New York: George Bruce's Son & Company, (1977). oblong 12mo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Facsimile edition of this specimen book with a two page introductory history by Duensing. A fine copy. READ MORE about BRUCE'S PENMAN SCRIPTS HANDSOMEST, BEST, CHEAPEST
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 4303
Volume 1
Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2009. 4to. cloth. 360 pages. Volume 1. A fine copy. Vol 1: This exuberant selection of typographic fonts and styles traces the modern evolution of the printed letter, reproducing pages from exquisitely designed catalogs showing type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Also included are borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations, and many spectacular examples of their use. Victorian fonts, spectacular in their complexity, are accorded a prominent..... READ MORE about A VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES AND GRAPHIC STYLES, VOLUME 1. 1628-1900
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 109837
New York: George Bruce's Son & Co., 1878. 4to. modern quarter leather over pebbled cloth-covered boards with leather tips, title in gilt on spine, five raised bands. 168 pages. This text first appeared in 1876 in thick 8vo. published by DeVinne. (Bigmore & Wyman I, 167). It is here reissued as a type specimen book by the type founder, George Bruce's Son. Illustrated with many facsimiles of early types and woodcuts. An important book in..... READ MORE about INVENTION OF PRINTING, A COLLECTION OF FACTS AND OPINIONS DESC RIPTIVE OF EARLY PRINTS AND...
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 24195
A Facsimile with an Introduction and Notes by David Chambers.
London: Printing Historical Society, 1986. 8vo. cloth. 18 pages followed by the facsimile. A Facsimile with an Introduction and Notes by David Chambers. Limited to 1500 numbered copies of which 500 are for sale. This specimen book was the last to be prepared by Fry before the sale of his foundry to William Thorowgood. Only one original copy is known to exist. Includes some foldout sheets. Bookplate on free endpaper.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate..... READ MORE about SPECIMEN OF MODERN PRINTING TYPES BY EDMUND FRY, 1828
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 19333
Cincinnati: Oscar H. Harpel, 1870. 8vo. original gilt stamped cloth, all edges stained red. Frontispiece; (ii), 252, (18) pages. First and only printing. (Bigmore and Wyman I, 306). Harpel lists many important facts necessary for the running of a successful printing business and includes a history of printing. The most important feature of this book is the full color plates, some printed and some done by lithography. Contains folded plates, tipped-in specimens, and other examples..... READ MORE about HARPEL'S TYPOGRAPH OR BOOK OF SPECIMENS CONTAINING USEFUL INFORMATION, SUGGESTIONS AND A...
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 46847
Cincinnati: Oscar H. Harpel, 1870. 8vo. original gilt stamped cloth, all edges stained red. Frontispiece; (ii), 252, (18) pages. First and only printing. (Bigmore and Wyman I, 306). Professionally re-backed, as is usually the case. The first eleven leaves, including the frontispiece and title page, have been expertly repaired by binder / conservator Jamie Kamph (New Jersey). Minor rubbing to covers, corners, and spine. Half-title in facsimile. Harpel lists many important facts necessary for the..... READ MORE about HARPEL'S TYPOGRAPH OR BOOK OF SPECIMENS CONTAINING USEFUL INFORMATION, SUGGESTIONS AND A...
Price: $1,850.00 Order nr. 106067
Philadelphia: MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan, (1997). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 54 pages. A very scarce reprint of part of the MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan catalogue issued July 1869. A near fine copy. Includes typefaces offered by the company, corners, borders, other ornaments and musical scores. Publisher's preface to this printing by David Peat notes that the MacKellar firm was a descendant of Binny and Ronaldson, the first successful typefounder in the United States, established..... READ MORE about SPECIMENS OF PRINTING TYPES BORDERS, CUTS, RULES &c
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 109559
(Washington, D.C.): Library of Congress, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated, but 11+(1) pages. Issued for an exhibit at the Library of Congress, with a checklist of exhibited presses with proprietary types, from 1891 to World War II. Includes type specimens from the Ashendene, Caradoc, Doves, Eragny, Kelmscott, Gregynog, Grabhorn, Spiral, Village, and Cranach Presses, etc. Fine condition. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PRIVATE PRESSES WITH PROPRIETARY TYPES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 63856
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. "Matthew Young's book showcases over 80 specimens (full size and in color), and gives a detailed account of the behind-the-scenes machinations that affected the course of the Specimen Exchange.... If you are interested in the history of graphic design, Young's book is a wonderful account of a lesser-known part of the story. It's handsome and lucidly presented and worth..... READ MORE about THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE
Price: $59.95 Order nr. 108704
Mladá Boleslav: (Hejda & Zbroj), 1939. 4to. clamshell box, label, text loosely inserted. 140, (2) pages. (Arno Sáñka IV, 5475). Text in Czech. Preface by Antonina Dolenský. Designed by Josefa Mrkvicky. History of Czech typography, focusing on the 15th to the 17th centuries. Frontispiece depicting text of Chronicles of Troy, one of the earliest known printed works in Czech. Black and white illustrations throughout. Includes index of printers and endnotes. Publisher's announcement laid in. Clamshell..... READ MORE about Z DEJIN CÉSKEHO KNIHTISK ARSTVÍ
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 107573
