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Alvarez, Pablo.

ALONSO VÍCTOR DE PAREDES’ INSTITUTION, AND ORIGIN OF THE ART OF PRINTING, AND GENERAL RULES FOR COMPOSITORS [MADRID: CA. 1680].

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

Bodoni, Giambattista.

MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO DEL CAVALIERE GIAMBATTISTA BODONI.

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

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 Order nr. 78258

Craig, James.

DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY.

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

Elam, Kimberly.

TYPOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS.

New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, (2007). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 159+(1) pages. Table of contents, introduction, acknowledgments, image credits, select bibliography, index. Discusses axial, radial, dilatational, random, grid, modular, transitional, and bilateral systems. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126406

Felten, Charles J.

LAYOUT, THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN TO ADVER TISING AND PRINTING.

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

Gottschall, Edward M. (editor).

TYPOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS, ADVERTISING DIRECTIONS 4 (TRENDS IN VISUAL ADVERTISING).

New York: Art Directions Book Co., (1964). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 279 pages. First edition. 30 authorities explore the past, present and future of advertising. Over 450 illustrations. Jacket soiled and chipped. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS, ADVERTISING DIRECTIONS 4 (TRENDS IN VISUAL ADVERTISING

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 8871

Gress, Edmund G.

THE ART & PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY, A MANUAL OF AMERICAN PRINTING.

With Reproductions of the Work of the Early Masters of the Craft, and a Practical Discussion and an Extensive Demonstration of the Modern Use of Type-Faces and Methods of Arrangement.
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1917. 4to. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. xx, 202, (8) pages. With Reproductions of the Work of the Early Masters of the Craft, and a Practical Discussion and an Extensive Demonstration of the Modern Use of Type-Faces and Methods of Arrangement. Second edition. Printed in black and red and with tipped-in colored examples. A really interesting look at typography at the beginning of the 20th century. Library of Congress... READ MORE about THE ART & PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY, A MANUAL OF AMERICAN PRINTING

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 126738

Haley, Allan.

ABC'S OF TYPE.

New York: Watson-Guptill, (1990). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Describes and analyses twenty of today's most popular typefaces covering characteristics, background, and considerations for use. Illustrated with examples of design and the complete roman and italic alphabet of each face. READ MORE about ABC'S OF TYPE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 31363

Hollick, Richard4292.

BOOK MANUFACTURING.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1986). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 34 pages. Some illustrations. With glossary. READ MORE about BOOK MANUFACTURING

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 109820

Hopper, A. Raymond.

HOPPER'S TYPE TABLES.

New York: A. Raymond Hopper, 1938. tall 4to. cloth. 70, (6) pages. "Fundamental arrangements of the `sets' of more than 600 type- faces, embracing nearly 5,000 different fonts..." Minor cover rubbing. Foxed along gutters. READ MORE about HOPPER'S TYPE TABLES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 30519

Janssen, Frans A., editor.

THE EARLIEST DUTCH IMPOSITION MANUAL.

A Facsimile of the Manuscript Overslag-Boek by Joannes Josephus Balthazar Vanderstraelen
New York: The Grolier Club, 2014. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover. 210 pages. A Facsimile of the Manuscript Overslag-Boek by Joannes Josephus Balthazar Vanderstraelen. Although "imposition manuals" -- instructions on the proper layout of typeset pages for the press -- have always been useful tools of the printing trade, surviving examples are rare. The present volume has been reproduced from a unique manuscript in the collection of the Grolier Club Library. Entitled Overslag-Boek, zeer nuttig... READ MORE about THE EARLIEST DUTCH IMPOSITION MANUAL

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 121734

Lewis, John.

TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Jacket soiled and chipped with a tear in front cover. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19652

Lewis, John.

TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 144 pages. First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Edges curled. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 46916

Lewis, John.

TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Some foxing of top edge. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121378

Lewis, John.

TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First U.S. edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions.Jacket with tears and label removed from spine. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE

Price: $12.00 Order nr. 123257

Lieberman, J. Ben.

TYPES OF TYPEFACES AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., (1968). 4to. cloth. 132 pages. Reprint of the 1967 first edition. READ MORE about TYPES OF TYPEFACES AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 21978

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 40391

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 76328

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

New York: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First U.S. edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $42.50 Order nr. 98612

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1992). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition, with corrections for this printing. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108565

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 122185

McQuiston, Liz and Barry Kitts.

GRAPHIC DESIGN SOURCE BOOK With an introduction by F.H.K. Henrion.

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, (1987). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. Examines the influences on the Graphic Arts, from William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement to the present day. Well illustrated, most in color. READ MORE about GRAPHIC DESIGN SOURCE BOOK With an introduction by F.H.K. Henrion

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 24159

Miles, John.

DESIGN FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING, A GUIDE TO LAYOUT AND TYPOGRAPHY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1987). 4to. paper wrappers with spiral comb binding. 101 pages. First edition. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about DESIGN FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING, A GUIDE TO LAYOUT AND TYPOGRAPHY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 30886

Miller, W.R.

GRAPHIC ARTS.

Bloomington: Mcknight Publishing Company, 1978. square 4to. paper-covered boards. iv, 92 pages. First edition. A textbook for graphic arts, and basic industrial arts. Illustrated and indexed. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 59348

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