(ad lib Press). Hopkinson, Francis.

PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ART OF PAPER WAR.

Richmond, VA: ad lib Press, 1990. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Reprint of the 1787 printing that occured in the American Musuem. Limited to 155 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. An article discussing American type faces and American type. Silver, in his THE AMERICAN PRINTER, p.146, says "In an essay printed in 1787 ... (Hopkinson) proposed an improvement in the art of printing, so as to make it expressive not only... READ MORE

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105321

Bjorkbom, Carl.

DET GAMLA TRYCKERIET, ETT TRYCKERI PA 1500-TALET, ETT FRANSKT LANDSOR.

N.P. (Stockholm?): "Bibliophiles" (i.e. Society of B...?), n.d (c1960). 12mo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 79 pages. Limited to 700 copies. Three articles by Björkbom, previously published elsewhere. The "printing shop of the 1500's" is that of C. PLantin. No.10 in the "Bibliophile's Miniature Series." READ MORE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 52925

Blumenthal, Joseph.

THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA.

Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, (1989). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 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

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45842

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. With a small paper label on the free endpaper calling attention to the fact that this book was printed on Mohawk Superfine Text. READ MORE

Price: $22.50  other currencies  Order nr. 105191

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. READ MORE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124825

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

(Caslon, William).

PORTFOLIO TO COMMEMORATE THE TWO-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF WILLIAM CASLON.

N.P. Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1966. folio. stiff paper portfolio holding seven Caslon-related items. Contains: A portrait of Caslon, wood engraving by David Gentleman, Type Specimen sheet - collotype facsimile, Notes on the 1734 Specimen by James Mosely, Specimen of Cason Old Face which includes a photograph of a selection of the original steel punches cut by William Caslon, The Chiswell Street Foundry facsimile reproduced from the Universal Magazine 1750, a folder for Letraset Caslon... READ MORE

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94532

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

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55706

Gress, Edmund G.

FASHIONS IN AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY 1780 TO 1930 WITH BRIEF ILLUSTRATED STORIES OF THE LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN SEVEN PERIODS.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 8vo. cloth-backed gold paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xxx, 201 pages. First edition. (Hart no.20). Foreword by Frederic Goudy. Gress covers "the various periods at which decided changes in the matter of type design or changed tastes in type arrangement took place." Very interesting gold dust jacket printed in black. Jacket chipped with small pieces missing along edges. READ MORE

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 16151

Hudson, Graham.

THE DESIGN AND PRINTING OF EPHEMERA IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1720-1920.

New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2008. 8.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. Ephemera has been collected for many years, but only recently has it become widely accepted as material for academic study. This is the first book to discuss ephemera as an aspect of design history, showing how function, production process and period have affected the changing appearance of billheads, trade cards, flyers... READ MORE

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95868

(Massachusetts Historical Society). Riley, Stephen T.

THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1959. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 62 pages. An illustrated history of the society, featuring some of its more noteworthy collections. Black and white illustrations throughout. Matrices once in the possession of Benjamin Franklin illustrated on the wrappers. READ MORE

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 114549

(Novák, Arthur). Bodoni, Giambattista.

MANUÁL TYPOGRAFICKÝ.

S Prílohami; Knihy O Knihách Svazek Pátý
Praha: (Arthur Novák), 1928. 12mo. quarter vellum, matching paper-covered slipcase, top edge gilt. (viii), xx, 41, (17) pages. S Prílohami; Knihy O Knihách Svazek Pátý. Edition limited to 560 copies, of which 60 on Holland rag paper are hand-numbered. (Sánka-Bubla 1277) This is one of the 500 regular copies. Issued to mark the centennial of the original publication of Bodoni's manual, this is volume 5 in the "Books about Books" Library directed and published by..... READ MORE

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 91378

(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

Price: $28.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2914