WEBSITES THAT WORK.
San Jose, CA: Adobe Press, (1997). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 237, (3) pages. First edition. Spine faded, else a fine copy. Illustrated. READ MORE about WEBSITES THAT WORK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 121278
San Jose, CA: Adobe Press, (1997). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 237, (3) pages. First edition. Spine faded, else a fine copy. Illustrated. READ MORE about WEBSITES THAT WORK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 121278
Number nine of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2015. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number nine of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Number nine of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. The Mechanical Word is an extended essay on the eponymous five volume artwork by the London based artist Karen Bleitz, a founding member of the ARC collaborative that grew out of Ron King's legendary Circle Press. It is illustrated throughout in black, white, and red, and contains four..... READ MORE about THE MECHANICAL WORD
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 123402
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, (1978). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 192 pages. Third printing of first edition. Contains 125 full page black and white illustrations and a bibliography. A selection of 112 books from the Morgan Library ranging from the Gutenberg Bible to the 20th century work of Updike and Rogers. Corner bumped. Tear at bottom of front hinge and wear at spine ends. READ MORE about ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK 1455-1955
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126200
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, (1973). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. This copy is personally inscribed on the half-title page by the author. A fine copy in fine jacket. Profusely illustrated. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK 1455-1955, MASTERPIECES OF TYPOGRAPHY THROUGH FIVE CENTURIES FROM THE...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 3276
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, (1989). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. Reprint of first edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 34364
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, (1989). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 250, (2) pages. Reprint of first edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 45842
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Jacket spine faded; chipped around edges. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 64775
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. With a small paper label on the free endpaper calling attention to the fact that this book was printed on Mohawk Superfine Text. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $22.50 Order nr. 105191
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. Presentation on half-title "For Herb Johnson, Friend and Colleague, Joe - '79." Fine in fine dust jacket. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 114825
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 124825
New York: Frederic C. Beil, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 153, (3) pages. Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. A near fine copy. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY. 1925-1975
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 3641
New York: The Grolier Club, (1982). 8vo. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, slipcase. viii, 153, (3) pages. First edition, one of 300 numbered copies signed by Blumenthal and issued thus for the Grolier Club (Asaf 142). Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. Printed by the Stinehour Press. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY. 1925-1975
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 32978
New York: Frederic C. Beil, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 153, (3) pages. Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. Presentation copy "for Mary Ahern with friendly greetings Joe B- March/'83." READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY. 1925-1975
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 58046
New York: Frederic C. Beil, (1982). 8vo. cloth. viii, 153, (3) pages. Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. Lacking the dust jacket, else a fine copy. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY. 1925-1975
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 62288
New York: Frederic C. Beil, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 153, (3) pages. Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. Presentation copy "for Mike (McCurdy) affectionatly and respectfully, Joe, December /'86."Jacket chipped with large tear in front cover. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY. 1925-1975
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 114824
Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag, (1930). thick tall 8vo. half leather over paste-paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 516, (4) pages. First edition. Study of graphic art starting with the 16th century and going through the 19th century. Individual chapters for different countries. Mostly illustrations including a number of plates in color. Jacket worn. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DER GRAPHISCHEN KUNST
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 45076
Philadelphia: The University of the Arts, 1988. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. A catalogue for the exhibition "The Arts of the Book" which was actually three exhibitions held in 1988. It was a project devoted to an appreciation of 20th century book arts which included deluxe books, facsimiles, and paperbacks in larger edition. Illustrated with color plates. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE ARTS OF THE BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 59412
N.P. The Book Club of California, 1981. 12mo. cloth. 65 pages. First edition, limited to 650 copies. Illustrated. Includes the prospectus loosely inserted. A near fine copy. READ MORE about BR, A PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE BRUCE ROGERS CENTENARY HELD AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY BY HARRY DUNCAN,...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 8339
Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1976. narrow 4to. paper wrappers. 67+(1) pages. On fifty years of international book design exhibitions in Leipzig. Illustrated. Wrappers yellowed. READ MORE about 50 JAHRE INTERNATIONALE BUCHKUNST-AUSSTELLUNGEN IN LEIPZIG
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 51242
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. various paginations. The following years are availabe: 6th Annual 1944, 14th Annual, 1952; 16th Annual, 1954; 20th Annual, 1958; 21st Annual, 1960; 22nd Annual, 1961 23rd Annual, 1963. Illustrated. Price is per issue. READ MORE about ANNUAL SELECTION OF OUTSTANDING TEXTBOOKS PRESENTED BY THE TEXTBOOK CLINIC OF THE AMERICAN...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 729
Nueva York: Instituto Norteamericana de Artes Graficas, 1942. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Two hundred books are shown which demonstrate the best design principles of the year. A fine copy. Printed by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. With information on many designers including Dwiggins and Rogers. READ MORE about LAS ARTES DEL LIBRO EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS 1931-1941
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 723
London: National Book League, 1983. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. An exhibition of books organized by the N.B.L., and exhibited at the Library Association in London and at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1983. Foreword by Martyn Goff. Introduction by Rowley Atterbury, Gerald Cinamon, Gordon Gunn, Werner Guttmann and Anthony Kitzinger. Description and black and white illustration of each item in the exhibition. 30 entries. Indices of publishers; designers, illustrators, and photographers; and printers, originators..... READ MORE about BRITISH BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 114357
N.P. National Book League, 1951. 8vo. paper wrappers. 52 pages. Describes 100 books. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF BRITISH BOOK DESIGN 1951
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51788
N.P. National Book League, 1952. 8vo. paper wrappers. 40 pages. Describes 100 books. Wrapper slightly yellowed. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF BRITISH BOOK DESIGN 1952
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 91941
Design, Layout and Sales Ideas for Designers, Sellers and Buyers of Printing
New York, NY: Moore Publishing Co., Inc., 1954. 8vo. paper wrappers. 64 pages. Design, Layout and Sales Ideas for Designers, Sellers and Buyers of Printing. Reprint from the American Printers: January 1952 - August 1954. Minor soiling to covers, else a fine copy of this scarce book. Fully illustrated with b&w images. READ MORE about LAYOUT FILE FOR PRINTERS, ADVERTISERS AND PRINTING BUYERS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138780