New York, NY: The Stone House Press, (1997). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus announcing publication of Bruce Rogers: American Typographer. Folded. READ MORE about Prospectus for BRUCE ROGERS AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132602
High Wycomb: University Microfilms Limited, (1965). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with a paper cover label. vii, 101 pages. A dissertation reproduced from microfilm by Georgia Mansbridge, friend of Bruce Rogers. She writes about his career and personal life from the eighteen hundreds till his death in 1957. READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS, AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 56903
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, smythsewn: drawn-on, hinge-scored cover; trimmed flush. 40 pages. Full color catalogue written for the Caxton Club exhibition Inland Printers: The Fine-Press Movement in Chicago, 1920-45, held at Columbia College in Chicago, January 15, 2003. Features writings of 12 Caxtonians including: John P. Chalmers, Robert A. Cotner, Kim Coventry, Celia Hilliard, Thomas J. Joyce, Arthur H. Miller, Frank J. Piehl, Susan F. Rossen, Michael Thompson, and... READ MORE about INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-1945
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 72548
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, smythsewn: drawn-on, hinge-scored cover; trimmed flush. 40 pages. Full color catalogue written for the Caxton Club exhibition: Inland Printers: The Fine-Press Movement in Chicago, 1920-45 ; at Columbia College in Chicago; held January 15, 2003. Features writings of 12 Caxtonians including: John P. Chalmers, Robert A. Cotner, Kim Coventry, Celia Hilliard, Thomas J. Joyce, Arthur H. Miller, Frank J. Piehl, Susan F. Rossen, Michael Thompson... READ MORE about INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-45
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 73697
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 Order nr. 112257
Madison, WI: Silver Buckle Press, 2008. 8" x 4" loose sheets. 6 samples. Handprinted set of wood type specimen cards from the Silver Buckle Press. These specimens show six major styles of wood type in the collection: Antique, Gothic, Tuscan, Clarendon, Roman and Script faces. Each type is identified on the back of the card. The specimens in Wood Type Sampler were designed and printed by students on staff at the Silver Buckle Press. Cards... READ MORE about WOOD TYPE SAMPLER
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 102511
Charlottesville, VA: The Cockescraw Press, 1963. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 13, (3) pages. Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Secretary's News Sheet, No. 50. Frontispiece etching of Smith. Preface by the author. Includes works totally or partially designed by Smith. Text loosely laid in wrappers. READ MORE about CHARLES SMITH: HIS WORK IN BOOK DESIGN: A CHECKLIST
Price: $22.00 Order nr. 119982
(Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, 1980). 12mo. text loosely laid in portfolio. unpaginated. A portfolio of type specimens from the 1980 workshop of the STA. Includes a descriptive brochure by Mary Underwood, listing of credits, and a number of specimen sheets of various fonts. READ MORE about TYPE WORKSHOP
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 115493
Dallas, TX: Still Point Press, (1985). 4to. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards and a paper spine label in a paper-covered slipcase. (iv), 46, (4) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 300 numbered copies. Al Lowman recounts personal experiences with the late Carl Hertzog, and provides insight into the characteristics which contributed to the achievements of the legendary El Paso printer, designer, and typographer. It includes thirty-six black-and-white illustrations of Hertzog's best known works. It... READ MORE about REMEMBERING CARL HERTZOG, A TEXAS PRINTER AND HIS BOOKS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 58343
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 6.625 x 9.875 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 176 pages. "The detailed research and design process behind all these fonts (as well as the evolving technology) is conveyed through the many half-tone illustrations in Nancy Stock-Allen's excellent study." - Nancy Campbell, TLS "Carol Twombly... has been billed as 'the first book on type design centered around the career of one woman.' I would argue that it is more important... READ MORE about CAROL TWOMBLY: HER BRIEF BUT BRILLIANT CAREER IN TYPE DESIGN
Price: $49.95 Order nr. 125344
New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams in association with the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, (1992). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 157+(1) pages. Table of contents, acknowledgments, introduction, chronology, bibliography, photographic credits, index. 116 illustrations, including 53 color plates. Dust jacket sunned at edges. READ MORE about LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 125739
N.P. AIGA, n.d. (1948). 12mo. cloth. 32 pages. Biographical information on each designer accompanied by a photograph and a listing of types designed.This is the hardbound variant. READ MORE about AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNERS AND THEIR TYPE FACES ON EXHIBIT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 21577
New York: Privately printed, 1971. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, string tied. not paginated. A keepsake booklet honoring the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Type Directors Club. With a history of the organization, lists of charter and current members, past presidents. Illustrated. READ MORE about A TIME CAPSULE 1946-71
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48173
Morristown, NJ: Stempel Typefounders, n.d. large 12mo. self paper wrappers, original envelope. not paginated. Collection of four type specimen booklets distributed by Stempel and Klingspor Typefounders. Two are the Stempel Typefounders type specimens, and two are type specimens from Klingspor Typefounders. One of the Stempel catalogues is complete, with types in lines and a price list. The other three booklets are disbound, some with pages missing. Collection also includes a Klingspor Typefounders price list, a...... READ MORE about STEMPEL TYPEFOUNDERS, A SELECTION OF THE FINEST STEMPEL FOUNDRY TYPES and KLINGSPOR FOUNDRY TYPES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 93444
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
N.P. ATF-Davidson, n.d. Broadside, 10 by 14 inches. Illustrates type specimens and ornaments. Designed for ATF-Davidson. Notation "Print '80 by Phil Hamilton." Sticker "Proudly made in the USA, N A Graphics" attached. READ MORE about AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS PACK MY BOX WITH
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 110030
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. 4to. loose leaf bound. unpaginated. A collection of type specimen sheets, including type faces, symbols, wingdings, and dingbats. READ MORE about FONT RESERVE SPECIMEN SHEET
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131720
New York: The Harbor Press, n.d. 12mo. paper wrappers, cord-tied. (8) pages. A charming collection of borders used by this fine printer. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about HARBOR PRESS LIST OF BORDERS
Price: $275.00 Order nr. 11882
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 comprehensive. READ MORE about INTERNATIONAL TYPEFOUNDERS/INTERNATIONAL TYPEFOUNDERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 92971
New York, NY: Boro Typographers, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Typefaces offered by Boro of New York. Two line specimens. Slightly worn at edges and along spine. READ MORE about THE MANY FACES OF BORO TYPOGRAPHERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 133421
