New York: Charles Scribner's Son, (1980). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. A manual. READ MORE about PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY, A GUIDE TO IN-HOUSE TYPESETTING & DESIGN
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 13738
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
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
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
(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
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
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(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
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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 about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 122185
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Chapters on typography, printing, paper, binding, dust jackets, etc. Presentation on half-title "For David Belch, on the occasion of a delightful Books & Authors program, Adrian Wilson, November 20, 1968." Small spot along edge of back cover of jacket. READ MORE about THE DESIGN OF BOOKS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 43422
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
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
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
Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks, (1997). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 254, (2) pages. Later edition. Combines a history of the alphabet with "a dictionary of typographic concepts, resources and traditions." READ MORE about THE ELEMENTS OF TYPOGRAPHIC STYLE
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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 about DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104981
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1967). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 164 pages. Second edition, much revised. Profusely illustrated. Jacket price clipped, else near fine. READ MORE about DESIGN WITH TYPE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 76841
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
New York: The Century Co., 1902. 8vo. cloth, leather spine label, top edge gilt. 403 pages. Second edition. The most important of the four books in DeVinne's series entitled The Practice of Typography. Rubbed; top of spine shows wear. Spine label worn. Front hinge broken. READ MORE about A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES, WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN FACSIMILE AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 30579
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
