New York: Arno Press, 1975. small 4to. cloth. This periodical was the post war successor of Typography. Edited by Robert Harling and filled with articles on illustration. Includes many black-and-white illustrations. READ MORE about ALPHABET AND IMAGE, A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF TYPOGRAPHY. Numbers 1-8, complete set, in two volumes
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 40376
Washington, DC: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, 1983. 6 x 9 inches. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Publication accompanying a 1983 exhibition in the Hall of Printing and Graphic Arts of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Introduction, list of illustration captions, endnotes, bibliography. Black and white illustrations throughout. Corrigenda laid in. READ MORE about THE FAT AND THE LEAN, AMERICAN WOOD TYPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 132741
N.P. Privately Printed, 2000. folio. stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. (ii), 10, (4) pages. Limited to an edition of 130 (from another copy sold by Oak Knoll). The text for this edition was translated and set by hand at the Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing in Athens. GA. All the press and production work was performed by Richard Hopkins' Hill & Dale Press and Typefoundry in Terra Alta, WV. The English text..... READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES, THEIR BIRTH IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY DEPICTED IN WOODCUT AND VERSE
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 104929
Berlin: Jürgen Holstein Antiquariat, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German and English, with preface translated into Japanese. Catalogue of architecture, photography, graphics, illustrated books, artists' autographs, posters, typography and other items, mainly related to the Bauhaus. 358 items. Supplement includes French Studio Ceramics, 1870-1900. Select bibliography and index. READ MORE about KATALOG 105: BAUHAUS, ETC. ARCHITEKTUR, FOTOGRAFIE, GRAFIK, ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER,...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 109058
Names of type Designers Set in One of Their Astute Creations
Baltimore: The House of Type, 1984. 16mo. stapled stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Names of type Designers Set in One of Their Astute Creations. Limited to 120 copies. List of type designers using their various type faces. READ MORE about THE MAN BEHIND THE FACE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 105501
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1976). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 136 pages. Revised edition. Includes sections on color, typography and technique. Covers soiled. READ MORE about PUBLICATION DESIGN, A GUIDE TO PAGE LAYOUT TYPOGRAPHY, FORMAT AND STYLE
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 40395
London: Studio Vista, (1969). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition.Covers soiled.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICS, A DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK OF PRINTING TECHNIQUES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31184
London and Boston: Pentagram and Faber and Faber, (1986). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First U.S. edition. A look at some recent creative solutions to design problems. Dozens of images reproduced in color and black and white. Useful for those professionally and personally involved in design, typography, and communications. READ MORE about IDEAS ON DESIGN
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 77919
Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series
Berkeley: CODEX Foundation, 2021. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. wrappers. 24 pages. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Following Marshall McLuhans famous quote the medium is the message this article presents the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach/Main as a unique institution representing the genre of the artists book. The Klingspor Museum is more than simply a collection of book related arts because of its foundational idea of type- and..... READ MORE about THE ARTIST'S BOOK: A MESSAGE FROM THE KLINGSPOR MUSEUM
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 136319
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Covers the development of type design, basic terminology, copyfitting, photography and the computer, faults to avoid, etc. Well illustrated.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 29689
New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and the British Library, 2007. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover. 412 pages. First edition. Edward Johnston (1872-1944) was a man of letters - master calligrapher, typeface designer and creator of the lettering and branding for the London Underground. He was also a great teacher and philosopher. Many were, and still are, influenced by his down-to-earth ideas on calligraphy and lettering, and those who studied in his classes at..... READ MORE about EDWARD JOHNSTON: MASTER CALLIGRAPHER
Price: $49.95 Order nr. 92516
Bern: Schweizerischen Gutenbergmuseum, 1945. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 84 pages, with illustrations. On typography and art from the beginnings of printing to the present day. Well-illustrated. Jacket torn with pieces missing including spine. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE UND KUNST
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48966
Bern: Schweizerischen Gutenbergmuseum, 1945. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 84 pages, with illustrations. On typography and art from the beginnings of printing to the present day. Well illustrated. Jacket chipped. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE UND KUNST
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 61708
With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf
New York: The Typophiles, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 48 pages. With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf. Born in 1907, Gotthard de Beauclair spent most of his life learning about calligraphy, printing, typography, and book design. With his expertise and skillful technique, he produced some of the finest examples of limited edition books. Even now, his work stands as a model for superior bookmaking. This catalogue includes an Introduction by Hermann Zapf and a...... READ MORE about GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR: ART AND LITERATURE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108921
New York: The Typophiles, 2011. 6 x 9 inches. paperback pamphlet. 16 pages. Typophiles Monograph: New Series No. 27 Type Revivals gives the history of type revivals and explores their place in modern type design. By examining some of the earliest type revivals, the definition of a true type revival emerges: it is an adaptation of an old typeface for current production and use, not merely a rote reproduction. With this definition in mind, the..... READ MORE about TYPE REVIVALS: WHAT ARE THEY? WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109466
Budapest: Magyar Helikon, n.d. (but c. 1960). paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 54, (6) pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies. An essay on the work of the seventeenth century Hungarian typographer Kis Totfalusi. Contains examples of his type including one broadside laid-in. All in Hungarian. READ MORE about A BETU MESTERE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 61736
Rochester, NY: Technical and Education Center of the Graphic Arts, (1983). oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 197+(1) pages. First edition. Interesting take on typography. Fine condition. READ MORE about THE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 121449
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover with dust jacket. 104 pages. "The photography in Historical Types is excellent. The commentary on each type identifies its salient features with expert skill. The result is an anthology that can be put into the hands of a lettering artist or a printer, in the confident expectation that both would learn what gives letterforms in print their distinctive character." - Nicolas Barker "A..... READ MORE about HISTORICAL TYPES FROM GUTENBERG TO ASHENDENE
Price: $39.95 Order nr. 105522
New York: Design Press, 1992. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 254 pages. First edition. Fine condition. An introduction to the principles of type and lettering for anyone who uses, or designs the written word, from desktop publishers to graphic designers and calligraphers. It covers basic elements of design, optical illusions in lettering, letter, word, and line spacing and several more topics. Illustrated and indexed. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate..... READ MORE about HANDBOOK OF TYPE AND LETTERING
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 58651
New York, NY: The Typophiles, 2003. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 31+(1) pages. Typophiles Monograph New Series #20. Known throughout the world of typography, Abe Lerner was a highly respected and talented typographer/book designer with links to the likes of the great Bruce Rogers. With a meticulous eye for detail and clean design, he was constantly working on new projects. With a career that landed him as the Director of Design and Production at Macmillan..... READ MORE about ABE LERNER 1908-2002
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 94392
Boston: The Stetson Press, (1914). small 8vo. boards. 31+(1) pages. With many two color reproductions. READ MORE about HOW TO MAKE TYPE TALK, THE RELATION OF TYPOGRAPHY TO VOICE MODULATION. BASIC PRINCIPLES AS...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 22819
New York: Reinhold, (1964). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. With many illustrations showing examples of different periods of typography. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: BASIC PRINCIPLES INFLUENCES AND TRENDS SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31668
London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Very good copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19652
London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Some foxing of top edge. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121378
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First U.S. edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Fine condition. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 123257
