUDING WOODCUT BOOKS AND CALLIGRAPHIC EXAMPLES.

Famous Press Books Latin-English-French-German-Italian-Spanish Books on Paper Making Type Specimen Books, Selections from the Library of the late Dr. Charles Thomas Silve.
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1946. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 116 pages. Famous Press Books Latin-English-French-German-Italian-Spanish Books on Paper Making Type Specimen Books, Selections from the Library of the late Dr. Charles Thomas Silve. Parke-Bernet Sale No. 787. Auction catalogue, estate of Dr. Charles Thomas Silve, a research engineer, October 7-8, 1946. Included woodcut books calligraphic examples, famous press books in six languages, books about paper making and type specimens. 675 lots. Wrappers lightly faded, spine sunned. READ MORE about SPECIMENS OF FINE PRINTING OF THE XVI-XX CENTURY INCLUDING WOODCUT BOOKS AND CALLIGRAPHIC EXAMPLES

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107958

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 78881

Solo, Dan X.

THE SOLOTYPE CATALOG OF 4,147 DISPLAY TYPEFACES.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., (1992). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 238 pages. With price sheet tipped-in at the front. READ MORE about THE SOLOTYPE CATALOG OF 4,147 DISPLAY TYPEFACES

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 119735

(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. READ MORE about A NOTE ABOUT A TYPEFOUNDRY AND THIS BOOKLET

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24808

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 100582

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  other currencies  Order nr. 19784

Trenholm, George F.

ON THE TYPOGRAPHIC BEAM.

New York: George F. Trenholm, 1944. 16mo. decorated paper-covered boards. (vi), 36 pages. The first of the Diamant Classics. Limited to 450 numbered copies. READ MORE about ON THE TYPOGRAPHIC BEAM

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 38478

TYPE EVIDENCE, A THESAURUS FOR USE IN RARE BOOK AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CATALOGUING.

Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 1990. 4to. paper wrappers. viii, 19 pages. This thesaurus was prepared by the Bibliographic Standards Committee of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries/American Library Association to provide standard terms for use in cataloguing books and for the retrieval of type evidence. Reproduced from typescript. READ MORE about TYPE EVIDENCE, A THESAURUS FOR USE IN RARE BOOK AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CATALOGUING

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 46419

(Type Specimen). Monsen.

MONSEN.

trans-adhesive map type specimen book
Chicago, IL: Monsen-Chicago, Inc., 1951. 4to. self paper wrappers. (ii), 38 pages. trans-adhesive map type specimen book. A catalogue of Monsen type specimens used in Trans-adhesive maps. Four page Price List insert in front of book. Minor stains and some tears from adhesives on cover. READ MORE about MONSEN

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96471

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 109513

(Type Specimens). Adobe.

FONT & FUNCTION: THE CATALOG OF TYPE 1 TYPEFACES FROM ADOBE SYSTEMS.

Mountain View, CA: Adobe Systems, 1993. folio. self paper wrappers. 22, (2) pages. No. 12. A catalogue of typefaces offered by Adobe. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about FONT & FUNCTION: THE CATALOG OF TYPE 1 TYPEFACES FROM ADOBE SYSTEMS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122552

(Type Specimens). Allainguillaume J. Saling.

CARACTÈRES D'IMPRIMERIE MAYEUR.

Paris, France: Allainguillaume J. Saling et Cie. n.d., but circa 1919. 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. unpaginated. Text in French. A catalogue mainly of printer's devices. According to the Linked Data Service of the Library of Congres, Washington, Allainguillaume took over the stock (and maybe the firm) of the Fonderie Gustave Mayeur. Headings in text note Allainguillaume as a successor to Mayeur. Editorial notes in the LC description note that the Allainguillaume, J. Saling name... READ MORE about CARACTÈRES D'IMPRIMERIE MAYEUR

Price: $900.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129527