New York: The Haberule Co., (1959). square 8vo. fabric covers with plastic spiral binding. (68) pages. "A new and improved method of type calcualting which reduces to simple terms the whole complex problem of copy-casting." Text following by list of type faces and point sizes, a plastic rule inserted in a pocket in the booklet and a built in pica scale. READ MORE about HABERULE VISUAL COPY-CASTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121988
London: Marion and Co., 1891. 8vo. original cloth. viii, 242, (iv), 38 pages. Author given as Marion and Co. States that this is the "Fifth Edition - fifteenth thousand, revised and enlarged." (But see Bridson and Wakeman no.E61 for second edition and E49 for first edition of a similar title Practical Guide to Photographic & photo-mechanical Printing - perhaps this is only the first part of that book). With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Covers... READ MORE about PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC & PHOTO-MECHANICAL PRINTING
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 97839
Los Angeles: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., (1966). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 11 pages. A collection of Fact Sheets mailed out "To museum curators, art educators, critics, artists, collectors, dealers, librarians" from this company. Large number of separately paginated pamphlets, broadsides, etc. With a typed note attached by paperclip to the folder stating "With my Compliments, June Wayne." Folder faded. READ MORE about TAMARIND MANUAL OF STYLE AND USAGE INCLUDING TERMS THAT MAKE TROUBLE AND WORDS TO AVOID
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 91490
Pittsburgh: GATFPress, (1998). large 8vo. pictorial paper covered boards. (xiv), 221, (5) pages. Illustrated in color throughout. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE GATF PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COLOR MANAGEMENT
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 99823
With a new introduction by John Bidwell.
New York: Garland Publishing, 1981. 8vo. cloth. xviii page introductory material followed by 288 page facsimile, (4) pages. With a new introduction by John Bidwell. Reprint of the 1844 second edition. (Bigmore & Wyman I,3). The first edition was issued in 1837. This was the second practical printing manual issued by an American author; it was compiled from many of the facts given by Hansard and Johnson. Illustrated. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIA: OR THE PRINTER'S INSTRUCTOR; A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE ORIGIN RISE, AND PROGRESS OF THE...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 22587
Paris: Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies, n.d. (circa 1894). 8vo. modern cloth with original stiff paper wrapper bound-in. (viii), x, 379, (3) pages. First edition. A manual of reproduction processes. Includes 140 illustrations within the text and examples of each process reproducing original designs of the author. Techniques discussed in this volume include dry point, lithography, heliogravure, and various color processes. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. A xerox of the entry for Adeline in... READ MORE about LES ARTS DE REPRODUCTION VULGARISES
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 42765
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1929. 8vo. cloth. 270 pages. First edition. An illustrated manual showing how printing is done. Covers rubbed with fraying at top of spine. Name in ink along top of front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE JOURNALIST'S MANUAL OF PRINTING WITH LABORATORY EXERCISES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 44
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1969). 4to. cloth. 78 pages. Reproduced from the original edition which was limited to only 140 copies printed at The Allen Press. One of the best of the printing manuals to be issued Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about PRINTING WITH THE HANDPRESS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 123184
Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, 2018. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 466 pages. Pablo Alvarez offers the first complete English translation of Alonso Víctor de Paredes Institucion, y origen del arte de la imprenta, y reglas generales para los componedores [Institution, and Origin of the Art of Printing, and General Rules for Compositors]. This 96-page printing manual set and printed by Paredes himself was issued in Madrid around 1680. It opens with an introductory digression on... READ MORE about ALONSO VÍCTOR DE PAREDES’ INSTITUTION, AND ORIGIN OF THE ART OF PRINTING, AND GENERAL RULES...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 133686
Ouvrage Orné de Planches. Enrichi de notes et d'un appendice renfermant tous les nouveaux procédés, les découvertes, méthodes et l'invention nouvelles appliquées ou applicables a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale.
Paris: Chez Leonce Laget, 1978. thick small 8vo. cloth. (iv), 320 pages. Ouvrage Orné de Planches. Enrichi de notes et d'un appendice renfermant tous les nouveaux procédés, les découvertes, méthodes et l'invention nouvelles appliquées ou applicables a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale. Photo-facsimile re-publication limited to 500 copies of the Paris, Roret, 1840 edition (See Bigmore & Wyman I,52 for 1837 edition). Contains four plates. With the bookplate and pencil signature of..... READ MORE about NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE L'IMPRIMEUR EN TAILLE-DOUCE
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 98707
2 volumes.
London: The Holland Press, 1960. 4to. decorated paper cover boards, paper spine labels. lxxii, 267; (iv), 279 pages. 2 volumes. One of 500 copies. An exact facsimile of the famous Bodoni specimen book - manual originally printed in Parma by the Presso la Vedova in 1818. While lacking the slipcase, this two volume set is in near-pristine condition. READ MORE about MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO DEL CAVALIERE GIAMBATTISTA BODONI
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 126922
Nouv. édition, revue, corrigée, augmentée, et ornée de vingt lithographies.
Paris: Chez Leonce Laget, 1978. thick small 8vo. cloth. (iv), xxxvi, 304 pages. Nouv. édition, revue, corrigée, augmentée, et ornée de vingt lithographies. Photo-facsimile re-publication in 500 copies of the Paris, Roret, 1839 edition (See Twyman, Lithography 1800-1850, p.264; Bigmore & Wyman I,80). Six plates. Issued as part of the series entitled Encyclopédie-Roret. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET, THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE, DU DESSINATEUR ET DE L'IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 98706
Paris: Libr. Garnier, n.d. 8vo. cloth. vii, 367+(1) pages. New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. Front free endpaper cropped, else a very good copy. READ MORE about MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 80410
Paris: Libr. Garnier, n.d. 8vo. cloth. vii, 367+(1) pages. New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Spot on front cover. READ MORE about MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 97787
Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1976). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (viii), 119 pages. An introduction to the printing process. Covers slightly yellowed. READ MORE about COMMUNICATION: GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 51125
Bloomingdale: McKnight & McKnight, 1963. small 4to. cloth. xviii, 203 pages. Third edition. Presents history of printing and instructions in the mechanical details of type composition and simple presswork. READ MORE about GENERAL PRINTING
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 108325
Paris: Bibliothèque Larousse, n.d. (circa 1907). 12mo. printed stiff paper wrapper. 95, (17) pages. Troisième mille. 22 text illusustrations. Text in French. Lower margin of the first few pages waterstained, but not affecting text. Wrappers soiled with some creases and chips. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DES COULEURS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 98247
Edited by Susan E. Meyer.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1981). 4to. boards, spiral bound. (ix), 176 pages. Edited by Susan E. Meyer. Reprint of the 1980 revised edition with a new introduction to the phototypesetting process. A good introductory manual to the subject. READ MORE about DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104981
New York: The Century Co., 1902. 8vo. cloth, leather spine label, top edge gilt. xx, 485 pages. First edition. (Hart no.15). Hundreds of illustrations.With the bookplate and ink signature of Gavin Bridson. Covers rubbed with wear at spine ends. Leather spine label partially lacking. READ MORE about A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES, WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN FACSIMILE AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 20029
New York: The Century Co., 1914. 8vo. cloth, leather spine label. xx, 485 pages. Reprint of the 1902 first edition. (Hart no.15). Hundreds of illustrations. Leather spine label chipped and rubbed with loss. Name stamped in ink on front pastedown. READ MORE about A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES, WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN FACSIMILE AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 88448
New York, NY: Abrams for the Tamarind Institute, College of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico, (2008). 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 302 pages. With Bill Lagattuta and Rodney Hamon. Table of contents, foreword, acknowledgments, introduction, two appendices, glossary, bibliography, index. Color illustrations throughout. Covers all facets of lithography, fron setup to printing. READ MORE about TAMARIND TECHNIQUES FOR FINE ART LITHOGRAPHY
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 126386
Bayreuth: Lorenz Ellwanger, n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. Fourth edition. Many examples of various kinds of printing, including color printing. Wrappers rubbed. READ MORE about MERKSTOFF ZUR GEHILFENPRUFUNG
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48833
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., (1954). 4to. cloth. (x), 169, (3) pages. Third edition. Eight chapters on different aspects of typography. Tape marks on endpapers and pastedowns. READ MORE about LAYOUT, THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN TO ADVER TISING AND PRINTING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19950
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1894. large 12mo. modern marbled paper wrappers, original wrappers bound-in. viii,48,4 pages. Part of the Bibliothèque Photographique. Text in French. Original wrappers, some soiling, with a little paper loss, pages at each end have a bit more wear than the rest of the book, a few pages are smudged. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about LA PHOTOGRAVURE SANS PHOTOGRAPHIE
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 98536
New York: Bobbs - Merrill Co., (1917). 8vo. cloth. (ii), 404 pages. First edition. Everything you needed to know in order to run a successful printing business at the beginning of the 20th century. Illustrated. Spot at bottom of spine. Bookplate. READ MORE about PRINTING FOR PROFIT
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 4120
