(Indianapolis, IN: Center for the Calligraphic Arts, 1984. 4to. self paper wrappers. 13+(1) pages. Volume 1, number 5. Index, brief articles on various aspects of calligraphy. READ MORE about JOURNAL FOR THE CALLIGRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134270
(Indianapolis, IN: Center for the Calligraphic Arts, 1986. 4to. self paper wrappers. 18 pages. Volume 3, number 2. Index, brief articles on various aspects of calligraphy. Final leaf clipped off. READ MORE about JOURNAL FOR THE CALLIGRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134271
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1935. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (18) pages followed by 24 plates, some foldout. First edition. Jacket slightly chipped around edges with some toning. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown. READ MORE about SPECIMENS OF SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH HANDWRITING TAKEN FROM CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 33496
Budapest: Gondolat, 1971. 12mo. cloth, illustrated. 159+(1) pages. Text in Hungarian. Illustrations by Köpeczi Bócz István. Traces the history of written languages from prehistoric to modern times. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Bibliography. Publisher's description laid in. READ MORE about AZ ÍRÁS TÖRTÉNTE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108207
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: n.p., 1965. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 63 pages. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. A history of the robot signature machine followed by detailed analysis of Kennedy's signature. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about ROBOT THAT HELPED TO MAKE A PRESIDENT, A RECONNAISSANCE INTO THE MYSTERIES OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 6374
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1927. 4to. vellum-backed marbled boards, top edge gilt, others uncut. (x), 86 pages and 20 plates. First edition, limited to 350 copies printed by Bruce Rogers at the press of William Edwin Rudge. (Haas 141). The collotype plates were made by Emery Walker. Six chapters on early bookmaking including discussions of 12 early types of book material, writing on vellum, paper and libraries. Rubbed along edges and tips. This copy is..... READ MORE about ANCIENT BOOKS AND MODERN DISCOVERIES
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 41990
London: Scolar Press, (1978). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 395 pages. First edition. Includes papers by Pierre Chaplais, John C. Pope, T.A.M. Bishop, J.J.G. Alexander, R.M. Thomson, Graham Pollard, A.I. Doyle, A.J. Piper, R.W. Hunt, A.G. Rigg, Richard and Mary Rouse and a bibliography of Ker's writings by Joan Gibbs. Jacket chipped along edges with small tears. Ink ownership inscription in corner of front free endpaper. An uncommon festschrift. READ MORE about MEDIEVAL SCRIBES, MANUSCRIPTS & LIBRARIES, ESSAYS PRESENTED TO N.R. KER
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 33991
2 volumes.
N.P., n.p., 1497 (but Lindau: J. Thorbecke, 1957). 8vo. paper-covered boards; stiff paper wrappers with slipcase. 54 numbered leaves; 113+(1) pages. 2 volumes. The statutes of the Collegium Sapientiae in Freiburg University are presented here in facsimile form. One volume is dedicated to the facsimile itself and is printed in full color. The manuscript is beautifully illuminated. It contains many interesting vignettes and amusing marginalia. The other volume offers a commentary by J.H. Beckmann and..... READ MORE about STATUTA COLLEGII SAPIENTIAE SATZUNGEN DES COLLEGIUM SAPIENTIAE ZU FREIBURG IM BREISGAU 1497
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 59236
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1975). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88, (2) pages. First edition in English. An approach to lettering for the younger student. Many illustrations. Covers age yellowed. READ MORE about LETTERS, TYPE AND PICTURES, TEACHING ALPHABETS THROUGH ART
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 108351
Po stopách knih, knihtisku a knihoven.
Praha: Svoboda, 1989. small 4to. stamped cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages. Po stopách knih, knihtisku a knihoven. First edition. A history of the production and distribution of books, from ancient heirogylphics and stone tablets to contemporary fine printing and private presses. Published in Czech with many illustrations, some in color. READ MORE about Z HISTORIE EVROPSKÉ KNIHY
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 74140
New York: Dover Publications, (1968). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 256 pages. Reprint of the first edition. With hundreds of illustrations. Light foxing and wear, else near fine. READ MORE about ALPHABETS & ORNAMENTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 22931
New York: Greenwich House, (1982). oblong small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. (iv), 348 pages. Reprint of the three volume first edition in one volume. Introduction by Eric Gill. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about ABC OF LETTERING AND PRINTING TYPEFACES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 41317
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, (1983). miniature book (4.5 x 5.7 cm.). pebbled cloth, paper cover label, paper slide-on case with cover label. (10) pages printed French-fold. Limited to 300 copies of which this is one of 241 copies to be hand-illuminated and signed by the illuminator and calligrapher, E. Helene Sherman (Bradbury, REM, 64). Issued on Massmann's 59th birthday. Miniature broadside folded and loosely inserted in a pocket in the back. READ MORE about ERE E EME
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 116550
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, (1983). miniature book (4.5 x 5.7 cm.). paper covered boards, paper cover label, paper slide-on case with cover label. (10) pages printed French-fold. Limited to 300 copies of which this is one of 59 numbered copies to be hand-colored and signed by the illuminator and calligrapher, E. Helene Sherman (Bradbury, REM, 64). Issued on Massmann's 59th birthday. Miniature broadside folded and loosely inserted in a pocket in the back. Also..... READ MORE about ERE E EME
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 127835
Evanston, Illinois: Press of Ward Schori, n.d. (circa 1984). oblong miniature book (5.1 x 6.7 cm.). paper covered boards. (vi), xi, 73, (1) pages. Limited to 220 copies (from previously owned prospectus) (Bradbury, Schori, 31). Printed in two colors by offset lithography. A collection of interesting quotes on writing beautifully presented by the author who did the calligraphy and designed each page. In binding designed by John Lariviere. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY & LETTERING
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 25003
Paris, France: Librairie des Arts Décoratifs, n.d., 4to. stiff paper wrappers loosely inserted in quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards with cloth front cover label. (i), 55 pages. Text in French. This work appears to be a sequel to Renoir, Collection complète Chiffres et Monogrammes (Paris, 1865). Worldcat notes that this work was reprinted in 2007, from a 19th century portfolio, by Dover as 990 Art Nouveau Monograms. With 55 leaves of monograms, printed on recto..... READ MORE about ART NOUVEAU MONOGRAMMES
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 129775
New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. (circa 1970s). 8vo. cloth. 185 pages. Reprint of the 1912 first edition. Contains "I. A classified list of works relating to the study of English palaeography and Diplomatic. II. A classified list of works relating to English manorial and agrarian history from the earliest times to the year 1660. With a preface by Hubert Hall. READ MORE about TWO SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MEDIAEVAL HISTORICAL STUDY
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 37135
London: Constable & Co., 1912. 8vo. cloth. 185, (5) pages. First edition. Contains "I. A classified list of works relating to the study of English paleography and Diplomatic. II. A classified list of works relating to English manorial and agrarian history from the earliest times to the year 1660. With a preface by Hubert Hall. Boards and spine heavily soiled. READ MORE about TWO SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MEDIAEVAL HISTORICAL STUDY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 42306
Inscriptions, Texts and Illuminated Manuscripts from 3200 B.C. to the Invention of Printing in the XVth Century. Handlist of an Exhibition held December 14, 1944 to April 14, 1945 [title from cover].
N.P.(NY): n.p.(Morgan Library), n.d.(1944). 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Inscriptions, Texts and Illuminated Manuscripts from 3200 B.C. to the Invention of Printing in the XVth Century. Handlist of an Exhibition held December 14, 1944 to April 14, 1945 [title from cover]. Catalogue for 102 manuscript items and other written artifacts (seals, tablets, etc.). One text drawing. Photographic reproduction affixed to the front cover. Corner of back cover spotted. READ MORE about THE WRITTEN WORD
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 53666
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., (1984). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 122 pages. Reprint of the 1980 first edition. A well illustrated book, covering scripts from all four corners of the world. Details of 29 writing systems in common use are explained here and work to represent hundred of different spoken languages. Includes bibliography and index. READ MORE about WRITING SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 121395
Jerusalem: Jerusalem Post Press, (1966). oblong small 8vo. paper wrappers. (28) pages. Reprint of first edition. Illustrated history of these famous scrolls. Ink ownership stamp in corner of cover. READ MORE about THE SHRINE OF THE BOOK AND ITS SCROLLS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 37065
(Salzburg, Austria: Neugebauer Press, 1983). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Special catalogue edition. Introductory comments and cirriculum vitae by Huib Van Krimpen, from The Penrose Review of the Graphic Arts, 74 (1982). Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Wrappers lightly worn at edges. READ MORE about NEUGEBAUER, SCRIBE OF AUSTRIA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121538
N.P. n.p., 1977. folio. stiff paper wrappers, later archival paper slipcase. unpaginated. Text in English and German. Signed by Friedrich Neugebauer on front free endpaper. Poetry by Pietzner, calligraphy by Neugebauer. READ MORE about A LAST ODE TO VENICE/EINE LETZTE ODE AN VENEDIG
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 125303
(Portlaoise, Ireland): The Dolmen Press, (1984). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxviii, 100 pages. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, introduction by Francis John Byrne, bibliography, two maps. A study of Irish calligraphy over ten centuries. In two parts: an anthology of full pages from 26 famous manuscripts and a study of the evolution of the Irish script. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket slightly bent at top and bottom. READ MORE about IRISH HAND: SCRIBES AND THEIR MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WITH...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 121693
