Results for: Graphic Design

Netherclift, Frederick.

THE AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, INTERESTING DOCUMENTS, ETC., EXECUTED IN FAC-SIMILE LITHOGRAPHY BY [F.N.], FIRST SERIES, CONTAINING 60 EXAMPLES.

London: Netherclift and Durlacher, Lithographic Artists and Printers, 1855. folio. original cloth. (102) sheets (each as a leaf or as two pages). Facsimiles of several lines to several pages of autograph letters and other examples of writing by sixty-one historical figures, mostly copied from documents in the British Museum. Transcriptions on lighter paper alternate with facsimiles on heavier stock, with the transcription(s) on the left-hand side and the facsimile(s) on the right. Printing is generally..... READ MORE about THE AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY OF AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, INTERESTING DOCUMENTS, ETC., EXECUTED IN...

Price: $200.00 Order nr. 55180

Nordlunde, C. Volmer.

TYPOGRAFISK ABC FOR BOGVENNER.

Copenhaven: Forening for Boghandvaerk [Association for Book Craft], 1960. small 8vo. paper-covered boards. 112, (4) pages. Basic information on many things: paper, type, title pages, text pages, citations, margins, colophons, types of text (poetry, etc.), illustrations, etc. With bibliography. Backing lightly browned. READ MORE about TYPOGRAFISK ABC FOR BOGVENNER

Price: $9.00 Order nr. 51403

Pachomov, Viktor Vacilyevich.

KNIZHNOY ISKUSTVO, ZAMUISEL OFORMLYENIYA.

Moscow: Publishing House "Iskustvo" ("Art"), 1961. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 422, (2) pages. The design and making of books from an editorial point of view. Discusses the initial concept, format, typeface, text format, rubrication and decoration, the role of illustration in the design, covers and wrappers, bindings, typography, and book layout and mock-up in various stages. The section on book layout and mock-up is rather lengthy, with many examples of mock-ups from actual practice..... READ MORE about KNIZHNOY ISKUSTVO, ZAMUISEL OFORMLYENIYA

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 51930

Pedersen, B. Martin (editor).

GRAPHIS TYPOGRAPHY I: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPILATION OF THE BEST TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN.

Zürich, Switzerland: Graphis Press Corp. (1994). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 251, (5) pages. Table of contents, introduction by the editor, glossary, biographical sketches of contributors, index. Color frontispiece, color illustrations throughout. An examination of typography from classical to modern times. Advertisements for other books and magazines by the publisher follow text. READ MORE about GRAPHIS TYPOGRAPHY I: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPILATION OF THE BEST TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 122714

Perrotta, Isabella.

TIPOS E GRAFIAS.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Viana & Mosley, (2005). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 101, (3) pages. Text in Portuguese. A history of typography with studies of 23 Brazilian typographers and designers. Biographical sketches of designers. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about TIPOS E GRAFIAS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 125176

Polites, Nicholas.

THE PRINT CASEBOOKS, FIRST ANNUAL EDITION, THE BEST IN COVERS.

Washington: RC Publications, Inc., (1975). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 95+(1) pages. Contains 90 examples of current covers. Well illustrated. An interesting design book. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about THE PRINT CASEBOOKS, FIRST ANNUAL EDITION, THE BEST IN COVERS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 121241

Polk, Ralph W. and Harry L. Gage.

A COMPOSITION MANUAL.

N.P. Printing Industry of America, (1953). 4to. cloth. xv, 311 pages. First edition. Sections on typesetting, composition, machinery monotype, typography, photo-typesetting, etc. Near fine. READ MORE about A COMPOSITION MANUAL

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 4701

Rahir, Edouard.

LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'AMATEUR, GUIDE SOMMAIRE A TRAVERS LES LIVRES LE PLUS ESTIMÉS.

(Mansfield Centre: Maurizio Martino, 2005). thick 8vo. cloth. lx, 718 pages. Reprint of the second revised, corrected and expanded edition published in Paris in 1924 by Francisque Lefrançois, Libraire de la Sociéte des Bibliophiles françois (Besterman 912). Bibliophiles desiring to collect could, at one time, turn to such publications as this. Books sought ("recherchés") for collecting are divided into three lists: those sought "for the text," sought "for the illustrations," and those "interesting from the..... READ MORE about LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'AMATEUR, GUIDE SOMMAIRE A TRAVERS LES LIVRES LE PLUS ESTIMÉS

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 88569

Reed, Talbot Baines.

A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF ENGLISH TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no.99). Many illustrations. With a calligraphic presentation from Richard Ellis to John Anderson on the front pastedown and a wonderful page inscription by Ellis to Anderson wishing him success upon his move to California. Nice association item. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 4803

Reed, Talbot Baines.

A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF ENGLISH TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Faber and Faber, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged by A.F. Johnson. (Hart no.99). Many illustrations. Jacket chipped and externally tape repaired. Small private ownership label in corner of free endpaper. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ON THE...

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 96342

Rodenberg, Julius.

GROSSE UND GRENZEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE.

Stuttgart: C.E. Poeschel, 1959. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 204 pages. A consideration of the basic issues of typography, especially work in the last 70 years. Illustrated with many examples of fine typography. Indexed. Jacket slightly yellowed. READ MORE about GROSSE UND GRENZEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 50889

Schumacher-Gebler, Eckehart (editor).

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

Simon, Oliver.

INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, n.d. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 137 pages. First U.S. edition. Printed at the Curwen Press in England. Excellent one volume look at typography. Jacket has pieces missing at spine ends. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19864

Simon, Oliver.

INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, n.d. 8vo. cloth. xi, 137 pages. First U.S. edition. Excellent one volume look at typography. Spine faded. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $13.00 Order nr. 31470

Simon, Oliver.

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

Simon, Oliver and Julius Rodenberg.

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

Simon, Oliver and Julius Rodenberg.

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. Light cover soiling with wear along edges. 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. 123183

Skeen, William.

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

Smal, Fernand.

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

Stone, Sumner.

TYPOGRAPHY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER.

London: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd., 1991. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 112 pages. First British edition. Not a computer book, but a book on typography for people who do typography or what amounts to it on the computer, by S. Stone, from 1984-1990 director of typography at Adobe Systems, and the designer of the "Stone" series of computer fonts. Brief history of typography, a discussion of various types of design (books, promotional materials, etc.), and a...... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 52243

Trattner, Johann Thomas.

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

Tufte, Edward R.

THE VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION.

Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, (1983). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 197, (3) pages. First edition, later printing. Table of acknowledgments, acknowledgments, introduction, index, illustration credits. Black and white illustrations and graphs throughout. Graphics Press order form laid in. READ MORE about THE VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 121333

Van Dyk, Stephen H.

RARE BOOKS.

(London): Smithsonian Institution Libraries, (2001). square 8vo. stiff paper-wrappers. 112 pages. First edition. A selection of the most significant and unusual rare books from the collections of Cooper-Hewitt, Nation Design Museum in New York, which comprise a unique history of design. One hundred color illustrations provide the text with examples on history, culture, politics, etiquette, home management, and travel, and how such books played key roles in promoting and defining taste and standards of design..... READ MORE about RARE BOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 99889

Vervliet, Hendrik DL.

CYRILLIC & ORIENTAL TYPOGRAPHY IN ROME AT THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY: AN INQUIRY INTO THE LATER WORK OF ROBERT GRANJON (1578-90).

Berkeley: Poltroon Press, 1981. 4to. half cloth over decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (viii), 55, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies with translation and typography by Alastair Johnston. Revised from the 1967 article. 31 illustrations in the text. READ MORE about CYRILLIC & ORIENTAL TYPOGRAPHY IN ROME AT THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY: AN INQUIRY INTO...

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 18832

Wallis, Lawrence W.

TYPOMANIA, SELECTED ESSAYS ON TYPESETTING AND RELATED SUBJECTS.

Upton-upon-Severn: Severnside Printers, 1993. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 161 pages. First edition. These essays "range over printing trade history, typography, and technology." Preface followed by 31 articles. READ MORE about TYPOMANIA, SELECTED ESSAYS ON TYPESETTING AND RELATED SUBJECTS

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 40527

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