Results for: Typography

Cooper, Jeremy.

VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN DECOR.

From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau
New York: Abbeville Press, (1987). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 256 pages. From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau. A survey of the decorative arts from the Victorian to the Edwardian period. Includes over 600 color and black-and-white illustrations of home interiors and furniture. Minor wear to book and jacket. READ MORE about VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN DECOR

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 92692

McLean, Ruari.

HOW TYPOGRAPHY HAPPENS.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition. Noted English typographer, Ruari McLean, discusses the evolution of typography as an art form. Looking at the work of other well known typographers in England, Europe and America, the author examines the development of typography, starting in the 17th century with Moxon's Mechanick Exercises and progresses to the work of Jan Tschichold and his contemporaries. READ MORE about HOW TYPOGRAPHY HAPPENS

Price: $21.95 Order nr. 56809

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 Order nr. 570

(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 Order nr. 94532

(Caxton, William).

PROPOSITIO JOHANNIS RUSSELL PRINTED BY WILLIAM CAXTON CIRCA A.D. 1476. REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE.

Manchester and London: University Press and Bernard Quaritch, and Sherratt and Hughes, 1909. 8vo. quarter vellum, cloth-covered boards. 35, (9) pages. Facsimile of William Caxton's original printing reproduced here as a book. Part of the John Rylands facsimile series. This book consists of an oration delivered by Russell on the occasion of his embassy in February 1470 to invest Charles the Bold with the Order of the Garter. Contains a new historical introduction by Henry..... READ MORE about PROPOSITIO JOHANNIS RUSSELL PRINTED BY WILLIAM CAXTON CIRCA A.D. 1476. REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 59209

(Farthing Press).

A TYPE OF QUOTE, BOOK I. BEING A COLLECTION OF THE ROMAN TYPE FACES OF THE FARTHING PRESS.

Norfolk: The Farthing Press, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A type specimens book produced by The Farthing Press with common adages and maxims in addition to the standard display of type specimens. Letter dated 20 March '86 signed by Alan J. Fitch & compliments of card laid -in. Large crease on top board and fading on both boards as if shelved next to smaller books. READ MORE about A TYPE OF QUOTE, BOOK I. BEING A COLLECTION OF THE ROMAN TYPE FACES OF THE FARTHING PRESS

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 96744

(Florin Press). Wyatt, Leo.

LEO WYATT'S LITTLE BOOK OF ALPHABETS.

Ashford, England: The Florin Press, 1985. 8vo. quarter leather, paper over boards, leather label on cover, slipcase. (xiv), 12, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 150 copies. With introduction by Michael Taylor. Contains 12 alphabets, engraved in wood and printed in color. Printed from the original wood blocks on handmade paper. A fine copy. READ MORE about LEO WYATT'S LITTLE BOOK OF ALPHABETS

Price: $400.00 Order nr. 34479

(Gill, Eric). Shewring, Walter.

THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL.

New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 480 pages. First U.S. edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Jacket chipped with small tears. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 38983

(Gill, Eric). Shewring, Walter.

THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL.

New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 480 pages. First U.S. edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL

Price: $14.00 Order nr. 124285

(Gill, Eric). Shewring, Walter.

THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL.

London: Jonathan Cape, (1947). 8vo. cloth. 480 pages. First edition. Contains 344 of Gill's correspondence from the years 1900-1940. Illustrated. Clipped portrait of GIll pasted down on free endpaper. Pencil inscription of David Evans, the sculptor, above copy of this portrait. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF ERIC GILL

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51612

Gordon, Maggie and Eugenie Dodd.

DECORATIVE TYPOGRAPHY.

Oxford, England: Phaidon, (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 143, (1) pages. Table of contents, introductions to both sections, index, credits. Color illustrations throughout. Bookmark laid in. A guide to the decorative uses of type. READ MORE about DECORATIVE TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 125820

Hewett, Christopher.

THE LIVING CURVE, LETTERS TO W.J. STRACHAN 1929-1979.

(London): Taranman/Carcanet, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 230 pages. Foreword by William Anderson. Dust jacket is a bit worn with some creases. READ MORE about THE LIVING CURVE, LETTERS TO W.J. STRACHAN 1929-1979

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 97506

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 Order nr. 95868

(Incline Press). Moss, Graham and Kathy Whalen.

HUNG OUT TO DRY.

Oldham, England: Incline Press, 2007. 4to. cloth, marbled paper covered boards, slipcase. 95 pages, 76 broadsides. One of 150 copies of which this is one of 120 numbered copies bound thus by Chris Hicks. Sixty-seven broadsheets explore some of the endless design possibilities of single-sheet printing. Presenting a wide range of typefaces, borders and illustrations, these miniature posters range from the whimsical to the serious, representing more than six years of single sheet printing of..... READ MORE about HUNG OUT TO DRY

Price: $400.00 Order nr. 133729

(Incline Press). Moss, Graham.

I AM NOT A TYPE COLLECTOR.

England: Incline Press, 1999. 16mo. paper wrappers. 10, (2) pages. An extract from a talk given to the Typophiles, New York in 1999. A discussion on buying second hand type. Illustrated with letters of the alphabet. READ MORE about I AM NOT A TYPE COLLECTOR

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 58721

Isaac, Frank.

" ELIZABETHAN ROMAN AND ITALIC TYPES."

London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1933. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers; top edge cut, other edges uncut. pp. 212-228. An article in Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, New Series, Vol. XIV, No. 2. With facsimiles of items cited by the author. Other articles focusing on printing and publishing in Tudor and Stuart England. Edges slightly worn and wrappers lightly tanned. Unopened. READ MORE about " ELIZABETHAN ROMAN AND ITALIC TYPES."

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 110065

Johnson, A. F.

THE HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES.

London, England: Faber and Faber, 1952. 4to. cloth. xii, 400 pages. Reprint of first 1887 edition. Table of contents, prefaces to the first and new editions, bibliography, index. Historical and bibliographical notes by Talbot Baines Reed. Foldout black and white frontispiece. Endpapers tanned. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LETTER FOUNDRIES

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130629

(Jones, George W). Wallis, Lawrence.

GEORGE W. JONES : PRINTER LAUREATE.

(New York): Mark Batty, (2005). 8vo. cloth with dustjacket. (vi), 128 pages. The book provides the first extensive look at the life and work of George W. Jones ( 1860-1942) filling a gap in the literature of graphic design and printing history. He was one of the most respected and celebrated fine printers of his generation, producing books for notable publishers such as the Nonesuch Press and the Limited Editions Club. In 1911, he established..... READ MORE about GEORGE W. JONES : PRINTER LAUREATE

Price: $58.00 Order nr. 86900

(Leaf Book). Wallis, Lawrence.

GEORGE W. JONES : PRINTER LAUREATE.

(Nottingham/New York): Plough Press / Mark Batty, (2004). 8vo. with 4to. portfolio. half-leather, marbled paper boards, stiff paper portfolio, all in slipcase. (vi), 128 pages. Limited to 45 copies, hand-bound by The Fine Bindery of Wellingborough and containing original samples of George W. Jones' printing. The samples, loosely contained in the separate portfolio, are four leaves from The Canterbury Tales, two leaves from The Georgics of Vergil, two leaves from Two Centuries of Typefounding, one..... READ MORE about GEORGE W. JONES : PRINTER LAUREATE

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 86854

(Miniature Books).

A LITTLE BLACK BOOK.

Marcham: The Alembic Press, 1995. miniature book (7.2 x 6 cm). sewn in eight sections with a Coptic binding in heavy textured black boards. 63 pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies. Printed by hand by Claire Bolton at her Alembic Press. A type specimen book demonstrating the collection of blackletter faces in the Alembic Press archives. Printed in black and red. READ MORE about A LITTLE BLACK BOOK

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 41892

MONOTYPE NEWSLETTER.

London, England: The Monotype Corporation, 1934-71. 4to. self paper wrappers. variously paginated. Various issues. Have the following available: Monotype House No. 50, Sept 1956 (1); No. 55, Aug 1958 (1); No. 56, Dec 1958 (1); No. 58, Oct 1959 (1); No. 59, Jul 1960 (1); No. 61, Apr 1961 (1); No. 63, Sept 1961 (1); No. 64, Dec 1961 (1); No. 65, Mar 1962 (1); No. 67, Sept 1962 (1); No. 68, Dec 1962 (1);..... READ MORE about MONOTYPE NEWSLETTER

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132448

Moran, James.

FIT TO BE STYLED A TYPOGRAPHER , A HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY OF TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGNERS.

London: Westerham Press, 1978. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 65 pages. First edition. This was the last project James Moran was involved with before his death. A history of the organization through its first 50 years. Illustrated including some in color. READ MORE about FIT TO BE STYLED A TYPOGRAPHER , A HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY OF TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGNERS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 70956

Moran, James.

FIT TO BE STYLED A TYPOGRAPHER; A HISTORY.

London: Westerham Press, 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. cloth. (viii), 65 pages. First edition. This was the last project James Moran was involved with before his death. A history of the organization through its first 50 years. Illustrated including some in color. READ MORE about FIT TO BE STYLED A TYPOGRAPHER; A HISTORY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19274

Morison, Stanley.

TACT IN TYPOGRAPHICAL DESIGN. A TYPE SPECIMEN.

(London: Rampant Lions Press for Monotype Corporation, 1962). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 6 pages. Limited to 600 copies and printed to be the first use of the new type face designed by Will Carter and David Kindersley (called Octavian). Ink acquisition note by previous owner in corner of free endpaper. READ MORE about TACT IN TYPOGRAPHICAL DESIGN. A TYPE SPECIMEN

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 84695

(Morison, Stanley). Appleton, Tony.

THE WRITINGS OF STANLEY MORISON, A HANDLIST.

Brighton: Tony Appleton, 1976. 8vo. parchment-backed boards, dust jacket. xx, 117 pages. Limited to 600 numbered copies. Best bibliography to-date. Loosely inserted is a catalogue issued by Appleton on Morison. Also present is an A.L.s. from Appleton in which he describes some changes in this catalogue. READ MORE about THE WRITINGS OF STANLEY MORISON, A HANDLIST

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 7197

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