(Adagio Press). Bahr, Leonard F.

MISCELLANEA TYPOGRAPHICA, NOTES ON BOOKS AND PRINTING, NUMBER THREE.

(Grosse Pointe, MI: The Private Press of Leonard F. Bahr), 1957. large 12mo. stapled booklet in envelope. 15+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 475 copies by Leonard F. Bahr at his Adagio Press, for distribution among members of the National Amateur Press Association (Tanner, no. 1). With the essay Some Trends in Recent Trade Book Design. Printed in Weiss roman and italic on white Eagle A Text paper. READ MORE about MISCELLANEA TYPOGRAPHICA, NOTES ON BOOKS AND PRINTING, NUMBER THREE

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63781

(Adagio Press).

TYPOGRAPHIA TWO.

Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1979. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. pp.29-60. Printed in an edition limited to 325 numbered copies. Tanner and Alstrom 37. A continuation of the work presented as Typographia 1. This copy is signed by the private press owner, Leonard Bahr. This is a commonplace book of typographic exercises interspersed with notes on printing, typography and the private press. Signed by Bahr next to limitation statement. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIA TWO

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 18

(AIGA). Brown, David R.

AIGA GRAPHIC DESIGN USA: 4, THE ANNUAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1983). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 431 pages. First edition. Full color design book showing the best work in the fields of covers, illustration, packaging, communication graphics, ads and books. READ MORE about AIGA GRAPHIC DESIGN USA: 4, THE ANNUAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55770

(American Antiquarian Society). Gura, Philip F.

THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, 1812-2012: A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY.

Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2012. 6.75 x 10 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 454 pages. Revised Edition. Founded in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, the patriot printer and leading publisher of the new nation, the American Antiquarian Society reflects his vision for the printed record of America's history-its preservation and its interpretation. Over two centuries, beginning with Thomas's gift of his own extensive library of books and newspapers, this learned society has become..... READ MORE about THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, 1812-2012: A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 117114

Annenberg, Maurice.

A TYPOGRAPHIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE INLAND PRINTER, 1883-1900.

Baltimore: Maran Press, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 731 pages. First edition. An excellent anthology of the early issues of America's greatest magazine devoted to printing. Especially important is the index compiled by Annenberg. Profusely illustrated. Well preserved copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A TYPOGRAPHIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE INLAND PRINTER, 1883-1900

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 19680

(APHA).

VERSE INTO TYPE, THE APHA POETRY PORTFOLIO.

N.P. American Printing History Association, 2006. 8vo. contributions loosely inserted in cloth clamshell box, paper spine label. Limited to 200 copies for sale (of 225 copies). Seventeen typographic arrangements of poems, contributed by 15 presses in a variety of typefaces, colors, formats, papers, some illustrated, all printed letterpress. The designers/printers are: Mindy Beloff, Michael and Winifred Bixler, Carolee Campbell, Ed Colker, Sandy Connors, Ron Gordon, Barbara Henry, Jerry Kelly, Kay Michael Kramer, David Pankow, Michael..... READ MORE about VERSE INTO TYPE, THE APHA POETRY PORTFOLIO

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 92033

Archer, H. Richard and Ward Ritchie.

MODERN FINE PRINTING.

Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1968. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 44 pages. Contains "The Private Press: Its Essence and Recrudescence" by Archer and "Tradition and the Printers of Southern California" by Ritche. Covers faded. READ MORE about MODERN FINE PRINTING

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 108091

ART LABORATORY IMPRESSIONIS.

Middletown, CT: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, (1960). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introductory comments by Russell T. Limbach. A study of the laboratory's privately printed publications since 1943. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about ART LABORATORY IMPRESSIONIS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 128573

(Associated Printing Salesmen).

1913-1963, 50 YEARS OF PRINTING PROGRESS THROUGH BETTER SELLING.

(N.P. Associated Printing Salesmen, 1963). 8vo. boards. (vi), 56 pages. Illustrated history of this group. READ MORE about 1913-1963, 50 YEARS OF PRINTING PROGRESS THROUGH BETTER SELLING

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136

Audubon, John James.

THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR TERRITORIES.

7 Volumes.
New York, and Philadelphia, NY & PA: J. J. Audubon and J. B. Chevalier, [1839] 1840-1844. 8vo. full morocco bindings with gilt ornamentation around covers, five raised bands, gilt on spine, marbled edges, later cloth slipcases. variously paginated. 7 Volumes. First octavo edition. Ayer/Zimmer, p. 22; Bennett, p. 5; McGill/Wood p. 208; Nissen IVB 51; Reese, American Color Plates Books 34; Sabin 2364; cf. Tyler, Audubon's Great National Work. Table of contents in each volume..... READ MORE about THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR TERRITORIES

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Badaracco, Claire Hoertz.

TRADING WORDS; POETRY, TYPOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE MODERN LITERARY ECONOMY.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1995). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (iii), 259 pages. First Edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. This book offers an interesting perspective on printing and typography, book design and illustration, and modernism and publishing during an era of great change.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TRADING WORDS; POETRY, TYPOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE MODERN LITERARY ECONOMY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 50230

Barger, M. Susan.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN USE BEFORE 1880.

Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation
Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, (1980). 4to. cloth. (xii), 149, (3) pages. Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation. With a preface by Larry Booth. Includes sections on Technical Evolution of Processes, Raw Materials and Processing Procedures, and Permanence and Preservation of Photographic Materials. Original paper wrappers bound in. Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, corners bumped. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN USE BEFORE 1880

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 99439

Barnes, Robert C. and Judith M. Pfeiffer.

PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54276