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...

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N.P. WVU Typography Lab, 1967. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. Short discussion with illustrations. READ MORE about MR. CURRIER AND MR. IVES, AMERICAN PRINTMAKERS

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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

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Chicago: The Caxton Club, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, smythsewn: drawn-on, hinge-scored cover; trimmed flush. 40 pages. Full color catalogue written for the Caxton Club exhibition: Inland Printers: The Fine-Press Movement in Chicago, 1920-45 ; at Columbia College in Chicago; held January 15, 2003. Features writings of 12 Caxtonians including: John P. Chalmers, Robert A. Cotner, Kim Coventry, Celia Hilliard, Thomas J. Joyce, Arthur H. Miller, Frank J. Piehl, Susan F. Rossen, Michael Thompson..... READ MORE about INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-45

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(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

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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

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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

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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....

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(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

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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

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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1924. small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt, dust jacket. 70 pages. First edition. Chapters on planning of printing, style in the use of type, seven champions of typography, etc. Very unusual to find this title in jacket. Jacket is chipped with small holes along front hinge. Ink ownership inscription on free endpaper. Flaps of jacket have foxed endpapers. READ MORE about IN THE DAY'S WORK

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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...

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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  other currencies  Order nr. 40527