Shaw, Paul.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 120400

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  other currencies  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  other currencies  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 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: $22.50  other currencies  Order nr. 25148

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: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123183

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  other currencies  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  other currencies  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  other currencies  Order nr. 4886

Tschichold, Jan.

MEISTERBUCH DER SCHRIFT.

Ravensburg: Otto Maier, (1952). 4to. cloth, dust jacket, cardboard mailing slipcase with paper spine label. 238 pages. First edition. Later printed in English as TREASURY OF ALPHABETS AND LETTERING. Authoritative introductory essay on letter forms and typographic principles, followed by 176 pages of plates beautifully illustrating many different type styles and lettering. Jacket has tears and a small piece missing at corner. READ MORE about MEISTERBUCH DER SCHRIFT

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 29611

Updike, D.B.

IN THE DAY'S WORK.

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

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5089

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  other currencies  Order nr. 18832

Vuorio, V.A.

KIRJA TYYLIHISTORIAN VALOSSA.

[A stylistic history of the Book].
Helsingissä: Otava, (1946). large 12mo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 283+(1) pages, in addition to 6 foldout plates tipped in. [A stylistic history of the Book]. Text in Finnish. Traces styles in architecture, costume, and furniture and shows their relationship to styles of typography and book design. The foldout plates include two (in color) with costumes of various periods; pages from the Mainz Psalter (three-color), a 17th-century Finnish book, and a William Morris edition; and one..... READ MORE about KIRJA TYYLIHISTORIAN VALOSSA

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Waterford, Van.

GETTING STARTED IN HAND PRINTING & BINDING.

Blue Ridge Summit: Tab Books, (1981). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 308 pages. A how to book on the fascinating art of hand printing and binding. It has a thorough introduction to the basics of printing including a brief history of the art, and then covers planning, designing, choosing papers and inks, selecting type faces, the actual printing process, and binding your completed work. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about GETTING STARTED IN HAND PRINTING & BINDING

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60124