London: Seeley, Service & Co., (1954). thick 8vo. cloth. 336 pages. part of the New Art Library. With 403 illustrations. An essential book for the reference library of anyone interested in lettering. READ MORE about LETTERING, FOR STUDENTS AND CRAFTSMEN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 115715
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
Pelham, New York: Bridgman Publishers, Inc, (1941). 8vo. cloth. 78 pages. Sixth printing. Three pages of text followed by displays of various alphabets. Wear at spine ends and along back hinge. READ MORE about ALPHABETS, A MANUAL OF LETTER DESIGN, WITH COMPLETE ALPHABETS OF VARIED STYLES OF LETTERING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 115711
St. Gall: Zollikofer and Co., 1948. small 4to. boards, dust jacket. 95 pages. Examples of lettering for book design. Some illustrations are printed in two colors. Piece of front cover of jacket lacking. Wear along spine of jacket. Book is in fine condition. READ MORE about LETTERING IN BOOK ART. [THE APPLICATION OF LETTERING FOR DISPLAY WORK ON JACKETS, TITLE-PAGES AND...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 85779
Berkeley, CA: Arif Press, 1980. oblong 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (18) pages. Limited to 125 copies printed by Wesley B. Tanner at the Arif Press on dampened T. Edmonds paper. The 25th book of the press. Reprints part of Johnston's text from FORMAL PENMANSHIP AND OTHER PAPERS. With calligraphy by Barbara Wiley Bash. READ MORE about FORMAL PENMANSHIP DEFINED BY THE THING
Price: $42.50 Order nr. 11919
London, England: Chiswick Press, 1915. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. First edition. A guide to calligraphy and handwriting. Author was on the faculty of the L.C.C. Central School of Arts & Crafts. Printed by Charles Jacobi at the Chiswick Press. Wrappers chipped at edges and soiled. Text tanned at edges. READ MORE about HANDWRITING: EVERYMAN'S HANDICRAFT
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 124466
New York: Pentalic Corp. (1976). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 336 pages. Reprint of the first edition, part of the New Art Library. With 403 illustrations. An essential book for the reference library of anyone interested in lettering. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about LETTERING, FOR STUDENTS AND CRAFTSMEN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 32172
New York: Pentalic Corporation, n.d. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with plastic comb spine. not paginated. Later printing. A manual on calligraphy, with many sample alphabets, and instructions for lettering using simple materials. A good basic book, with information on different letter types, and suggestions for using calligraphy for commercial or personal purposes. Name in ink. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY, THE ART OF LETTERING WITH THE BROAD PEN
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48039
Worcester, MA: (Henry Holland, (c. 1848. oblong 4to. original gree publisher's cloth, title embossed in gilt on upper cover, spine decoratively gilt. (16) pages. First edition. Illustrated with an engraved portrait of Martin designed by Oliver Pelton, engraved title-page, and 11 writing samples. Very nice copy of Martin's manual of penmanship illustrated with a highly detailed and attractive portrait of Martin by Oliver Pelton. Pelton was a connecticut trained engraver who produced a number of..... READ MORE about MARTIN'S SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL PENMANSHIP TAUGHT IN 24 LESSONS AT HIS WRITING AND BOOK KEEPING...
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 134309
Inventada por el Insigne Maestro Pedro Diaz Morante, e Ilustrada con Muestras nuevas, y varios discursos conducentes al verdadero Magisterio de Primeras Letras
Madrid: Antonio de Sancha, 1776. small folio. modern wrappers. (iv) xxviii, 136 pages. Inventada por el Insigne Maestro Pedro Diaz Morante, e Ilustrada con Muestras nuevas, y varios discursos conducentes al verdadero Magisterio de Primeras Letras. First edition. Forty engraved plates of calligraphic specimens. "Influential text, the result of a commission to design a more efficient national script." (Harvard/Becker 141. Bonacini 1353; Berlin 5248; Cotarelo y Mori II, 145; Palau 210612, 299945). Includes engraved additional..... READ MORE about ARTE NUEVA DE ESCRIBIR
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 96419
Nieuwkoop: Miland Publishers, 1971. oblong 4to. paper wrappers, slipcase. 41 plates. Facsimile reprint of the 1616 edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Filled with examples of calligraphy. Typographical design: Aldert Witte. Plain cardboard slipcase is worn with pieces missing along edge. Book has some toning at top edge of spine and is bumped. READ MORE about T`MAGAZIN OF T`PAC-HUYS DER LOFFELIJCKER PENN-CONST
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 122195
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1887. tall 12mo. original paper wrappers. 84 pages. First edition. Filled with illustrations showing writing samples. Front cover is tape repaired and has small pieces missing at corners. READ MORE about MANUAL OF PENMANSHIP DESIGNED TO ACCOMPANY HARPER'S NEW GRADED COPY-BOOKS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 15944
New York: Macmillan, 1984. small 4to. plastic ring binder, stiff paper covers. xi, 84, 117-125 pages, with 16 additional leaves of plates. Revised edition. Materials, sources, letters, pages, relationship of initials and borders, harmony of alphabet and ornament, color, 16 "borders to illuminate," etc. The book itself is a calligraphic specimen, a facsimile of the author's calligraphic manuscript. READ MORE about BORDERS FOR CALLIGRAPHY, HOW TO DESIGN A DECORATED PAGE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51951
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1927. 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xviii, 108 pages with many illustrations, some of which are in color. Later printing of the 1923 first edition. Jacket spine slightly faded and with only minor wear along edges. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about P'S AND Q'S; A BOOK ON THE ART OF LETTER ARRANGEMENT
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 10560
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With a Foreword by Ellen Lupton
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Hardcover. 152 pages. (TDR) With a Foreword by Ellen Lupton. First edition, later printing. The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is comprised of a thousand facts on the form of Latin-based writing systems. The book includes the following four main sections: Terms - Definitions of format, measurements, practice, standards, tools, and industry lingo; Glyphs -The list of standard ISO and extended Latin characters, symbols..... READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 96672
