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: The 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..... READ MORE about ALONSO VÍCTOR DE PAREDES’ INSTITUTION, AND ORIGIN OF THE ART OF PRINTING, AND GENERAL RULES...

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133686

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  other currencies  Order nr. 78258

Dalley, Terence (editor).

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS.

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, (1982). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 224 pages. Reprint of first edition. Fine in lightly faded dust jacket. Chapters on Printmaking, Technical Illustration, Design and Typography, Reproduction and Printing, etc. Well illustrated. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 50471

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  other currencies  Order nr. 26040

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  other currencies  Order nr. 19652

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  other currencies  Order nr. 123257

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  other currencies  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  other currencies  Order nr. 40391

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  other currencies  Order nr. 98612

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  other currencies  Order nr. 122185

Philip, Ejnar.

SKRIFT ATLAS FOR BOGVENNER; ET UDVALG AF GODE SKRIFTER ANVENDT I DANSK BOGTRYK.

København: Forening for Boghaandvaerk, 1959. 8vo. patterned paper-covered boards. 122 pages. A typography guide for publishers, printed in Danish. A near fine copy. Includes sections on Bodoni, Garamond, Baskerville, Caslon and many others. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about SKRIFT ATLAS FOR BOGVENNER; ET UDVALG AF GODE SKRIFTER ANVENDT I DANSK BOGTRYK

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Rehe, Rolf F.

TYPOGRAPHY: HOW TO MAKE IT MOST LEGIBLE.

Indianapolis: Design Research Publications, (1974). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 79 pages. Revised edition. Illustrated. Very good condition. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: HOW TO MAKE IT MOST LEGIBLE

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107350