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

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 about MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO DEL CAVALIERE GIAMBATTISTA BODONI

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126922

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

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

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95868

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

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

Trattner, Johann Thomas.

ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY.

Vienna: Herbert Reichner, 1927. tall 8vo. paper-covered boards with paper covering missing from spine. 30 leaves. Limited to 200 numbered copies, being part of the series entitled Bibliotheca Typographica edited by Reichner. Reproduction of this 1760 book of type ornaments and ornamental arrangements.Other than the spine, a very good copy. READ MORE about ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4886

(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

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

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94532

(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 about THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 114549