Dreyfus, John.

ASPECTS OF FRENCH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TYPOGRAPHY A STUDY OF TYPE SPECIMENS IN THE BROXBOURNE COLLECTION AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. With a Handlist Compiled by David McKitterick.

Cambridge: For the Roxburghe Club, 1982. 4to. cloth. xvi, 119 pages. First edition. A fine copy. The first of these Roxburghe titles to be devoted to printing type. This important study is well-produced and illustrated. The specimens are described in great detail in the bibliography.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about ASPECTS OF FRENCH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TYPOGRAPHY A STUDY OF TYPE SPECIMENS IN THE BROXBOURNE...

Price: $240.00  other currencies  Order nr. 14063

Duncan, Harry.

DOORS OF PERCEPTION, ESSAYS IN BOOK TYPOGRAPHY.

Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 99, (3) pages. Second printing, reprinted from the first edition which was limited to only 325 copies. A fine copy. Five provocative essays describe Duncan's ideal in his own life and explores its implications for today's hand-printer and for future generations interested in typography and printing. This popular book contains essays on the Cummington Press, The Technology of Hand Printing, The Art of the..... READ MORE about DOORS OF PERCEPTION, ESSAYS IN BOOK TYPOGRAPHY

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Ellis, Richard (editor).

THE SCHOLARLY PRINTER, A QUARTERLY.

Volume 1, Number 1 and 2 (all published?).
New York: American Book-Stratford Press, Inc., (1966), (1967). self paper wrappers. 13+(1); 16 pages. Volume 1, Number 1 and 2 (all published?). The first issue is on Book Typography and the second on letterpress printing. READ MORE about THE SCHOLARLY PRINTER, A QUARTERLY

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Ettenberg, Eugene M.

TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING.

New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Well preserved copy in lightly chipped dust jacket. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2634

Ettenberg, Eugene M.

TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING.

New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Presentation on free endpaper "To my good friend, George L. McKay, Gene Ettenberg, May 7, 1947" and with a one page handwritten copy of a note to "Gene" thanking him for sending along this inscribed copy. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54395

Ettenberg, Eugene M.

TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING.

New York: Van Nostrand Co., (1948). 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition, later printing. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Inscribed on free endpaper "March 26, 1949. In memory of a happy day in Utica, To Howard Coggeshall, Gene Ettenberg, O. Alfred Dilman, Lawrence B. Siegfrid" where each of the three have signed their names. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING

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Finsterer-Suber, Gerda.

GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN.

Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. xxvii, not paginated. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the publisher "Chr. Belser Verlag." A limited amount of copies were made available on the market. Under the rubric of "Spiritual Fathers of the Occident," this volume presents 100 title pages accompanied by short essay descriptions. In addition to general information on particular title pages, these descriptions contain..... READ MORE about GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55706

THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1926. 4to. cloth. xvi, 205, (21) pages. Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1370 copies. Article on Karl Klingspor by Julius Rodenberg including a list of books printed at the Private Press of the Gebr. Klingspor, articles on Laboureur, Bulmer, and "Towards an Ideal Italick" by Stanley Morison. Covers worn at head of spine; covers soiled. Bookplate on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

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(FLEURON). Simon, Oliver (editor).

FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

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

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Friedman, Mildred and Phil Freshman (editors).

GRAPHIC DESIGN IN AMERICA, A VISUAL LANGUAGE HISTORY.

With a foreword by Caroline Hightower.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1989). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 264 pages. With a foreword by Caroline Hightower. First edition. Published to accompany an exhibition held by the Walker Art Center. A history and analysis of American graphic design from the nineteenth century to the present. Includes lively interviews with a number of distinguished designers - Matthew Carter, Ivan Chermayeff, Paul Rand, etc. Very well illustrated. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGN IN AMERICA, A VISUAL LANGUAGE HISTORY

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Geck, Elisabeth.

WORT DER MEISTER, KÖRPER UND STIMME LEIHT DIE SCHRIFT DEM STUMMEN GEDANKEN, DURCH DER JAHRHUNDERTE STROM TRAGT IHN DAS REDENDE BLATT. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER.

Berlin: Mergenthaler- Verlag der Linotype GMBH, 1966. 8vo. printed paper-covered boards. 149, (5) pages. Illustrated look at book typography throughout the ages in all countries. Beautifully produced. Lacking the dust jacket. Else near fine. READ MORE about WORT DER MEISTER, KÖRPER UND STIMME LEIHT DIE SCHRIFT DEM STUMMEN GEDANKEN, DURCH DER...

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Gid, Raymond.

CÉLÉBRATION DE LA LETTRE.

N.P. The Composing Room, n.d. square 12mo. self paper wrappers. 17, (3) pages. A prose meditation on letters, typography, and printing. Text in English. READ MORE about CÉLÉBRATION DE LA LETTRE

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Girard, Henri and Henri Moncel.

LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE.

Paris: Henry Babou, (1930). large 8vo. loosely gathered signatures in a paper-covered portfolio, cloth tie. 31, xl leaves of illustration, (3) pages. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. The authors describe the 19th century book. Chapters are devoted to typography and book illustration. Included are 40 plates of illustration. This is the fifth volume in "Les Beaux Livres D'Autrefois" series. Covers lightly rubbed. READ MORE about LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60323