Results for: Typography

BULLETIN OFFICIEL DES COURS PROFESSIONNELS.

Paris: Chambre Syndicale Typographique Parisienne, 1925. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 80 pages followed by the specially printed typographic examples. A special number issued by this group of Pariesene book professionals. This magnificent issue has paper supplied by different manufactures containing printing by various type founders. Filled with illustrations and a section of typographic examples printed on different colored paper stock. Small tear in front hinge at top; corner bumped. READ MORE about BULLETIN OFFICIEL DES COURS PROFESSIONNELS

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CARACTÉRE NOËL.

Paris, France: Compagnie Française, d'Éditions Emmanuel Olive, n.d. (1960). 4to. paper-covered boards. unpaginated. Text in French. A collection of typography, illustration, advertising and other specimens by various French firms. Lists of artists and collaborators, printers, paper manufacturers, and photographers follows text. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Inside back hinge cracked. Lacking dust jacket. READ MORE about CARACTÉRE NOËL

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Christian, Arthur.

DÉBUTS DE L'IMPRIMERIE EN FRANCE, L'IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE, L'HÔTEL DE ROHAN.

Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1905. small 4to. later cloth. xxiv, 340, (4) pages. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.184). Preface by Jules Claretie followed by a history of the beginning of printing in France and histories of the two famous French printers, L'Imprimerie Nationale and Hotel de Rohan. Printed in different type faces to demonstrate types available and profusely illustrated with decorations, vignettes and other designs in various colors. READ MORE about DÉBUTS DE L'IMPRIMERIE EN FRANCE, L'IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE, L'HÔTEL DE ROHAN

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Cirier, Nicolas.

L' OEIL TYPOGRAPHIQUE.

Offert aus Hommes de Lettres. De l'un de l'autre sexe (1), notamment a MM. Les correcteurs, protes, sous-protes, etc.
N.P. Éditions des Cendres, (2004). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 34 pages. Offert aus Hommes de Lettres. De l'un de l'autre sexe (1), notamment a MM. Les correcteurs, protes, sous-protes, etc. Text in French. Limited to an edition of 375 numbered copies printed on Munken Ivoiré. Facsimile of the original published by Didot in 1839. Includes fold-out Cirier illustration from the collection of the Bibliothèque de Reims. Pamphlet with a note from the publisher, a...... READ MORE about L' OEIL TYPOGRAPHIQUE

Price: $22.00 save 20% $17.60 Order nr. 94603

Fletcher, H. George (editor).

PRINTING FOR KINGDOM, EMPIRE, AND REPUBLIC: TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2011. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover. 118 pages. This volume was produced to accompany an exhibition held at the Grolier Club from December 6, 2011 to February 4, 2012, on the history of the French national typographic and printing establishment, the Imprimerie Nationale, arguably the most important printing house in Europe. Drawn from the ancient, vast, and comprehensive archives of the Imprimerie Nationale, Printing for Kingdom, Empire, & Republic documents..... READ MORE about PRINTING FOR KINGDOM, EMPIRE, AND REPUBLIC: TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE

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Girard, Henri and Henri Moncel.

LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE.

Paris: Henry Babou, (1930). large 8vo. loosely gathered signatures in a paper-covered portfolio, cloth tie. 31, xl leaves of illustration, (3) pages. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. The authors describe the 19th century book. Chapters are devoted to typography and book illustration. Included are 40 plates of illustration. This is the fifth volume in "Les Beaux Livres D'Autrefois" series. Covers lightly rubbed. READ MORE about LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE

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Grafton, Carol Belanger (editor).

VICTORIAN SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS, ALPHABETS AND ORNAMENTS FROM PORRET'S TYPE CATALOG.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., (1982). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 91 pages. Taken from Porret's Illustrations Typographiques published in Paris between 1838 and 1842. READ MORE about VICTORIAN SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS, ALPHABETS AND ORNAMENTS FROM PORRET'S TYPE CATALOG

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Grinevald, Paul-Marie (editor).

LES PRESSES À PÉDALE.

(Paris): Éditions des Cendres, (1997). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 138, (4) pages. Text in French. Limited to an edition of 350. Contains an essay by Charles Verneuil entitled "Les Machines à Pédale" and another entitled "La Presse à Platine Dans l'Imprimerie" by Jules Soufflet. Illustrated throughout, with 17 illustrated advertisements for pedal presses in the appendix. Printed on Vergé Légende by Plein Chant. READ MORE about LES PRESSES À PÉDALE

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(Fournier, Pierre Simon). Hutt, Allen.

FOURNIER, THE COMPLETE TYPOGRAPHER.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1972. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 89 pages. First edition. A biography of Pierre Simon Fournier. Reprints his CARACTERES DE L'IMPRIMERIE (1742) in facsimile of the original edition. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about FOURNIER, THE COMPLETE TYPOGRAPHER

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(Garamond).

AN EXHIBIT OF GARAMOND TYPE WITH APPROPRIATE ORNAMENTS, BEING THE THIRD OF A SERIES OF BOOKS SHOWING THE MANY BEAUTIFUL TYPES IN THE COMPOSING ROOM OF REDFIELD-KENDRICK-ODELL CO., PRINTERS & MAP MAKERS.

New York: Redfield-Kendrick-Odell, 1927. small 4to. boards, paper cover label. (46) pages. Limited to 525 numbered copies. Contains an article by Henry Lewis Bullen on Garamond. Well printed in two color. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about AN EXHIBIT OF GARAMOND TYPE WITH APPROPRIATE ORNAMENTS, BEING THE THIRD OF A SERIES OF BOOKS...

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(Holstein, Jürgen).

KATALOG 105: BAUHAUS, ETC. ARCHITEKTUR, FOTOGRAFIE, GRAFIK, ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER, KÜNSTIERAUTOGRAFEN, PLAKATE, TYPOGRAFIE U.A.

Berlin: Jürgen Holstein Antiquariat, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German and English, with preface translated into Japanese. Catalogue of architecture, photography, graphics, illustrated books, artists' autographs, posters, typography and other items, mainly related to the Bauhaus. 358 items. Supplement includes French Studio Ceramics, 1870-1900. Select bibliography and index. READ MORE about KATALOG 105: BAUHAUS, ETC. ARCHITEKTUR, FOTOGRAFIE, GRAFIK, ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER,...

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McMurtrie, Douglas C.

DIDOT FAMILY TYPEFOUNDERS.

Chicago: privately printed, 1935. orange wrappers. 7 pages. One of 200 copies. Fine. Reprinted from the Ben Franklin Monthly, 1922.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about DIDOT FAMILY TYPEFOUNDERS

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(Perrin, Louis). Monfalcon, Jean-Baptiste.

ÉTUDE SUR LOUIS PERRIN, IMPRIMEUR LYONNAIS.

Paris: Éditions des Cendres, 1994. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 118, (40) pages. Text in French. Limited to an edition of 850 printed on satin laid paper by Lana. A look at Perrin by a friend and contemporary. Includes 34 pages of illustrations of Perrin's typography and printing. Introduction and notes by Laurent Guillo. Afterword by René Ponot. READ MORE about ÉTUDE SUR LOUIS PERRIN, IMPRIMEUR LYONNAIS

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Ponot, René.

LOUIS PERRIN & L'ÉNIGME DES AUGUSTAUX.

Paris: Éditions des Cendres, 1998. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 113, (5) pages. Text in French. Limited to an edition of 380 numbered copies on Vergé Légende Ivoire. A history of Perrin as a printer and typographer, with special attention to Perrin's Augustaux type. Contains two fold-out Augustaux type specimens and several examples of Perrin's printing in black-and-white. Preface by Fernand Baudin. Printed in Perrin type redesigned by L'Atelier National de Création Typographique in 1986. READ MORE about LOUIS PERRIN & L'ÉNIGME DES AUGUSTAUX

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(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

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(Type Specimens). Imprimerie Royale.

NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE.

Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1847. 4to. publisher's printed boards, later linen drop box. (ii), 65 pages. First edition. (Audin 14, Updike II, p.327, Burke 596). Presents typographic specimens from the Imprimerie Royale in more than thirty languages, including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Mongol, Tibetan, Russian, Runic, Anglo-Saxon, German (Fraktur), Javanese, and Gujarati. The two-page comparative table of Roman types shows those used by the Press from 1640 to 1846, with one font attributed to..... READ MORE about NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE

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(Type Specimens). Imprimerie Royale.

NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE.

Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1847. 4to. original publisher's printed paper covered boards. (iv), 65 pages. First edition. (Audin 14, Updike II, p.327, Burke 596). Presents typographic specimens from the Imprimerie Royale in more than thirty languages, including ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Mongol, Tibetan, Russian, Runic, Anglo-Saxon, German (Fraktur), Javanese, and Gujarati. The two-page comparative table of Roman types shows those used by the Press from 1640 to 1846, with one font attributed to Garamont..... READ MORE about NOTICE SUR LES TYPES ÉTRANGERS DU SPÉCIMEN DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE

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(Type Specimens). Deberny.

CLICHÉS & GRAVURES.

Paris, France: Deberny & Cie. n.d., but after 1900. 4to. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. unpaginated. Text in French. A catalogue of type specimens offered by the Deberny firm, mainly pictures and engravings. Includes military symbols, sports symbols, page headings, children's scenes, religious subjects, letterheads, and ornaments. The title page mentions the firm's participation in a competition in 1900, thus dating this work. The Deberny firm traces its origins to the..... READ MORE about CLICHÉS & GRAVURES

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Vervliet, Hendrik D.L.

GRANJON'S FLOWERS: AN ENQUIRY INTO GRANJON'S, GIOLITO'S, AND DE TOURNES' ORNAMENTS, 1542-1586.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 7.25 x 9.75 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 248 pages. "Overall, an astonishing achievement from a scholar with an unerring eye for the minutiae of typgraphical identification, this is a volume that will long remain useful for printing historians." -- David Shaw, The Library, June 2018 "Nobody is better qualified than Hendrik Vervliet... to establish which of these ornaments are by Granjon, and to say when and where they..... READ MORE about GRANJON'S FLOWERS: AN ENQUIRY INTO GRANJON'S, GIOLITO'S, AND DE TOURNES' ORNAMENTS, 1542-1586

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