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

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126922

Bringhurst, Robert.

THE ELEMENTS OF TYPOGRAPHIC STYLE.

Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks, (1992). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 254, (2) pages. First edition. Combines a history of the alphabet with "a dictionary of typographic concepts, resources and traditions." READ MORE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 75505

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

Price: $15.00  other currencies  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

Price: $20.00  other currencies  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

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 19950

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

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126738

Hlasta, Stanley C.

PRINTING TYPES & HOW TO USE THEM.

Pittsburgh: Carnegie Press, (1950). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 304 pages. First edition. Gathers all type faces available for use in one book so that comparisons may be made between the different faces. Includes history of the face with biographies of type designers. Jacket worn with piece missing. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60942

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

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121734

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. READ MORE

Price: $9.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31668

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

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 46916

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

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123257

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

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

Price: $42.50  other currencies  Order nr. 98612