GRAPHIC DESIGNER'S PRODUCTION HANDBOOK.
New York: Hastings House Publishers, (1982). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 195 pages. Reprint of first edition. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGNER'S PRODUCTION HANDBOOK
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 121400
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26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET.
(Munchen, Germany: Typostudio SchumacherGebler), 1989. 4to. stiff paper binder with spiral rings. (168) pages. A calendar and typographical compendium that serves as a reference book about letter forms, their designers, function and history. Most illustrations were supplied by the contributors and the typeface designers. Sponsored by the German Printers Federation, the Bundesverband Druck. Each pair of facing pages feature a distinct letter form with discussion in French, German and English. Printed with a wide range..... READ MORE about 26 LETTERS, LETTERN, LETTRES, AN ANNUAL AND CALENDAR OF 26 LETTERS OF THE ROMAN ALPHABET
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 79502
PHILIP GRUSHKIN: A DESIGNER'S ARCHIVE.
New York, NY: Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, 2013. small 4to. illustrated stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. A look at book jackets designed by Grushkin, also includes jackets designed by George Salter, Grushkin's teacher. Table of contents, introduction, a biography of Grushkin, book jackets and examples of graphic design by Grushkin. Glossary, biographical sketches of important figures, biographical sketch of the author. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about PHILIP GRUSHKIN: A DESIGNER'S ARCHIVE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 120400
PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.
Introduction by Aldous Huxley.
London: The Curwen Press, 1928. large 4to. polished cloth, bevelled edges. xix, 83 pages with 122 reproductions of various examples of typography. Introduction by Aldous Huxley. First edition, one of the 300 numbered copies to be printed at the Curwen Press on hand-made paper and containing a hand-printed page from the edition de luxe of Zola's Nana, with an original etching by Chas. Laborde. The facsimiles are often in two colors. With original prospectus loosely..... READ MORE about PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 15995
PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.
Introduction by Aldous Huxley.
London: Peter Davies Limited and New York: Harper and Brothers, 1928. large 4to. cloth. xix, 83 pages with 122 reproductions of various examples of typography. Introduction by Aldous Huxley. First edition. The facsimiles are often in two colors. Printed at The Curwen Press. Jacket worn with pieces missing. READ MORE about PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19604
PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.
Introduction by Aldous Huxley.
London and New York: Peter Davies Ltd. and Harper and Brothers, 1928. large 4to. cloth, paper spine labels. xix, 83 pages with 122 reproductions of various examples of typography. Introduction by Aldous Huxley. First U.S. edition. The facsimiles are often in two colors. Lacks dust jacket. Spine rubbed. Light soiling. READ MORE about PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25148
PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES. Introduction by Aldous Huxley.
London: Peter Davies Limited and New York: Harper and Brothers, 1928. large 4to. cloth-backed boards. xix, 83 pages with 122 reproductions of various examples of typography. First edition. The facsimiles are often in two colors. . Printed at The Curwen Press. Covers soiled and wear at tips. Small damaged spot on spine. READ MORE about PRINTING OF TO-DAY, AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY OF POST-WAR TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES....
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 62553
INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY.
London: Faber and Faber, (1963). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 164 pages. Second edition. Excellent one volume look at typography. This edition was edited by David Bland. Lacking the dust jacket, else a fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25161
PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Jacket price clipped. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 4253
PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Light foxing with wear along front hinge of jacket. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 31664
PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
London: Faber and Faber, (1956). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 156 pages. First edition. Much on English typography of the 20th century, the Curwen Press, The Fleuron and Signature. Illustrated including four collotype plates. Spine rubbed. No jacket. READ MORE about PRINTER AND PLAYGROUND, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 54086
EARLY TYPOGRAPHY.
Colombo, Ceylon: n.p., 1872. 8vo. half red calf with marbled paper covered boards, top edge gilt. (ii), 424, v pages. Revised edition. (See Bigmore & Wyman II, 364 where they note the 48 page first printing and also state that this 1872 edition is usually found with a London imprint but mention the presence of this Ceylon imprint). Skeen was the government printer for Ceylon and used his knowledge of printing practice to "originate several..... READ MORE about EARLY TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $195.00 Order nr. 118366
TYPOGRAPHIE MODERNE, 71 ETUDES SUR LA REALISATION DES IMPRIMES.
(Droogenbosch-lez-Bruxelles: Papeteries Catala, 1946). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 374, (10) pages. First published as 23 Etudes sur la Typographie Moderne in 1937. Smal greatly expanded his practical manual on modern type, from 23 to 71 chapters, in this edition. With a preface by M. Paul Lacoste. Includes chapters on the essential qualities of modern typography, the role of machines in its development, and the symbolism of type. Appendix lists paper weights by the ream..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE MODERNE, 71 ETUDES SUR LA REALISATION DES IMPRIMES
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 73894
PUBLICATION DESIGN.
11 volumes
New York, NY: The Society of Publication Designers, 1978-2000. 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jackets. variously paginated. 11 volumes. The annual awards of the Society of Publication Designers. Includes Nos. 12, 13/15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 36. No. 12 is the first issued in a hardcover volumes. Nos 13-15 in one volume. Each volume is a compilation of awards in the field of design. No. 12 dust jacket chipped at edges..... READ MORE about PUBLICATION DESIGN
Price: $220.00 Order nr. 121845
ARTISTIC PRINTING, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE AUTHOR'S WORK ON PRACTICAL PRINTING.
London: Printers' Register Office, 1892. small 8vo. original cloth stamped in gilt. viii, 149, (6) pages. First edition. (Bridson & Wakeman C113). With sections devoted to typography, the use of color printing, working red ink, bronze printing, tint work and ornamental borders, title pages and vignettes. Four plates including two in color. With the bookplate of Jackson Burke on front pastedown. Upper 1.5 inch of front hinge cracked. Else near fine. READ MORE about ARTISTIC PRINTING, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE AUTHOR'S WORK ON PRACTICAL PRINTING
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 11650
MODERN PRINTING, A HANDBOOK OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY AND THE AUXILIARY ARTS.
Two volumes.
London: Raithby, Lawrence & Co., 1924, 1925. 8vo. cloth. viii,424,(16); viii,380,(12) pages. Two volumes. Fifth edition, new and revised. Volume I contains information on the composing room, book & jobbing composition and machine composition. Volume II discusses press work generally and printing machinery with chapters on color printing, gold printing and embossing. A complete, illustrated reference work for the printer. Near fine. READ MORE about MODERN PRINTING, A HANDBOOK OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY AND THE AUXILIARY ARTS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 4851
, TYPOGRAPHY, AND ARTISTS' BOOKS.
Number four of the CODE(X) Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2010. 16 pages. paperback pamphlet. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. Number four of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number four of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. This book discusses typography in relation to the fields of graphic design, applied art, and book design. With contents and text already in a book, the book designer has to choose the correct typography and a medium that provides the reader with easy access to the subject matter..... READ MORE about <USUS>, TYPOGRAPHY, AND ARTISTS' BOOKS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107486
BOOK PRODUCTION NOTES. ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED TO THE LONDON MERCURY 1920-1925.
With a Foreword by Ruari McLean.
Oxshott, Surrey: The Tabard Private Press, 1986. 8vo. quarter cloth over boards. xvi, 208 pages. With a Foreword by Ruari McLean. Limited to 250 numbered copies. Reproduces Newdigate's articles on book production published in The London Mercury during the early 1920s. They cover an extensive range of topics, including typefaces, illustration, color printing and the individual work of numerous presses. A well illustrated, handsome production. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy..... READ MORE about BOOK PRODUCTION NOTES. ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED TO THE LONDON MERCURY 1920-1925
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 23199
VEJLEDNING I FREMSTILLING AF SKOLEBØGER.
(København): n.p., 1958. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. First edition. A study of school books and their production, binding, typography, illustrations, etc. Illustrated. In Danish. READ MORE about VEJLEDNING I FREMSTILLING AF SKOLEBØGER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 63320
MODERN TYPOGRAPHY, ETUDE ARTISTIQUE, EDUCATIVE, PRATIQUE POUR IMPRIMEU RS, TYPOGRAPHES, EDITEURS,
Paris: Bureau de l'Edition, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers (disbound). 137, (3) pages. Well-illustrated. Needs to be bound. READ MORE about MODERN TYPOGRAPHY, ETUDE ARTISTIQUE, EDUCATIVE, PRATIQUE POUR IMPRIMEU RS, TYPOGRAPHES, EDITEURS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 30421
SPANISH SIXTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING.
London: Ernest Benn, 1926. small 4to. decorated boards, paper cover and spine labels, dust jacket. 50 pages. First edition. Last volume in the Periods of Typography Series. With 50 illustrations. Edited by Stanley Morison. READ MORE about SPANISH SIXTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTING
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 15622
GRAPHIC ARTS AND CRAFTS YEARBOOK, AMERICAN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PRINTING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES.
Hamilton, OH: Graphic Arts Press, 1913-14. thick tall 8vo. original quarter leather over pebbled cloth, title in gilt on cover. 76, 250, 156, 78, 76, 24, 51, 72, and various other pages. Volume Six of this very impressive review of the book arts. The spine is detached but laid in, with major loss. Covers soiled. Hinges cracked. Textblock shaken. Major sections on advertising, engraving and plate making, typography, pressroom, paper and supplies, binding, etc. Each..... READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS AND CRAFTS YEARBOOK, AMERICAN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PRINTING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 28024
ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY.
Vienna: Herbert Reichner, 1927. tall 8vo. paper-covered boards with paper covering missing from spine. 30 leaves. Limited to 200 numbered copies, being part of the series entitled Bibliotheca Typographica edited by Reichner. Reproduction of this 1760 book of type ornaments and ornamental arrangements.Other than the spine, a very good copy. READ MORE about ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 4886
ASYMMETRIC TYPOGRAPHY.
London: Faber & Faber, (1967). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 94 pages. First edition, translated from the German by Ruari McLean. A landmark book in typographic design in which Tschichold advanced his ideas on asymmetric typography. He later recognized that there were two approaches to design problems and asymmetric was not necessarily the best. Well illustrated with some in color. Jacket shows minor soiling and light fading to the spine. READ MORE about ASYMMETRIC TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 5228
ASYMMETRIC TYPOGRAPHY.
New York: Reinhold, (1967). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 94 pages. First U.S. edition, translated from the German by Ruari McLean. A landmark book in typographic design in which Tschichold advanced his ideas on asymmetric typography. He later recognized that there were two approaches to design problems and asymmetric was not necessarily the best. Jacket soiled with the text on the spine of the dust jacket faded. READ MORE about ASYMMETRIC TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 4887