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
Hertford: Stephen Austin and Sons, n.d. (circa 1959). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. Not paginated. Taped to the inside front cover is the mailing label addressed to Dr. J. Bookbinder and dated 1959. Worn around edges. READ MORE about CONTINENTAL AND ORIENTAL TYPE LIST
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 121426
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
Frankfurt am Main: Bauersche Giesserei, 1925. 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Text in German. Bodini, originally designed by Giambattista Bodini, with two models in modern recutting, ATF by M.F. Benton in 1907 and Bauer (Jaspert, Berry and Johnson 25-9). Includes samples of printed material. Wrappers lightly tanned. READ MORE about BODINI ANTIQUA
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 109709
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
London: C. & E. Layton Ltd., n.d. folio. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated (28 pages). This publication was issued by the English firm of C. & E. Layton Ltd. "as a supplement to their main Type Cabinet, and for the express purpose of showing at a glance the variety of modern types they have available in their Advertisement Typesetting and Printing Departments." Over 160 type faces are included. On the front is an image of the..... READ MORE about SYNOPSIS OF TYPE FACES
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 87071
London: Caslon Letter Foundry, n.d. folio broadside printed on both sides. folded three times. Showing of Caslon Old Face in various sizes and types. READ MORE about A BROADSIDE SPECIMEN FROM THE CASLON LETTER FOUNDRY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 87777
London: H.W. Caslon Ltd., n.d. (circa 1960s). 4to. paper wrappers, cord tied. (16) pages. Nicely printed with use of black and red ink. READ MORE about CHECK-LIST OF THE CASLON OLD FACE TYPE FAMILY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 4982
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
London: Clowes, n.d. 4to. cloth. 119 pages. Includes sample advertising using these type specimens. Also includes foreign type faces. With a brochure called "Fresh Faces" loosely inserted in a pocket on the front pastedown. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF SELECTED DISPLAY TYPES AND ALSO A FEW BOOK TYPES
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 51324
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
Mount Vernon: Press of A. Colish, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Printed in three colors. READ MORE about 7 CLASSIC TYPE FACES SELECTED FROM A LARGE REPERTORY OF ENGLISH MONOTYPE FACES
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 78966
Mount Vernon: A. Colish, Inc., n.d. narrow small 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (18) pages. Type specimen pamphlet listing 86 monotype and/or display (hand-set) typefaces with sizes available, 33 of which are illustrated with alphabets (upper and lower case, regular and italic, as appropriate). With an index listing additional types available. READ MORE about TYPES AVAILABLE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50124
Philadelphia, PA: Composing Room, n.d. 4to. loose leaf bound. unpaginated. Typefaces offered by Composing Room of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Listing of faces offered. With a "camera section." Covers soiled. Label on inside front cover. Listing of faces offered mostly xeroxed. READ MORE about CR VIP PHOTOCOMPOSITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 129103
(Arlington, VA: Composition Systems), n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Type faces offered by Composition Systems. Includes introductory comments by the company president and illustrations of employees. READ MORE about THE MANY FACES OF
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 115550
New York: Continental Typefounders Association, Inc., n.d.(1930?). square 12mo. (12) pages. Advertisement for decorative capitals for this foundry's "Eve" and "Eve Italic" typefaces, with examples from advertisements & texts. No date, but contents of examples suggest late 20's to about 1930. Revised price list tipped onto front inside cover. READ MORE about DECORATIVE CAPITALS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 50693
New York: Continental Typefounders Association, n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. single sheet folded. Covers soiled. READ MORE about FLEX
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 52092
New York: Continental Typefounders, n.d. large broadside folded four times. Printed in two colors. READ MORE about GRECO BOLD
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 31067
Ipswich, UK: W.S. Cowell Ltd., (1952). small 4to. metal spiral binding, cloth, dust jacket. 74 pages. Well produced book printed in different colors on different colored paper stock. With presentation bookplate present although it was once taped to front free endpaper and is now detached with tape remnants present. Loosely inserted is a broadside entitled "Supplementary Sheets for A Book of Typefaces. 1954." Jacket soiled. READ MORE about A BOOK OF TYPEFACES, WITH SOME ILLUSTRATED EXAMPLES OF TEXT AND DISPLAY SETTING
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 4977
