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(Center for Book Arts).

WILLEM SANDBERG: FROM THE NETHERLANDS.

New York: Center for Book Arts, (1988). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. In 1988, The Center for the Book Arts held the first in a series of annual exhibitions focusing on contemporary book artists from Europe and Asia. This exhibition presented the work of the typographer and book designer, William Sandberg (1897-1984). The outstanding characteristic of Sandberg's design is its vitality. Time has not diminished its impact; we now see more clearly his..... READ MORE about WILLEM SANDBERG: FROM THE NETHERLANDS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 103187

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Johnston, Alastair M.

DREAMING ON THE EDGE: POETS AND BOOK ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 10.5 x 8 inches. Cloth, dust jacket. 232 pages. "Alastair Johnston's engaging and all-embracing survey of California printing takes us from its early beginnings in the 1870s (San Francisco's first type foundry opened in 1874), and covers all the printers we encountered in California, including himself, and a great many others besides." - John Randle, Matrix "Through the lens of Johnson's expertise, we again see how fine art..... READ MORE about DREAMING ON THE EDGE: POETS AND BOOK ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 128359

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Rosendorf, Theodore.

THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE.

(TDR) With a Foreword by Erik Spiekermann
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Paperback. 368 pages. (TDR) With a Foreword by Erik Spiekermann. "A functional, comprehensive, postmodern approach... This reference source places clearly written, succinct explanations at the reader's fingertips." - Miriam, Kahn, SHARP News The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is an encyclopedic reference guide of typographic terms and classification with definitions of form and usage for Latin based writing systems. The second edition, in the..... READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE

Price: $24.95  other currencies  Order nr. 108706

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(Plain Wrapper Press). Gill, Brendan.

WOOINGS.

Verona: Plain Wrapper Press, (1980). 4to. paper-covered boards. 7+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 155 numbered and signed copies. (Plain Wrappers Press 29). A fine copy with errata sheet inserted apologizing for the error on the colophon page. Five poems in English by Brendan Gill. Two of the poems, "Ferragosto" and "Norfolk," were written especially for this edition. "Easter" was previously published in Harper's magazine, and "In Wicklow" and "Voices" previously appeared in..... READ MORE about WOOINGS

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 57744

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(Perishable Press). Rodney, Janet and Nathaniel Tarn.

THE FOREST.

N.P. The Perishable Press, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (iv), 11, (3) pages. Limited to 190 numbered copies (Hamady 89). Four collage illustrations by John Digby. Excerpted from a much larger work, Alaska. A work based on the cultures of the northwest Pacific coast. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE FOREST

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129043

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Dickinson, Donald C.

DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1986). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 383 pages. First edition. Top edge lightly soiled, else a fine copy. Biographical information on 365 significant American book collectors who died before December 31, 1984. Each entry contains the collector's dates, location of the collection and a bibliography of sources. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 29671