Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1945. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 108 pages with many illustrations, some of which are in color. Later printing. Lacking jacket. Minor fading to spine. READ MORE about P'S AND Q'S; A BOOK ON THE ART OF LETTER ARRANGEMENT
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 10561
With an Introduction by Mark Argetsinger.
Rochester: Rochester Institute of Technology, n.d. (1995). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 51+(1) pages. With an Introduction by Mark Argetsinger. Limited to 1000 copies and printed at the Stinehour Press with design by Jerry Kelly. Standard raised funds to help Johnston and received in return a beautiful 8 page letter. This letter is reproduced in facsimile along with text describing this episode. Foreword by David Pankow. Bookplate from APHA on inside front cover. READ MORE about THINKING IN SCRIPT, A LETTER OF THANKS FROM EDWARD JOHNSTON TO PAUL STANDARD, 26 APRIL - 5 MAY 1944
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 42557
Santa Ana: International Letter Arts Network, 1989. 4to. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards with blind stamped titling and cover designs. (x), 72, (2) pages. A full-color reproduction of the original illuminated manuscript handwritten and illustrated by Sheila Waters. Includes a brief biography. READ MORE about UNDER MILK WOOD, A PLAY FOR VOICES. A REPRODUCTION OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BY SHEILA WATERS
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 57538
London, England: n.p., n.d., (c.1844). oblong 4to. quarter leather, marbled paper covered boards, gilt panels on spine, leather tips. I-XXX. DNB XIX, 939-40. Thomas Tomkins (1743-1816), noted for his "boldness of design, inexhaustible variety, and elegant freedom," operated a writing school on Foster Lane, Cheapside, London. According to DNB, the edition of 1777 is the first of four calligraphic works published by Tomkins. Lacking 10 out of 40 plates for a total of 30 plates... READ MORE about BEAUTIES OF WRITING, EXEMPLIFIED IN A VARIETY OF PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP DESIGNED TO...
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 128276
N.P. International Typeface Corporation and Artists Union of the USSR, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 34, (2) pages. Text in English and Russian. Catalogue of an exhibition of calligraphic arts in the USA and USSR. Essays by Yuri Molok and Christopher Calderhead. Lists of participants and judges. Color illustrations. Covers lightly chipped. READ MORE about USA USSR CALLIGRAPHIA
Price: $17.00 Order nr. 125828
Nieuwkoop: Miland Publishers, 1971. oblong 4to. paper wrappers, slipcase. 30 plates. Facsimile reprint of the 1610 edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Contains a variety of examples of calligraphy. Slipcase tape repaired with piece of spine missing. READ MORE about LUSTHOF DER SCHRIJFKONSTE
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 28699
Austin: The Asia Society and the University of Texas Press, (1979). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Asia House Gallery. A collection of 100 works of art dating from the seventh to the nineteenth century. Each one is illustrated and described in detail. The introductory essay examines the origin, function and meaning of calligraphy and describes the tools and materials used. Covers soiled. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY IN THE ARTS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47321
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., (1951). 8vo. boards. 72 pages. First edition. A history of the writing book related to today. READ MORE about WRITTEN BY HAND
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 63616
London: Bloomsbury Books, (1980). thick small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 400 pages. First edition. "This book is the first to provide for the interested layman and the designer a full pictorial history of calligraphy among those nations using the Roman alphabet." Composed mostly of illustrations. READ MORE about THE ART OF CALLIGRAPHY, WESTERN EUROPE & AMERICA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 39971
5 Volumes.
(London, England): Chatto & Windus, (1959). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16; 24; 24; 24; 24 pages. 5 Volumes. Fifth impression. Focuses on Renaissance italic handwriting. Illustrations. Notice from the Italic Society of Handwriting laid in. Wrappers chipped at edges. Light tanning at edges of wrappers and text. Wrapper of first volume tearing at spine. READ MORE about GOOD WRITING
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 122986
Mexico: n.p., 1953. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 257 pages. With an introduction by Pablo Martínez del Rio. Illustrated history of writing and the alphabet. Library stamp (marked duplicate) on front cover. READ MORE about NEUSTRO ALFABETO, ENSAYO DE INVESTIGACION HISTORICA Y LINGUISTICA
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 41037
Pelham: Bridgman Publishers, (1936). 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 79 pages. Second edition. Three page introduction followed by plates of alphabets. Cary is well known for his collection of books on the history of printing now at RIT and also for his Village Press. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about MODERN ALPHABETS
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 31043
Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, (1975). oblong small 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 50 pages. First edition. History of the Roman alphabet with reproductions of letters throughout text printed in red ink. Review copy with slip inserted. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE LIVING ALPHABET
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 104905
N.P. The Cherryburn Press, 1981. 12mo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. 16 pages. An essay on legibility in sign systems, focusing in Chinese calligraphy. Samples laid in. Binding torn at back center of spine. READ MORE about SIGNS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 112216
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1913. small 4to. faux leather with gilt stamp on front cover. 209 pages with 90 illustratons. Bound Xerox of this title. Eleven chapters on all aspects of the development of the alphabet. READ MORE about THE STORY OF THE ALPHABET
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121383
N.P. Privately printed by the Plimpton Press, n.d. small square 8vo. leather-backed boards. 14 pages. Printed by the Plimpton Press with the permission of the author. Leather spine shows wear at head and is rubbed. READ MORE about THE IDEAL BOOK; OR BOOK BEAUTIFUL A TRACT ON CALLIGRAPHY, PRINTING AND ILLUSTRATION AND ON THE...
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 1627
N.P. (Nancy Culmone, 1999). square small 8vo. black silk-covered binding with inlaid paper illustration, housed in a black silk handmade clamshell box lined with handpainted sides. (9) pages. Unique variant calligraphic book by Nancy Culmone. 9 accordion folded pages. Materials used were Arches Text Laid paper, wheat paste, paper dyes, acrylic paints, gouche, pastels, colored pencils, PVA and glair. Unique signed book. Nancy Culmone is a well-known excellent calligrapher. READ MORE about LUNAR LIST THREE. UNIQUE VARIANT CALLIGRAPHIC BOOK
Price: $1,750.00 Order nr. 124335
N.P. (Herbert W. Simpson, 1955). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Done entirely in the calligraphic hand of Raymond DaBoll. Folded. READ MORE about HAMLET: TO THE PLAYERS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17325
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1966). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 130 pages. First edition. Filled with example plates of handwriting. Spine of jacket is slightly toned and jacket is price-clipped. READ MORE about ELIZABETHAN HANDWRITING, 1500-1650, A MANUAL
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 19308
Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, (1929). 4to. cloth. xl pages followed by the 240 full-page plates. First edition. well-preserved copy. READ MORE about DIE SCHRIFT, ATLAS DER SCHRIFTFORMEN DES ABENDLANDES VOM ALTERTUM BIS ZUM AUSGANG DES 18....
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 61077
Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, (1939). 4to. cloth. xl pages followed by the 240 full-page plates. Second edition. 240 illustrations. Damage to covers along front fore-edge and wear along edges. READ MORE about DIE SCHRIFT, ATLAS DER SCHRIFTFORMEN DES ABENDLANDES VOM ALTERTUM BIS ZUM AUSGANG DES 18....
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 121387
Tübingen: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xl pages followed by the 240 full-page plates. Third edition. 240 illustrations. Jacket has tears along edges with small pieces missing along top of back cover. READ MORE about DIE SCHRIFT, ATLAS DER SCHRIFTFORMEN DES ABENDLANDES VOM ALTERTUM BIS ZUM AUSGANG DES 18....
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 121569
4 volumes
Paris, France: Imprimerie Impériale, 1858. folio. half cloth, marbled paper-covered boards. xxiv, 575+(1); x, 550, (2); viii, 529, (3) pages; plates. 4 volumes. Text in French. Foreword by the author, table of contents in each volume. Second and third volume include discussion of holdings of major French libraries. Third volume with descriptions of plates, addenda and corrigenda, and index. Fourth volume with 51 facsimile plates. A study of calligraphy, miniatures, and bookbinding from the Carolingian... READ MORE about HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DE PARIS: LE CABINET DES MANUSCRITS DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE IMPÉRIALE
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 126292
4 volumes.
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 1938-1939. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 23; 24; 28; 24 pages. 4 volumes. Part 1 is on writing materials, part 2 is on the alphabet, part 3 is on the different forms and structures that the physical book developed in and part 4 is on illustrations in manuscripts. Written by Lawrence Thompson (1 and 3), Nabih Faris (part 2), and Albert M. Friend (part 4). READ MORE about DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK (THE
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 2155
New York: Philosophical Library, (1953). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 607 pages. Reprint (with Amendments) of second edition. With foreword by Sir Ellis Minns. An essential reference book. Jacket has piece missing from front cover. Front inside hinge broken. Shaken. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 24658
