Results for: Typography

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

Biggs, John R.

THE USE OF TYPE, THE PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Blandford Press, 1954. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 219 pages. First edition. Ownership signature in ink on front cover of jacket and front free endpaper. Slight soiling of jacket, else very good. Produced to help the printer design his printing work. Includes title page from the Oxford Lectern Bible designed by Bruce Rogers. Includes chapters on the choice of type, mixing types, principles of spacing, etc. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan..... READ MORE about THE USE OF TYPE, THE PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 87052

Brenni, Vito J.

BOOK PRINTING IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE AND A DIRECTORY OF PRINTERS.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1983). 8vo. cloth. ix, 163 pages. First edition. Lists 1,021 books, theses, sales and exhibition catalogues, and articles in periodicals on the subject. Contains a section for each country and covers such subjects as Printing Manuals, Type Specimen books, Music, Religion, and Writing and Calligraphy. At the back is a list of 389 Printers, Typographers, Calligraphers, and Book Designers; and three short checklists of general works and titles on British and..... READ MORE about BOOK PRINTING IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE AND A DIRECTORY OF PRINTERS

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 26723

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

De Lopatecki, Eugene.

TYPOGRAPHER'S DESK MANUAL.

New York: Ronald Press, (1949). 4to. cloth. viii, 95 pages. Revised edition. Includes type specimens from many different type founders. Light jacket wear. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHER'S DESK MANUAL

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 124868

Dowding, Geoffrey.

FACTORS IN THE CHOICE OF TYPE FACES.

London: Wace & Company, 1957. small 8vo. cloth. xiv, 131 pages. The second book by the author on this subject. This title is compliments his FINER POINTS IN THE SPACING AND ARRANGEMENT OF TYPE. Spine faded. Bookplate on front pastedown. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FACTORS IN THE CHOICE OF TYPE FACES

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 26040

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

Hutchins, Michael.

TYPOGRAPHICS, A DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK OF PRINTING TECHNIQUES.

London: Studio Vista, (1969). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition.Covers soiled.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICS, A DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK OF PRINTING TECHNIQUES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31184

Jeavons, Terry and Michael Beaumont.

INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY.

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Covers the development of type design, basic terminology, copyfitting, photography and the computer, faults to avoid, etc. Well illustrated.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 29689

Kinross, Robin.

MODERN TYPOGRAPHY: AN ESSAY IN CRITICAL HISTORY.

London: Hyphen Press, 1992. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 206 pages. First edition. Fourteen chapters discussing changes in typography which have occurred over the last two centuries. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about MODERN TYPOGRAPHY: AN ESSAY IN CRITICAL HISTORY

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 39516

Lewis, John.

TYPOGRAPHY: BASIC PRINCIPLES INFLUENCES AND TRENDS SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY.

New York: Reinhold, (1964). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. With many illustrations showing examples of different periods of typography. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: BASIC PRINCIPLES INFLUENCES AND TRENDS SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31668

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. Very good copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. 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. 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. Fine condition. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE

Price: $10.00 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

Luckombe, P.

CONCISE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRADE IN GENERAL. COMPILED FROM THOSE WHO HAVE WROTE ON THIS CURIOUS ART.

London: W. Adlard and J. Browne, 1770. 8vo. later half leather with marbled paper-covered boards, leather spine label, gilt ruling on spine. Frontispiece; (xii), 502, (4) pages. First edition. (Bigmore & Wyman I, 447). The practical instructions are the best part of the book. In addition to the Caslon type specimens there are 23 pages of flowers and other types of ornaments. Pages 133-168 are a Caslon specimen of type faces with foreign types, music..... READ MORE about CONCISE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRADE...

Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 2224

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. Fine condition. 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

Parker, Roger C.

LOOKING GOOD IN PRINT.

Research Triangle Park: Ventana Press, 1993. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxxvi, 428 pages. Third edition. A guide which outlines the skills necessary to create attractive printed materials, such as advertisements, newsletters, brochures, and manuals. Illustrated with many examples of design techniques. Indexed. Rear corner bumped. Previous ownership stamp on front pastedown.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about LOOKING GOOD IN PRINT

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 56647

(Printing). Cross, Olive O. (editor).

TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN.

Issued by the Public Printer under authority of Section 51 of an Act of Congress approved January 12, 1895.
Washington: United State Government Printing Office, 1951. 8vo. cloth. xii, 187 pages. Issued by the Public Printer under authority of Section 51 of an Act of Congress approved January 12, 1895. First edition. A manual of typography and design which was part of the Apprentice Training Series - Intermediate Period. John J. Deviny was the Public Printer at the time. Small spot at top of front cover. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 10709

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