Gottschall, Edward M.

TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TODAY.

Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press, (1989). small folio. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 249 pages. First edition. Studies the expansion of the field of typography with the introduction of the computer. Chapters include "American Design Pioneers," "The Influence of the Private Press," "Typeface milestones," "Bits, Bytes and Typographic Design," and "The Many Faces of Typography Today." Contains over 900 illustrations, more than 500 of which are in color. A fascinating study. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TODAY

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58615

(Goudy, Frederic W.). Lewis, Bernard.

BEHIND THE TYPE, THE LIFE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY.

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." Gift inscription on front pastedown in ink. Near fine. READ MORE about BEHIND THE TYPE, THE LIFE STORY OF FREDERIC W. GOUDY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13680

GRAFISKA INSTITUTET, 1944-1954, MINNESKRIFT / REDOGORELSE FOR.

4 volumes.
Stockholm: Graphic Institute, 1954/1948/1947/1948. large 12mo. to 8vo. stapled or sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 117; 44; 12; 16 pages. 4 volumes. Four brochures from the early years of the Graphic Institute in Stockholm: An retrospective of 1954 with four articles (and text illustrations) on typography and printing, a report for 1947-48, introductory brochure of 1947 with photos, and an account of the first 5 years. Occasional soiling or browning; wrappers of "Redogörelse..." are starting to..... READ MORE about GRAFISKA INSTITUTET, 1944-1954, MINNESKRIFT / REDOGORELSE FOR

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 52834

GRAPHIC DESIGN JOURNAL: AMERICAS.

New York, NY: Graphis, Inc., 2010. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 303+(1) pages. Introductory comments by B. Martin Pedersen, publisher. A collection of articles on the state of graphic design in the Americas. Includes illustrations of noteworthy works, by nation, in North and South America. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGN JOURNAL: AMERICAS

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122718

Green, Phile.

UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL COLOR.

Pittsburgh: Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, (1995). small 4to. paper-covered boards. viii, 341+(3). Book discusses color in the digital age, including chapters on tone reproduction, scanning, color systems, proofing, and others. Includes "Understanding Digital Color" compact disc, and a slip with CD instructions for Windows and Macintosh computers. Spine edges bumped. Very light shelf wear. READ MORE about UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL COLOR

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98990

Gress, Edmund G.

A DASH THROUGH EUROPE, WITH SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY.

New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1923. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper covered boards, wrap-around paper spine label, dust jacket. xxxii, 254 pages. First edition. Gress was the author of THE ART AND PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY and editor of The American Printer. Includes mentions of libraries, bibliophiles and of course printing activities. Jacket is soiled. READ MORE about A DASH THROUGH EUROPE, WITH SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 8976

Gress, Edmund G.

FASHIONS IN AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY 1780 TO 1930 WITH BRIEF ILLUSTRATED STORIES OF THE LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN SEVEN PERIODS.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 8vo. cloth-backed gold paper-covered boards. xxx, 201 pages. First edition. (Hart no.20). Foreword by Frederic Goudy. Gress covers "the various periods at which decided changes in the matter of type design or changed tastes in type arrangement took place." Lacking the dust jacket. Wear to the head of the spine. READ MORE about FASHIONS IN AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY 1780 TO 1930 WITH BRIEF ILLUSTRATED STORIES OF THE LIFE AND...

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 48002

Guppy, Henry.

EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF PRINTING IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIVE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY. With STEPPING STONES TO THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY.

2 volumes in 1.
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1940. 8vo. later half cloth over paper covered boards. 45; 83-121 pages. 2 volumes in 1. Reprinted (with additions) from the "Bulletin of the John Rylands Library," Vol. 24, No.2, October, 1940. With 18 separate plates. Second volume comes from the 1927 Bulletin. Cloth spine shows some fading. READ MORE about EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF PRINTING IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIVE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ART OF...

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122154

(Haas).

FAKSIMILEDRUCK "DAS GEHEIMNIS DEM GESELLSCHAFTLICHEN VERGNUGEN BESTIMMT", GESETZT UND GEDRUCKT VON WILHELM HAAS S. ALTERS 8 JAHRE, BAEL 1774.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 26303

Hamilton, Frederick W.

BOOKS BEFORE TYPOGRAPHY, A PRIMER OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVENTION OF THE ALPHABET AND THE HISTORY OF BOOK-MAKING UP TO THE INVENTION OF MOVABLE TYPES.

Chicago: United Typothetae of America, 1918. small 8vo. cloth. 47, ix pages. Volume 49 of the training manuals issued by the UTA. Light soiling to covers. Front hinge starting.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BOOKS BEFORE TYPOGRAPHY, A PRIMER OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVENTION OF THE ALPHABET AND THE...

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34597

Hauschild, Herbert.

THE TENDENCY IN MODERN GERMAN TYPOGRAPHY.

N.P. Midland Master Printers' Alliance, n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers, clear plastic wrapper on which is printed "With the compliments of the Midland Master Printers' Alliance" (6) pages. Photograph of author on first leaf. Two leaves showing German typography. READ MORE about THE TENDENCY IN MODERN GERMAN TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 78927

Herold, Don.

ATA ADVERTISING PRODUCTION HAND BOOK.

N.P. Advertising Typographers Assoc. of America, (1954). small 4to. cloth. 91 pages. Second edition. Sections on printing, book illustration, typography, etc. READ MORE about ATA ADVERTISING PRODUCTION HAND BOOK

Price: $9.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13930