Aldreich-Ruenzel, Nancy and John Fennell (editors).

DESIGNER'S GUIDE TO TYPOGRAPHY.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1991). small 4to. fabric covers, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. Full color, step-by-step, guide to typography for different situations. "With a focus on typographic challenges designers struggle with every day as professionals working on budget and facing deadlines, the guide is organized in five useful sections": Design and Productions Techniques; Corporate Graphics and Signage; Advertising and Publications; Digital Typography and the Desktop; Type as Information, Expression..... READ MORE about DESIGNER'S GUIDE TO TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 100493

Bain, Eric K.

THE THEORY AND PRACTIVE OF TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN.

New York: Hastings House, (1970). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 182 pages. First U.S. edition. Ownership inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. Lacking the dust jacket. Minor rubbing to boards, else a near fine copy. A manual to help one understand the principles of good design via graded steps and corresponding exercises. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE THEORY AND PRACTIVE OF TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13512

Bridgewater, Peter, et. al.

DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, AIRBRUSHING.

(Secaucus, NJ): Wellfleet Press, (1988). 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 336 pages. This is a one-volume reference source for aspiring designers, whatever their level of expertise. The materials and techniques of graphic design, illustration, and airbrushing are all described and illustrated, and their practical application in the commercial world is explained. Finished illustrations and step-by-step commissions by established artists reveal the process of design and illustration and how the end results are achieved. Light soiling..... READ MORE about DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, AIRBRUSHING

Price: $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 65114

Brunner, Felix.

A HANDBOOK OF GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION PROCESSES, A TECHNICAL GUIDE INCLUDING THE PRINTMAKING PROCESSES.

New York: Visual Communication Books, (1984). oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 379 pages. Sixth revised edition. With text in English, German and French. Well-illustrated. Excellent work to enable you to understand and tell the differences in the various reproductive processes. READ MORE about A HANDBOOK OF GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION PROCESSES, A TECHNICAL GUIDE INCLUDING THE PRINTMAKING PROCESSES

Price: $76.00  other currencies  Order nr. 59865

Dair, Carl.

DESIGN WITH TYPE.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1977). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 164 pages. Reprint of the second edition, much revised. Profusely illustrated. A near fine copy in near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about DESIGN WITH TYPE

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 104925

Farrar, Gilbert P.

THE TYPOGRAPHY OF ADVERTISEMENTS THAT PAY, HOW TO CHOOSE AND COMBINE TYPE FACES, ENGRAVINGS AND ALL THE OTHER MECHANICAL ELEMENTS OF MODERN ADVERTISEMENT CONSTRUCTION.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1918. 8vo. cloth. xviii, 282 pages. First edition. Front hinge tender, minor soiling to covers. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Otherwise a near fine copy. Many illustrations. READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHY OF ADVERTISEMENTS THAT PAY, HOW TO CHOOSE AND COMBINE TYPE FACES, ENGRAVINGS AND...

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 140450

Gage, Harry Lawrence.

APPLIED DESIGN FOR PRINTERS, A HANDBOOK OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ARRANGEMENT, WITH BRIEF COMMENT ON THE PERIODS OF DESIGN WHICH HAVE MOST STRONGLY INFLUENCED PRINTING.

Chicago: United Typothetae of America, 1920. 8vo. cloth. 71, viii pages. First edition. Volume 43 in the series of books issued by the UTA in help in training their apprentices. Bookplate on front pastedown. Spine lightly faded, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about APPLIED DESIGN FOR PRINTERS, A HANDBOOK OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ARRANGEMENT, WITH BRIEF COMMENT ON...

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 22871

Greer, Carl Richard.

THE BUCKEYE BOOK OF DIRECT ADVERTISING.

Hamilton: The Beckett Paper Co., (1925). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (xviii), 244 pages. First edition. Manual on how to advertise with emphasis on proper use of paper and illustrations. A standard text. Covers show wear along edges. Spot on spine label. Presentation bookplate from the company on front pastedown. READ MORE about THE BUCKEYE BOOK OF DIRECT ADVERTISING

Price: $16.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4222

Hendel, Richard.

ON BOOK DESIGN.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 210 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. The "invisible" craft of book designing, as it is delineated in this volume, goes beyond the creation of something different or pretty or clever to the challenge of how to best serve the author's words. Hendel and eight other designers, (Sandra Strother Hudson and David Bullen are among these) consider problems posed by a wide..... READ MORE about ON BOOK DESIGN

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55315

Hurley, Gerald D. and Angus McDougall.

VISUAL IMPACT IN PRINT.

How to Make Pictures Communicate; a Guide for the Photographer, the Editor, the Designer.
Chicago: American Publishers Press, (1971). square 4to. cloth. 208 pages. How to Make Pictures Communicate; a Guide for the Photographer, the Editor, the Designer. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A near fine copy. READ MORE about VISUAL IMPACT IN PRINT

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 91487

Karch, R. Randolph.

BASIC LESSONS IN PRINTING LAYOUT.

Milwaukee: Bruce Publishing Company, (1952). 8vo. stiff paper boards, plastic comb binding. 140 pages. A textbook for the beginning student in typographic design. Covers display composition, correct spacing, and copyfitting. With problems and projects. Well-illustrated with photographs and examples. Minor soiling, else near fine. READ MORE about BASIC LESSONS IN PRINTING LAYOUT

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 48855

Leach, Mortimer.

LETTER DESIGN IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS.

New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1960). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Dust jacket worn with some loss at spine ends and corners, else a very good copy. Hundreds of illustrations. READ MORE about LETTER DESIGN IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17338

Lewis, John.

TYPOGRAPHY: BASIC PRINCIPLES INFLUENCES AND TRENDS SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY.

New York: Reinhold, (1964). square 8vo. later cloth with original cover on front board. 96 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. This copy has had the original paperback cover bound to a later cloth-covered boards binding. Head of spine worn with some minor loss, spine faded, else a near fine copy internally. With many illustrations showing examples of different periods of typography. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: BASIC PRINCIPLES INFLUENCES AND TRENDS SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31668