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 Order nr. 96471
Borders & Ornaments. Catalog Numbers 17, 18, and 19
Charlotte, MI: Sterling Type Foundry, n.d.; 1958; 1959. large 8vo. self paper wrappers. 20 pages. Borders & Ornaments. Catalog Numbers 17, 18, and 19. Collection of three type specimen catalogs displaying the borders and ornaments offered by Sterling Type Foundry. Includes company logos, decorative embellishments, symbols, and insignia. Catalog 17 has 1/2" squares removed from pages 3/4 and 11/12, and page 7/8 has a 1" x 1 3/4" inch square removed. Catalog 18 is missing..... READ MORE about TYPECAST CUTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 93421
Chicago, IL: Typefounders of Chicago, n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. not paginated. Type specimen showcasing Neon Optima offered by the Neon Type Division of the Typefounders of Chicago. Minor wear. READ MORE about NEON OPTIMA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 93400
(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
New York, NY: The Bauer Type Foundry, n.d. 4to. paper portfolio. unpaginated. A portfolio of various type faces offered by Bauer including two price lists. Small tear at bottom of spine. Covers slightly tanned. READ MORE about BERNHARD TYPES
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 133600
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. paper-covered boards, string bound. (v), 83 pages. A catalogue of type specimens, most likely by an unidentified German firm. Printed on recto only. Covers sunned, mainly along spine. Staining on endpapers. Some pencil notations in text. READ MORE about Catalogue of Type Specimens
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 132270
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
N.P. Internationalen Typographischen Vereinigung, (1966). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. An exhibition catalogue devoted to type specimens using examples from the Gutenberg Museum. Text in three languages; German, English, and French. Helmut Presser wrote the introduction. Followed by illustrations from different type specimen books and descriptions of each book. READ MORE about ERLESENE LETTERNPROBEN AUS VERGANGENHEIT UND GEGENWART
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 109681
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
London, England: Studio Editions, (1992). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 383+(1) pages. Reprint of 1990 edition. Acknowledgments, table of contents, foreword by Adrian Frutiger. Includes 66 type faces. READ MORE about THE INTERNATIONAL TYPEBOOK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 125572
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
Praha (Prague), Czechoslovakia: Svoboda, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, string bound. (iv), 113 pages. Text in Czech. Table of contents. A large selection of Monotype products. With a small selection of borders and ornaments. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about VZORNÍK PÍSEM
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 132265
Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Schriftgießerei D. Stempel, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. A catalogue of type faces. Small sheet of specimens laid in. Covers lightly soiled. Previous owner's stamp on title. READ MORE about ZIRKULAR- UND KARTENSCHRIFTEN IN IHRER VERWENDUNG FÜR DIE PRAXIS
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 132268
Oxford: Alden Press, (1981). oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (iii), 156 pages. First edition. A printer's type specimen book compiled by Hugh Williamson. An introduction to the Alden Press's photocomposition in which the principal characteristics are explained in the introduction. Each typographic character has been constructed from a succession of horizontal lines drawn by a laser beam. READ MORE about PHOTOCOMPOSITION AT THE ALDEN PRESS, OXFORD
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 57325
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
Amsterdam: N.V. Lettergieterij Amsterdam, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 24 pages. Text in Dutch. Design by Giambattista Bodini (1740-1813), used by numerous founders. Modern recuttings by M.F. Benton of ATF and Bauer (Jaspert, Berry and Johnson 25-9). Biographical sketch of Bodini. Includes samples of advertisements as well as the specimens. Amsterdam was formerly N. Tetterode. Front wrapper lightly soiled. READ MORE about BODINI: DE LETTER VAN BLIJVENDE WAARDE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 109698
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
