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

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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

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 104981

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

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126406

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

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 19950

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

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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

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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

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 46916

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

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123257

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

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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

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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

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122185