Berry, W. Turner and A.F. Johnson.

CATALOGUE OF SPECIMENS OF PRINTING TYPES BY ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH PRINTERS AND FOUNDERS, 1665-1830. Including the Authors' Supplement in Signature (1952) and With a New Introduction by James Mosely.

New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1983. 4to. cloth. xi,iii-liii,100,28-40,(3) pages. Reprint of the two important bibliographical pieces with a new introduction. Includes reproductions of the original fold-out plates and retains the Stanley Morison introduction (See Appleton 139). READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF SPECIMENS OF PRINTING TYPES BY ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH PRINTERS AND FOUNDERS,...

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 570

Blumenthal, Joseph.

THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA.

Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, (1989). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. Reprint of first edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34364

Blumenthal, Joseph.

THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA.

Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Jacket spine faded; chipped around edges. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 64775

Blumenthal, Joseph.

THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA.

Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Presentation on half-title "Inscribed for Mike McCurdy, Joe Blumenthal." READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 114825

(Bodini). Giani, Giampiero.

SAGGIO DI BIBLIOGRAFIA BODONIANA.

(Milan, Italy): Conchiglia, 1946. 8vo. cloth, front cover and spine gilt-stamped, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (vii), 47, (27) pages. Text in Italian. Number "18" of an unspecifed number of copies. Published on the occasion of an exhibition in Milan, November 1946. Color and black and white illustrations, including two tipped-in. Presentation from the author on front free endpaper. Soiling on front cover. Slight rubbing and scuffing at edges. Light tanning at edges of text. READ MORE about SAGGIO DI BIBLIOGRAFIA BODONIANA

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126622

Bruce, David.

THE HISTORY OF TYPEFOUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES EDITED AND ANNOTATED FROM THE HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT BY JAMES ECKMAN.

New York: The Typophiles, 1981. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 66 pages. Limited to 1500 copies. Typophiles Chap Book 55.The first accurate printing of this 19th century manuscript. Much of biographical interest. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF TYPEFOUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES EDITED AND ANNOTATED FROM THE HOLOGRAPH...

Price: $7.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4069

Finsterer-Suber, Gerda.

GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN.

Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. xxvii, not paginated. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the publisher "Chr. Belser Verlag." A limited amount of copies were made available on the market. Under the rubric of "Spiritual Fathers of the Occident," this volume presents 100 title pages accompanied by short essay descriptions. In addition to general information on particular title pages, these descriptions contain... READ MORE about GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55706

(Haas, Robert). Fraser, James H (editor).

ROBERT HAAS, PRINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY. AN EXHIBITION MAY 13-SEPTEMBER 1, 1984.

With an introduction by Hermann Zapf, Appreciation by Paul Standard, and Catalogue by Renee Weber.
Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University, (1984). small 4to. printed paper wrappers. 64 pages. With an introduction by Hermann Zapf, Appreciation by Paul Standard, and Catalogue by Renee Weber. First edition. Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue including many illustrations in color. READ MORE about ROBERT HAAS, PRINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY. AN EXHIBITION MAY 13-SEPTEMBER 1, 1984

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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 about THE EARLIEST DUTCH IMPOSITION MANUAL

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121734

Muir, Percy.

THE ART OF THE BOOK IN GERMANY.

London: The Collector Ltd., 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 559-570. An offprint from The Book Collector, Vol. 27, No. 4, Winter, 1978. Muir's review of the book "Buchkunst und Literatur in Deutschland" by Ernst L. Hauswedell and Christian Voigt. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK IN GERMANY

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 59715

(Printing).

CATALOGUE OF I. TYPEFOUNDERS' SPECIMENS, II. BOOKS PRINTED IN FOUNTS OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE, III. WORKS ON TYPEFOUNDING PRINTING & BIBLIOGRAPHY OFFERED FOR SALE.

London: Birrell & Garnett, 1972. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 108 pages. Reprint issued by Tony Appleton of the 1922 first edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. A useful reference book for the study of type specimens. Well preserved. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF I. TYPEFOUNDERS' SPECIMENS, II. BOOKS PRINTED IN FOUNTS OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE, III....

Price: $28.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2914

(Printing).

PRINTING TYPES FOUNDRY, PRECEDED BY THE ENGRAVING OF PUNCHES, THE TWO ARTS INCLUDE EIGHT PLATES.

N.P. n.p., n.d. small 4to. loose leaves printed on heavy paper and enclosed in mailing envelope addressed to Arvind Patel. 4 pages of text and 8 plates. A reprint of this section of Diderot's The Encyclopedia of Trades, Paris, 18th century, with an English translation. Handwritten information on outside of envelope attributes this work to David Peat. READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES FOUNDRY, PRECEDED BY THE ENGRAVING OF PUNCHES, THE TWO ARTS INCLUDE EIGHT PLATES

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107500

Rothenstein, Julian & Mel Gooding.

ALPHABETS & OTHER SIGNS.

Boston: Shambhala, 1991. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 183+(1) pages. First US edition. A compilation of 130 rare alphabets, signs, monograms, and logos from the eighteenth century to the present. With reproductions from Arts et Métiers Graphiques, the important pre-war prining magazine. Includes chapters on lettering by hand, French religious and political trademarks, Mecanno alphabets, and an homage to American typefounders. A beautifully designed resource book for typographers and graphic designers. READ MORE about ALPHABETS & OTHER SIGNS

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 74560