(Cohoes, NY: Mohawk Paper Mills), 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 34 pages. A twice yearly survey of historic design styles and their influence on contemporary graphic design. This issue examines the relationship between printing technology and graphic style. Illustrations throughout, mostly color, one tipped in. Bibliography. Top of wrappers sunned. READ MORE about DESIGN & STYLE 2
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 121556
(Cohoes, NY: Mohawk Paper Mills), 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers in mailing envelope. 34 pages. A twice yearly survey of historic design styles and their influence on contemporary graphic design. This issue examines the relationship between printing technology and graphic style. Illustrations throughout, mostly color, one tipped in. Bibliography. Enclosed in mailing envelope. Envelope lightly worn along edges. READ MORE about DESIGN & STYLE 2
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 121564
An Illustrated History of Type form the Earliest Letterforms to the Latest Digital Fonts
Vancouver: Hartley & Marks, (2006). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 192 pages. An Illustrated History of Type form the Earliest Letterforms to the Latest Digital Fonts. A history of typography, typographers, and printing with 290 illustrations. A very interesting new book. READ MORE about FROM GUTENBERG TO OPEN TYPE
Price: $29.95 Order nr. 93283
Washington, D.C. Dov Press, 1996. 4to. gray cloth with darker gray morocco spine printed in palladium, publisher's slipcase. (iv), 31, (3) pages. Limited to 55 numbered copies, this is one of 25 regular signed copies. With ten original lithographs by Elaine Kurtz. Eight full-page lithographs handpulled by Judith Solodkin in collaboration with the artist at Solo Impressions, New York, with two double-page images of approximately 14" x 20"; many images required multiple plates and the..... READ MORE about THE CLOUDS
Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 61409
New York: The Typophiles, 1994. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 42, (4) pages. Limited to 500 copies. A Typophile Monograph, New Series Number Eleven. A listing of the lectures, which ran in various series from 1965 to 1982, arranged by Dr. Robert L. (Doc) Leslie, the topics being typography, printing, paper, book design, calligraphy, and other aspects of the graphic arts. Illustrated by Lili Cassel Wronker. Distributed for the Typophiles by Oak Knoll Press. READ MORE about THE HERITAGE OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS LECTURE SERIES: A COMPLETE LISTING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 61090
New York: The Typophiles, 1994. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 42, (4) pages. Limited to 500 copies. A Typophile Monograph, New Series Number Eleven. A listing of the lectures which ran in various series from 1965 to 1982, arranged by Dr. Robert L. (Doc) Leslie, the topics being typography, printing, paper, book design, calligraphy, and other aspects of the graphic arts. Illustrated by Lili Cassel Wronker. READ MORE about THE HERITAGE OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS LECTURE SERIES: A COMPLETE LISTING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 48729
Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: University Press, 1928. 4to. cloth. xiii, 254, (3) pages. Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1310 copies. Articles on Rudolf Koch, Geofroy Tory by A.F. Johnson, On Decorative Printing in America by Paul Beaujon (Beatrice Warde), Decorated Types by Stanley Morison and others. Only minor cover rubbing. Faint paperclip mark on front free endpaper. Usual foxing of endpapers. READ MORE about FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $160.00 Order nr. 69905
No. IV.
London: Office of the Fleuron, 1925. small 4to. cloth. (viii), 163, (19) pages. No. IV. With an article on script types by Stanley Morison, Holbrook Jackson on Robert Bridges, George Moore and Bernard Shaw and their printing, Sidgwick on Percy Smith, Newdigate on Emery Walker, Hanna Kiel on modern German printing and Frederic Warde on Bruce Rogers. Spine slightly faded. READ MORE about FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 14441
Ashford, England: The Florin Press, 1985. 8vo. quarter leather, paper over boards, leather label on cover, slipcase. (xiv), 12, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 150 copies. With introduction by Michael Taylor. Contains 12 alphabets, engraved in wood and printed in color. Printed from the original wood blocks on handmade paper. A fine copy. READ MORE about LEO WYATT'S LITTLE BOOK OF ALPHABETS
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 34479
Fountain Hills, AZ: Four Peaks Press, 2000. large 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. ix, (iii), 41, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 125 numbered copies signed by Williams and the publisher, Mike O'Connor. Fred Williams, the editor and publisher of Type & Press.,gives us this finely printed study of hand setting type. He reacts to the increasing computerization of type setting. Each chapter opens with a yellow head piece and decorative initial letter. Text was..... READ MORE about THE JOY OF HAND SETTING TYPE
Price: $195.00 Order nr. 62857
Leipziger Strabe: German Liaison Committee of the Type Directors Club of New York, 1987. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. A catalogue for the exhibition of the German Liaison Committee of The Type Directors Club of New York, which featured contemporary German graphic design in the United States. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about GERMAN TYPOGRAPHY TODAY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 59352
New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 480 pages. First U.S. edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Jacket chipped with small tears. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 38983
London: Jonathan Cape, (1947). 8vo. cloth. 480 pages. First edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Clipped portrait of GIll pasted down on free endpaper. Pencil inscription of David Evans, the sculptor, above copy of this portrait. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51612
New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 480 pages. First U.S. edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 124285
London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A catalogue of items from the large collection of the late Stanley Scott. Includes woodcuts, drawings, and photographic prints all done by Eric Gill. Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (February 22, 1882 - November 17, 1940) was a British sculptor, typographer and engraver. In 1925 he produced the Perpetua font, based on Classical Roman lettering, for Morison, who was working for the Monotype Corporation. This..... READ MORE about ERIC GILL S. DOMINIC'S PRESS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 87596
New York: Art Directions Book Co., (1964). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 279 pages. First edition. 30 authorities explore the past, present and future of advertising. Over 450 illustrations. Jacket soiled and chipped. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS, ADVERTISING DIRECTIONS 4 (TRENDS IN VISUAL ADVERTISING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 8871
New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, 1978. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 285+(1) pages. This book is not only Goudy's autobiography, but it is the most complete record to date of his typographic contribution, which has had a major worldwide effect. First published in 1946 as one of the Typophile Chapbooks XIII and XIV, entitled A HALF-CENTURY OF TYPE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, this second edition is available as the student and professional typographer's working tool, as..... READ MORE about GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47019
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1941. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xiv, 114 pages with 17 illustrations. First edition, limited to 1600 copies. The second part of the book contains an essay by Goudy entitled "The Ethics and Aesthetics of Type and Typography." Front cover spotted and faded. READ MORE about BEHIND THE TYPE, THE LIFE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 128929
New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, 1978. small 8vo. Paperback. 285+(1) pages. This book is not only Goudy's autobiography, but it is the most complete record to date of his typographic contribution, which has had a major worldwide effect. First published in 1946 as one of the Typophile Chapbooks XIII and XIV, entitled A HALF-CENTURY OF TYPE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, this second edition is available as the student and professional typographer's working tool, as well as..... READ MORE about GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS
Price: $14.95 Order nr. 47020
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1941. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xiv, 114 pages with 17 illustrations. First edition, limited to 1600 copies. The second part of the book contains an essay by Goudy entitled "The Ethics and Aesthetics of Type and Typography." READ MORE about BEHIND THE TYPE, THE LIFE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 36700
Williamsburg: College of William and Mary, 1962. small 4to. plastic ring binding, stiff paper covers. (i), 39 leaves. Items in the Ralph Green Collection on the History of American Printing, along with similar items elsewhere in the Wm. and Mary library. Sort of a bibliography but not in Besterman. 600+ entries. The entry under "Green, Ralph" provides a bibliography of Green's own writings. Reproduced typescript. Covers somewhat soiled. READ MORE about LIST OF BOOKS ON PRINTING, INCLUDING MANY ON TYPOGRAPHY, BINDING, AND THE OTHER GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52482
Munchenstein: Haas'schen Schriftgiesserei A.G., n.d. 16mo. slipcase with paper cover label containing title enclosing the facsimile. Facsimile of this 18th century display of typography reissued by Haas. Slipcase broken. READ MORE about FAKSIMILEDRUCK "DAS GEHEIMNIS DEM GESELLSCHAFTLICHEN VERGNUGEN BESTIMMT", GESETZT UND...
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 26303
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
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
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
