Young, Matthew McLennan.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. A SIGNED COPY BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS LOVELY BOOK "Matthew Young's book showcases over 80 specimens (full size and in color), and gives a detailed account of the behind-the-scenes machinations that affected the course of the Specimen Exchange.... If you are interested in the history of graphic design, Young's book is a wonderful account of a lesser-known part..... READ MORE about THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE

Price: $59.95  other currencies  Order nr. 133467

Bringhurst, Robert and Peter Rutledge Koch, et al.

CARVING THE ELEMENTS: A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES.

Berkeley: Editions Koch, 2004. 6 x 9 inches. Paperback. 138 pages. First edition. This companion piece to The Fragments of Parmenides reveals the "blood, sweat and tears" the creators put into their original book. Carving the Elements tells the detailed story of the making of The Fragments of Parmenides, a grandiose book project meticulously crafted by: master letterpress printer Peter Koch; poet, translator and typographer Robert Bringhurst; punchcutter, type designer, typefounder and poet Dan Carr;..... READ MORE about CARVING THE ELEMENTS: A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 78258

Cloud, Gerald W. and Peter Rutledge Koch, (eds.).

THE CODEX PAPERS: VOLUME 2.

Berkeley, CA: CODEX Foundation, The, 2020. 6.75 x 8.5 inches. Smythe sewn, letterpress printed wrapper. 144 pages. This issue features reviews of books and exhibitions, a profile on the French bookbinder Louise Bescond, a photo essay on the Bixler Typefoundry, book shopping in Paris, an artists insights to her own process, a curators favorite artists books, and a booksellers perspective on book collecting. With contributions from: Megan Adie, Tatjana Bergelt, Michael Bixler, Deirdre Brollo, Carolee..... READ MORE about THE CODEX PAPERS: VOLUME 2

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134848

Coakley, J.F.

THE TYPOGRAPHY OF SYRIAC: A HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTING TYPES, 1537-1958.

New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2006. 7 x 10 inches. hardcover. 272 pages. Syriac, a dialect of the ancient Aramaic language, has a remarkable Christian literature spanning a thousand years from the fourth to the thirteenth century, including important versions of the Bible. It remains the liturgical language of several churches in the Middle East, India, and the west, and 'Modern Syriac' is a vernacular still in use..... READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHY OF SYRIAC: A HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTING TYPES, 1537-1958

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 91843

Danforth Jr., Ted.

PIETRO BEMBO: 'FOSTER FATHER' OF THE MODERN BOOK.

New York: The Typophiles, 2003. 6 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 33+(1) pages. Typophile Monograph - New Series, Number 18. 500 years ago, with the publication of a small octavo Virgil, the modern printed book emerged due to Venetian printer Aldo Manuzio (Aldus). Previous to this, the printing press had been seen primarily as a means of mechanically reproducing manuscript books. It was Pietro Bembo (1470-1547) who gave Aldus the idea for the small format of..... READ MORE about PIETRO BEMBO: 'FOSTER FATHER' OF THE MODERN BOOK

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 76549

(Goudy, Frederic W.). Goudy, Frederic W.

GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS.

New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, 1978. small 8vo. Paperback. 285+(1) pages. This book is not only Goudy's autobiography, but it is the most complete record to date of his typographic contribution, which has had a major worldwide effect. First published in 1946 as one of the Typophile Chapbooks XIII and XIV, entitled A HALF-CENTURY OF TYPE DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, this second edition is available as the student and professional typographer's working tool, as well as..... READ MORE about GOUDY'S TYPE DESIGNS, HIS STORY AND SPECIMENS

Price: $14.95  other currencies  Order nr. 47020

Jaeger, Monica and Stefan Soltek.

THE ARTIST'S BOOK: A MESSAGE FROM THE KLINGSPOR MUSEUM.

Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series
Berkeley: CODEX Foundation, 2021. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. wrappers. 24 pages. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Following Marshall McLuhan's famous quote the medium is the message this article presents the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach/Main as a unique institution representing the genre of the artists book. The Klingspor Museum is more than simply a collection of book related arts because of its foundational idea of type- and..... READ MORE about THE ARTIST'S BOOK: A MESSAGE FROM THE KLINGSPOR MUSEUM

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136319

Marinetti, Filippo Tommaso.

PAROLE IN LIBERTA.

Number two of the CODE(X)+2 Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2012. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 32 pages. Number two of the CODE(X)+2 Monograph Series. Number two of the CODE(X)+2 Monograph Series. This book is a photographic reproduction of the metal book Parole in Liberta Olfattive Tattili-Termiche, a collection of futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's poetry, made by Tullio d'Albisola and Vincenzo Nosenzo in 1932. It contains photos of every page, the covers, and the slipcase. The photographed copy is held..... READ MORE about PAROLE IN LIBERTA

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115572

(New York). Huttner, Sidney F. & Elizabeth Stege Huttner.

A REGISTER OF ARTISTS, ENGRAVERS, BOOKSELLERS, BOOKBINDERS, PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS IN NEW YORK CITY, 1821-42.

New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1993. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover. 300 pages. This register collects, from annual city directories, about 5,000 names and 50,000 addresses of individuals and firms working in New York in the book trades and graphic arts areas during the period 1821-1842. It continues George L. McKay's similar work, published by the New York Public Library in 1942, which collected the names of craftsmen and artisans to 1820. The..... READ MORE about A REGISTER OF ARTISTS, ENGRAVERS, BOOKSELLERS, BOOKBINDERS, PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS IN NEW YORK...

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 40525

(Rogers, Bruce). Mansbridge, Georgia.

BRUCE ROGERS: AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER.

New York: The Typophiles, 1997. small 8vo. cloth. xiii, 95, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Chap Book, New Series, Number One. Short biography of Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), a reprint of the 1965 Master's Thesis by Mansbridge, who was acquainted with Mr. Rogers during the last decade or so of his life. (Facing the title page is a photo of the author and Mr. Rogers.) There is no discussion of books designed by Mr. Rogers..... READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS: AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHER

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61160

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

Stoltz, Ulrike and Uta Schneider.

, TYPOGRAPHY, AND ARTISTS' BOOKS.

Number four of the CODE(X) Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2010. 16 pages. paperback pamphlet. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. Number four of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number four of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. This book discusses typography in relation to the fields of graphic design, applied art, and book design. With contents and text already in a book, the book designer has to choose the correct typography and a medium that provides the reader with easy access to the subject matter..... READ MORE about <USUS>, TYPOGRAPHY, AND ARTISTS' BOOKS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107486

Young, Matthew McLennan.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. "Matthew Young's book showcases over 80 specimens (full size and in color), and gives a detailed account of the behind-the-scenes machinations that affected the course of the Specimen Exchange.... If you are interested in the history of graphic design, Young's book is a wonderful account of a lesser-known part of the story. It's handsome and lucidly presented and worth..... READ MORE about THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PRINTERS' INTERNATIONAL SPECIMEN EXCHANGE

Price: $59.95  other currencies  Order nr. 108704