Stuttgard: Dr. Cantz'sche Druckerei, (1975). oblong tall 12mo. parchment-backed marbled paper-covered boards, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. 14, (2) page introduction followed by a 96-page facsimile of the original 1554 first edition, followed by three additional facsimiles of supplementary material. First edition thus, limited to 250 copies. Fine in fine slipcase. With text in German and English, the English version supplied by Hans Schmoller. READ MORE about VESPASIANO AMPHIAREO'S WRITING BOOK, VINEGIA, MDLIIII. DAS SCHREIBBUCH DES VESPASIANO AMPHIAREO

Price: $500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 21864

With an introduction by William Ross and notes by Rod McDonald.
Toronto and New Castle, Delaware: Coach House Press with Sheridan College and Oak Knoll Press, 2015. 9 x 11.25. hardcover cloth with wrap-around paper cover label, DVD in pocket in back. 130 pages numbered from the half title. With an introduction by William Ross and notes by Rod McDonald. "These letters document the immense skill that was required to take a letter from a drawing to a piece of type." - Jon Bath, SHARP News..... READ MORE about EPISTLES TO THE TORONTONIANS. WITH ARTICLES FROM CANADIAN PRINTER & PUBLISHER

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126777

Hamburg, Germany: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1971. 8vo. paper-covered boards, all edges stained gray. 270, (2) pages. Text in German. Limited to 1400 copies. A collection of essays and speeches selected to celebrate two hundred years of the printing arts. Includes selections by Giambattista Bodoni, William Morris, Stanley Morison, Eric Gill, Jan Tschichold, and Paul Valéry; the selections are printed in different type faces. Also included are separate pages of type samples from various periods and countries. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE UND BIBLIOPHILIE

Price: $36.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126341

Basel, Switzerland: Von Bucherer, Kurrus & Co., (1971). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 9+(1) pages, illustrations. Text in German. Leben und Werk 287. A fine copy of this very scarce pamphlet. The alphabet designed by Damiano de Moyle of Parma, Italy. An early example of the humanistic script discussed in Leila Avrin The Book Arts from Antiquity to the Renaissance (Chicago: American Library Association, 1991), 195. Includes an introductory essay with brief bibliography. Illustrations of de..... READ MORE about DAS ALPHABET DES DAMIANUS MOYLLUS PARMA UM 1483

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121711

Basel, Switzerland: Bucherer, Kurrus & Co., (1972). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21+(1) pages. Text in German (Tschichold Leben und Werk 287). A near fine copy. A study of the Chinese origins of printing. Illustrated. Bibliography. READ MORE about DER CHINESISCHE STEMPEL: URSPRUNG DES BUCHDRUCKS

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121728

Buchherstellung als kunst - Satzregeln eines buchherstellers - Achtundfünfzig tafeln nach arbeiten des verfassers.
Sankt Gallen: SGM Bücherei, (1951). tall 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 21 pages, followed by 58 plages, some in color. Buchherstellung als kunst - Satzregeln eines buchherstellers - Achtundfünfzig tafeln nach arbeiten des verfassers. Text in German. First edition. Spine of jacket lightly torn, else a near fine copy. Numerous color and b&w illustrations throughout. Printed in Denmark; binding by F. Müllers Bogbinderi. READ MORE about IM DIENSTE DES BUCHES

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 142885

London: Lund Humphries, 1991. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 182, (2) pages. First edition in English, translated from the German first edition of 1975 by Hajo Hadeler. This edition contains an introduction by Robert Bringhurst. Illustrated. A fine copy in near fine jacket. READ MORE about THE FORM OF THE BOOK, ESSAYS ON THE MORALITY OF GOOD DESIGN

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143021

Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1946. small 4to. boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. 18, (2) pages of text followed by 70 full page plates, colophon. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Traces the history of the development of type styles from cave printing up to 1924. A classic book in the field. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DER SCHRIFT IN BILDERN

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24567

Basel: Lehrmittelverlag des Erziehungs- Departments, (1946). small 4to. board portfolio with cord ties containing six facsimiles. 16; 16; 16; 16; 16; 16 pages. Third edition. Six issues; a complete set of these issues on type specimens, printing, and handwriting. Outer portfolio is soiled with some toning. A very nice set of this scarce production. READ MORE about GUTE SCHRIFTFORMEN, EINE BEISPIELSAMMLUNG FUR ZEICHNER, MALER UND BILD HAUSER, HERAUSGEGEBEN VON...

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27829

London: A. Zwemmer, 1946. small 4to. boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. 20 pages followed by 72 full page plates. First edition in English. Spine and hinges of the dust jacket torn, else a near fine copy. History from the beginning to the present day. Very well illustrated. READ MORE about AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WRITING AND LETTERING

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15193

Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel AG Linotype GMBH, (1976). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (14) pages. The life and significance of Jakob (or Jacques) Sabon, the Renaissance famous punch cutter. A fine copy. At rear is an explanation of several typefaces cut by Sabon, including Sabon antiqua, kursivand halbfett. Specimens are offered on the facing page. READ MORE about LEBEN UND BEDEUTUNG DES SCHRIFTSCHNEIDERS JAKOB SABON

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Boston: David Godine, (1975). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First U.S. edition. A well-illustrated and detailed examination of this European typographer's work. Presentation from the author on the half-title. Jacket is price clipped. Some foxing. READ MORE about JAN TSCHICHOLD: TYPOGRAPHER

Price: $52.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123560

Basel: Benno Schwabe & Co., 1942. small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 77, (3) pages. First edition. Fine in a lightly soiled dust jacket; scarce in this condition. Look at the history of writing and how it has evolved into various type faces. Well illustrated. READ MORE about SCHRIFTKUNDE, SCHREIBUBUNGEN UND SKIZZIEREN FUR SETZER

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 18715