Results for: Graphic Design

Hlasta, Stanley C.

PRINTING TYPES & HOW TO USE THEM.

Pittsburgh: Carnegie Press, (1950). tall 8vo. cloth. x, 304 pages. First edition. Gathers all type faces available for use in one book so that comparisons may be made between the different faces. Includes history of the face with biographies of type designers. Covers rubbed along edges. Exlibrish with markings. Lacking dust jacket. Housed in a lovely quarter leather, cloth clamshell box. READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES & HOW TO USE THEM

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 62678

Holme, Charles (editor).

L' ART DU LIVRE ETUDE SUR QUELQUES-UNS DES DERNIERES CREATIONS EN TYPOGRAPHIE, ORNEMENTATION DE TEXTES, ET RELIURE, EXECUTEES EN EUROPE ET EN AMERIQUE.

Londres: Le Studio, 1914. 4to. original stiff paper wrappers. vii, 276 pages. First edition, the edition in French. Eight separate chapters on the art of the book for seven countries. Orcutt has covered America with Newdigate on typography in England and Cockerell on bookbinding in England. The other countries covered are France, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. Many illustrations. Minor chipping at spine ends. READ MORE about L' ART DU LIVRE ETUDE SUR QUELQUES-UNS DES DERNIERES CREATIONS EN TYPOGRAPHIE, ORNEMENTATION DE...

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 3781

Holme, Charles (editor).

L' ART DU LIVRE ETUDE SUR QUELQUES-UNS DES DERNIERES CREATIONS EN TYPOGRAPHIE, ORNEMENTATION DE TEXTES, ET RELIURE, EXECUTEES EN EUROPE ET EN AMERIQUE.

Londres: Le Studio, 1914. 4to. original cloth, top edge gilt. vii, 276 pages. First edition, the edition in French. Eight separate chapters on the art of the book for seven countries. Orcutt has covered America with Newdigate on typography in England and Cockerell on bookbinding in England. The other countries covered are France, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. Many illustrations. Covers rubbed. Slightly shaken. READ MORE about L' ART DU LIVRE ETUDE SUR QUELQUES-UNS DES DERNIERES CREATIONS EN TYPOGRAPHIE, ORNEMENTATION DE...

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 75090

(Hookham).

ENGLISH CATALOGUE.

London: Hookham's Library, n.d. (but circa 1854). 8vo. modern cloth, leather spine label. (ii), 49 pages, *50-*51 leaves, 51-54, 51-650 pages. An unusual catalogue with separatly issued supplements (within the same pagination but on slightly different papers and typography) for the years 1851, 1854, 1857, 1857-1862. Major catagories include history, voyages and travels, plays, poems, biography, romances and novels, divinity, and political tracts. Title page printed in red and blue. Some internal ninteenth century library..... READ MORE about ENGLISH CATALOGUE

Price: $135.00 Order nr. 56335

Hudson, Graham.

THE DESIGN AND PRINTING OF EPHEMERA IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1720-1920.

New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2008. 8.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. Ephemera has been collected for many years, but only recently has it become widely accepted as material for academic study. This is the first book to discuss ephemera as an aspect of design history, showing how function, production process and period have affected the changing appearance of billheads, trade cards, flyers..... READ MORE about THE DESIGN AND PRINTING OF EPHEMERA IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1720-1920

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 95868

Hultenheim, C.F. (editor).

TYPOGRAPHICA, AN EXHIBITION OF 20TH CENTURY TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

Stockholm: The Royal Library, 2002. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (80) pages. Issued as Exhibition Catalogue No. 138 by The Royal Library with comments throughout the catalogue by the editor. Set in Caslon No.540 and printed on Lessebo Book, natural white paper, with Ingres wrappers. The exhibited material (120 entries) is divided by geographical area, and presents us with a composite of 20th century typography and graphic design, from Theodore Low De Vinne (1828-1914) to..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICA, AN EXHIBITION OF 20TH CENTURY TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 72126

(Johnson, Francis R.). Johnson, Francis R.

" PRINTERS' 'COPY BOOKS' AND THE BLACK MARKET IN THE ELIZABETHAN BOOK TRADE."

(Oxford): The Oxford University Press, 1946. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 97-105. An article from "The Library", Fifth Series, Vol. I, No. 2, Sept. 1946. Cover shows shelf-wear, soiled and coming loose from spine. Tipped-in card for a reprint of the "Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland & Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1475-1640" READ MORE about " PRINTERS' 'COPY BOOKS' AND THE BLACK MARKET IN THE ELIZABETHAN BOOK TRADE."

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 100809

(Kat Ran Press). Hidy, Lance.

LANCE HIDY: DESIGNING THE MENTORING STAMP.

An artist's commentary on theory, gesture, photography, compostition, color, light, and the typeface Penumbra
(Florence MA): Kat Ran Press, 2007. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. An artist's commentary on theory, gesture, photography, compostition, color, light, and the typeface Penumbra. Part of the Kat Ran Essays in Philatelics series. First edition. Hidy describes the entire process and evolution of the stamp. This stamp is believed to be the only U.S. stamp with the artwork and typeface designed by the same individual. Many color illustrations, mostly Hidy's work but some..... READ MORE about LANCE HIDY: DESIGNING THE MENTORING STAMP

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 99451

(Kis Totfalusi, Miklos). Nemeth, Andor.

A BETU MESTERE.

Budapest: Magyar Helikon, n.d. (but c. 1960). paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 54, (6) pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies. An essay on the work of the seventeenth century Hungarian typographer Kis Totfalusi. Contains examples of his type including one broadside laid-in. All in Hungarian. READ MORE about A BETU MESTERE

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 61736

Lawson, A.S. and Archie Provan.

TYPOGRAPHY FOR PHOTOCOMPOSITION.

(Arlington, VA): National Composition Association, 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 26 pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY FOR PHOTOCOMPOSITION

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 91366

(Leaf Book). Hutner, Martin.

THE MAKING OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER OF 1928.

Accompanied by an Original Leaf Printed on Vellum at the Merrymount Press
N.P. Chiswick Book Shop, 1990. folio. cloth, leather spine label, slipcase. xviii, 75+(1) pages. Accompanied by an Original Leaf Printed on Vellum at the Merrymount Press. Limited to 285 copies printed at A. Colish, Inc. with typography by Jerry Kelly (Leaf Book - Chalmers 192). History of the production of this famous book designed and printed by D.B. Updike including information from the files of Bruce Rogers and Stanley Morison. Presentation from the author on..... READ MORE about THE MAKING OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER OF 1928

Price: $475.00 Order nr. 123194

(Lerner, Abe). Currie, Kit, et al.

ABE LERNER 1908-2002.

New York, NY: The Typophiles, 2003. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 31+(1) pages. Typophiles Monograph New Series #20. Known throughout the world of typography, Abe Lerner was a highly respected and talented typographer/book designer with links to the likes of the great Bruce Rogers. With a meticulous eye for detail and clean design, he was constantly working on new projects. With a career that landed him as the Director of Design and Production at Macmillan..... READ MORE about ABE LERNER 1908-2002

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 94392

(Lerner, Abe).

MODERN FINE PRINTING FROM THE LIBRARY OF ABE LERNER.

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1991. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Catalogue 508 issued by this bookseller. READ MORE about MODERN FINE PRINTING FROM THE LIBRARY OF ABE LERNER

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 115147

(Limited Editions Club). Bellamy, Edward.

LOOKING BACKWARD.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, (1941). tall 8vo. cloth. xviii, 388, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Elise (LEC 126). Drawings by Elise. Introduction by Irwin Edman. With typography by Merle Armitage and printing by the Ward Ritchie Press. Lacks clear plastic slipcase. Else fine condition. READ MORE about LOOKING BACKWARD

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 47523

(Limited Editions Club). Bellamy, Edward.

LOOKING BACKWARD. Drawings by Elise. Introduction by Irwin Edman.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, (1941). tall 8vo. cloth. xviii, 388, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Elise (LEC 126); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. With typography by Merle Armitage and printing by the Ward Ritchie Press. Lacks clear plastic slipcase. Covers soiled and inside hinge cracked..... READ MORE about LOOKING BACKWARD. Drawings by Elise. Introduction by Irwin Edman

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 126095

(Limited Editions Club). Brecht, Bertolt.

THE THREEPENNY OPERA.

In the English Version by Desmond Vesey. With the English Lyrics and a New Introduction by Eric Bentley. Illustrations and an Original Lithograph by Jack Levine.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1982. 4to. cloth, slipcase, glassine wrappers. 155, (3) pages. In the English Version by Desmond Vesey. With the English Lyrics and a New Introduction by Eric Bentley. Illustrations and an Original Lithograph by Jack Levine. Limited to 2000 numbered copies signed by Levine and Bentley (LEC 521). Design and typography by Howard I. Gralla with composition by Michael & Winifred Bixler. Printed at the Wild Carrot Letterpress. Monthly Letter..... READ MORE about THE THREEPENNY OPERA

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 23308

(Limited Editions Club). Du Maurier, George.

PETER IBBETSON.

With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1963. small 4to. leather-backed boards, slipcase. xviii, 344, (2) pages. With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author. Limited to 1600 numbered copies (LEC 350). With the illustrations taken from the originals in the Pierpont Morgan Library. Typography by George Salter. Edge of slipcase slightly sunned. READ MORE about PETER IBBETSON

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 97173

(Limited Editions Club). Du Maurier, George.

PETER IBBETSON.

With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1963. small 4to. leather-backed boards, slipcase. xviii, 344, (2) pages. With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author. Limited to 1600 numbered copies (LEC 350); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. With the illustrations taken from the..... READ MORE about PETER IBBETSON

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 126070

(Limited Editions Club). James, Henry.

WASHINGTON SQUARE.

Introduced by Louis Auchincloss. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1971. tall 8vo. quarter leather, slipcase. xiv, 204, (2) pages. Introduced by Louis Auchincloss. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Smith (LEC 439). Printed at The Thistle Press with typography by Bert Clarke. Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about WASHINGTON SQUARE

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 27444

(Limited Editions Club). Raspe, Rudolph and Others.

SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1952. 8vo. quarter leather over marbled paper-covered boards, slipcase. xli, 175+(1) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Kredel. A Definitive Text edited, with an introduction by John Carswell and Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Printed at the Marchbanks Press with typography by George Salter. All hand-colored illustrations. Monthly Newsletter / Prospectus loosely inserted. A tight, bright, and unmarred copy. READ MORE about SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 25102

(Limited Editions Club). Saint-Simon.

THE MEMOIRS OF LOUIS DE ROUVROY DUC DE SAINT-SIMON COVERING THE YEARS 1691-1723.

Selected Translated & Edited by Desmond Flower. 2volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xxxii,252; xiv,253-498 pages. Selected Translated & Edited by Desmond Flower. 2volumes. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator, Pierre Brissaud. Typography by Francis Meynell. Fine in near fine slipcase. READ MORE about THE MEMOIRS OF LOUIS DE ROUVROY DUC DE SAINT-SIMON COVERING THE YEARS 1691-1723

Price: $70.00 Order nr. 12319

(Limited Editions Club). Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich Von.

WILLIAM TELL.

Translated from the German in the Meter of the Original by Theodore Martin. With an Introductory Essay by Thomas Carlyle. Illustrated by Charles Hug.
Zurich: The Limited Editions Club, 1951. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, slipcase. 164 pages. Translated from the German in the Meter of the Original by Theodore Martin. With an Introductory Essay by Thomas Carlyle. Illustrated by Charles Hug. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Hug (LEC 216). Printed by Fretz Brothers in Zurich with typography by W. Dietheim. The illustrations are lithographs. Bookplate. READ MORE about WILLIAM TELL

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 60431

(Limited Editions Club). Schreiner, Olive.

THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM.

With an Introduction by Isak Dinesen and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. xx, 259, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Isak Dinesen and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Hogarth (LEC 322). Printed at The Westerham Press with typography by Hans Schmoller. Lithography by The Curwen Press. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 24897

(Limited Editions Club). Scott, Walter.

THE TALISMAN.

With an introduction by Thomas Caldecott Chubb and Illustrations by Federico Castellon.
Ipswich: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. small 4to. quarter black calf over red cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. xxx, 370 pages. With an introduction by Thomas Caldecott Chubb and Illustrations by Federico Castellon. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator (LEC 415). Printed by W.S. Cowell with typography by John Lewis. With monthly newsletter / prospectus included. READ MORE about THE TALISMAN

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 12311

(Limited Editions Club). Thackeray, William Makepeace.

HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HI S GREATEST ENEMY.{THE.

With an Introduction by Robert Cantwell and with illustrations by Charles W. Stewart. 2 volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. thick 8vo. embossed cloth, slipcase. xx,366; x,348,(2) pages. With an Introduction by Robert Cantwell and with illustrations by Charles W. Stewart. 2 volumes. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Stewart (LEC 327). Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd with typography by John Lewis. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HI S GREATEST ENEMY.{THE

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 23503

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