THE COLOPHON, A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY.

New York, NY: The Colophon Ltd., (1930). 4to. paper-covered boards. Unpaginated. Part One of the original Colophon series. The idea of The Colophon was first broached in August, 1928, and incorporated the following February. The primary concern of the periodical is with collected and collectable books- first editions, fine printing, incanabula, association books, Americana, bibliography and manuscripts. Book illustrations also receive attention. The original list of Contributing Editors included W.A. Dwiggins, Frederic Goudy, Dard Hunter..... READ MORE about THE COLOPHON, A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45326

PRINTING HISTORY, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOC IATION. Number Eleven.

1984. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Volume VI, No.1. Judy Larson on separately issued engravings in America through 1820, Larry Sullivan on New York printing and Marcella Genz about Bruce Rogers and correspondence with Robert Ballou. READ MORE about PRINTING HISTORY, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOC IATION. Number Eleven

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30151.

PRINTING HISTORY, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOC IATION. Number Nine.

1983. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Volume V, No.1. John Lancaster on 19th century American book trade technology and social history, Rollo Silver on the power of the press, James Barnes on Jonas Winchester, various authors on H.L. Mencken, Bruce Rogers Looks Back by Neville Thompson and information on ELbert Hubbard and W.W. Denslow. READ MORE about PRINTING HISTORY, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOC IATION. Number Nine

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Bennett, Paul A.

BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES.

Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Co., (1951). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), xviii, 418, (2) pages. First edition. Illustrated. Essays by Wroth, Warde, Dwiggins, Rogers, Ransom, Pollard, Grabhorn, Morison, Gill, Goudy and others. Presentation on free endpaper "For my good friend, Lee Grove, in the fellowship of good book-making, warmest regards, Bill Targ, 1.3.52." Targ was the President of World Publishing and quite a bookman. With Grove's bookplate. Four page prospectus loosely inserted. Spine..... READ MORE about BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61683

Carter, Sebastian.

TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1987). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 168 pages. First U.S. edition. Describes the careers of the great type designers of this century - Goudy, Rogers, Koch, Dwiggins, Gill, Morison, etc. Well illustrated. With ink stamp on free endpaper and half title indicating that this copy was part of the publisher's archives. READ MORE about TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121232

Crutchley, Brooke.

TO BE A PRINTER.

London: Bodley Head, 1980. 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. A delightful memoir by Crutchley who was University Printer at Cambridge University Press from 1946 to 1974. Includes anecdotes about Walter Lewis, Stanley Morison, Bruce Rogers, Eric Gill and others. Ink inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about TO BE A PRINTER

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 80147

Johnston, Paul.

BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE.

New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (xi), 303 pages. First edition, limited to 1050 copies. (Hart no.134). An important look at bookmaking from the Whittinghams to Elmer Adler. Many facsimile title pages and other illustrations. Essays on William Morris, Pickering, and other influences on American typography. Shows the work of Dwiggins, Rogers, Adler, and many others. Only front cover of jacket is present. READ MORE about BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE

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Vincent, Leon H.

BIBLIOTAPH AND OTHER PEOPLE.

Freeport: Books for Libraries Press, (1972). 8vo. cloth. 234 pages. Reprint of the 1898 first edition. Chapters on the writings of John Keats, Thomas Hardy, Robert L. Stevenson and three chapters on the bibliotaph. READ MORE about BIBLIOTAPH AND OTHER PEOPLE

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(Archer, John).

SAGITTARIUS: HIS BOOK, GATHERED FOR JOHN ARCHER BY HIS FRIENDS.

New York: The Typophiles, 1951. tall 12mo. cloth. (x), 94 pages. Limited to 640 copies; the 25th Chapbook issued by the Typophiles. Has a title page designed by Dwiggins, contributions by Warren Chappell, Bruce Rogers, Paul Bennett and others. Contains reproductions of Archer's design work. READ MORE about SAGITTARIUS: HIS BOOK, GATHERED FOR JOHN ARCHER BY HIS FRIENDS

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(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

SOME PEOPLE'S UNDER-WEAR IS BETTER THAN OTHERS.

New Hope, PA: Bird & Bull Press, c. 1985. 12mo. paper wrappers. (4) pages. This very limited (35 copies or so) privately printed pamphlet was written and printed by Henry Morris. It is a poem on how Henry Morris sold four copies of a bookmark that was made from an assortment of materials, including clothing worn by Bruce Rogers, which the proceeds were then used as funds for a dinner at Morris' local eatery, 'The..... READ MORE about SOME PEOPLE'S UNDER-WEAR IS BETTER THAN OTHERS

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Carter, Sebastian.

TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1987). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 168 pages. First U.S. edition. Describes the careers of the great type designers of this century - Goudy, Rogers, Koch, Dwiggins, Gill, Morison, etc. Well illustrated. Fine condition. READ MORE about TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS

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(DePol, John). Brody, Catherine Tyler.

JOHN DE POL AND THE TYPOPHILES, A MEMOIR AND RECORD OF FRIENDSHIPS.

New York: The Typophiles, 1998. 8vo. quarter blue cloth with patterned paper-covered boards. 101, (3) pages. Typophile Chap Book - New Series Number Two. Limited to 500 copies designed by Dan Carr and printed in the original metal Monotype Dante on vintage Mohawk Letterpress Text by J. Ferrari & D. Carr at Golgonooza Letter Foundry & Press. Well-illustrated with reproductions of John DePol's wood-engravings. READ MORE about JOHN DE POL AND THE TYPOPHILES, A MEMOIR AND RECORD OF FRIENDSHIPS

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(Franklin, Benjamin). Adams, Randolph G.

THE PASSPORTS PRINTED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AT HIS PASSY PRESS.

Ann Arbor: William L. Clements Library, 1925. 4to. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 12 pages. Limited to 505 copies printed by Bruce Rogers at the Harvard University Press. Bookplate. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE PASSPORTS PRINTED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AT HIS PASSY PRESS

Price: $37.50  other currencies  Order nr. 24757