Search Results for: Typography

(Bauer Type Foundry).

DIE STAMMBAUM DER SCHRIFT.

Frankfurt am Main: Bauerschen Giesserei, 1962. 34 x 27 inches. large broadside. This large broadside was issued by the Bauer Type Foundry to celebrate their 125th anniversary. It pictures a large tree done in black ink against a gray background with each of the important type faces in the company's history pictured in blocks placed on the branches of the tree. The blocks are printed in various colors with the example of the type face... READ MORE

Price: $350.00 other currencies Order nr. 36606

(Duensing, Paul Hayden).

DEUTSCHE DRUCKSCHRIFTEN: GERMAN PRINTING TYPES.

Vicksburg, MI: privately printed, 1990. oblong 16mo. cloth, labelus-mi on front cover, decorated slipcase. unpaginated. Limited to 174 copies, 29 specially bound and slip-cased. 140 copies reserved for the American Typecasting Fellowship and the Typecrafters meetings in 1990. This copy is thus. Completed at the Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing. Title and illustration adapted from a Klingspor Type Foundry specimen issued early in the 20th century. Illustrations of numerous German type specimens... READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 121724

Eckelmann,Helmut.

ZUR ENTWICKLUNG DER BUCHDRUCK SCHRIFT.

Frankfurt am Main: Polygraph Verlag, 1950. small 8vo. paper-covered boards. 57, (2) pages. First edition. A look at the development of typography. Special attention is paid to the influence of engraving on the process. Illustrated in black-and-white. In German. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 62981

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

Friedrich, Heinz.

FESTVORTRAG ZUM 100JAHRIGEN BESTEHEN DER TYPOGRAPHISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT.

München: Typographischen Gesellschaft, 1991. 8vo. paper wrappers. 30, (6) pages. Speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Munich Typographical Society. READ MORE

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 50603

GEBEN ET NEHMEN: STIFTUNGEN, SCHENKUNGEN BESONDERE ERWERBUNGEN.

Leipzig, Germany: Die Deutsche Bibliothek, 2005. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 111+(1) pages. Text in German. Table of contents, foreword. An exhibition of acquisitions by the German Book and Type Museum. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 126240

(Germany).

GERMAN TYPOGRAPHY TODAY.

Leipziger Strabe: German Liaison Committee of the Type Directors Club of New York, 1987. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. A catalogue for the exhibition of the German Liaison Committee of The Type Directors Club of New York, which featured contemporary German graphic design in the United States. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 59352

(Gutenberg, Johannes). Wehmer, Carl.

GUTENBERGS TYPOGRAPHI UND DIE TEIGDRUCKE DES MONOGRAMMISTEN d.

Mainz: Karl Pressler, 1970. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 426-484 plus 1 plate. Offprint from Essays in Honour of Victor Scholderer. Considers the presence of Gutenberg typeface in the work of "Monogrammist d"'s prints. Several black-and-white plates; one color plate tipped-in. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 77018

(Hill & Dale). Mahr, Karl.

PRINTING TYPES, THEIR BIRTH IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY DEPICTED IN WOODCUT AND VERSE.

N.P. Privately Printed, 2000. folio. stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. (ii), 10, (4) pages. Limited to an edition of 130 (from another copy sold by Oak Knoll). The text for this edition was translated and set by hand at the Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing in Athens. GA. All the press and production work was performed by Richard Hopkins' Hill & Dale Press and Typefoundry in Terra Alta, WV. The English text... READ MORE

Price: $225.00 other currencies Order nr. 104929

(Hill & Dale). Mahr, Karl.

PRINTING TYPES, THEIR BIRTH IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY DEPICTED IN WOODCUT AND VERSE.

N.P. Privately Printed, 2000. folio. stiff paper wrappers, plain paper envelope. (ii), 10, (4) pages. Limited to an edition of 130 (from another copy sold by Oak Knoll). The text for this edition was translated and set by hand at the Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing in Athens GA. All the press and production work was performed by Richard Hopkins' Hill & Dale Press and Typefoundry in Terra Alta, WV. The English... READ MORE

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 105320

(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

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 109058

Hupp, Otto.

EIN MISSALE SPECIALE VORLÄUFER DES PSALTERIUMS VON 1457.

Munich: Nationale Verlagsanstalt, 1898. 4to. quarter leather with paste paper-covered boards and leather spine label, original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. 30; 98; 142 pages. Three volumes bound together. The second and third volumes are entitled Gutenbergs ersten Drucke and Zum Streit um das Missale speciale Constantiense, respectively. Three monographs of Hupp's analysis of the Missale Speciale, which he discovered in 1880. Each subsequent volume corrects the conjectures set forth in earlier issues and offers new... READ MORE

Price: $300.00 other currencies Order nr. 77014

Kapr, Albert.

BUCHGESTALTUNG.

Dresden: VEB Verlag der Kunst, n.d. (circa 1963). large 4to. green cloth, top edge stained yellow. 354 pages. The ultimate book on books. Produced in East Germany just prior to the building of the wall, this book contains a wealth of information on virtually all areas related to book production: type specimens, printing, book binding, photography, book dealing, bibliography, authorship, book illustration, reproduction, and more. Contains numerous illustrations, including actual samples of book binding material... READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 55289

Kelly, Jerry.

GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR: ART AND LITERATURE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN.

With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf
New York: The Typophiles, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 48 pages. With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf. Born in 1907, Gotthard de Beauclair spent most of his life learning about calligraphy, printing, typography, and book design. With his expertise and skillful technique, he produced some of the finest examples of limited edition books. Even now, his work stands as a model for superior bookmaking. This catalogue includes an Introduction by Hermann Zapf and a.... READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108921

(Klingspor-Museum). (Scheffler, Christian).

MUSEUM.

Klingspor-Museum Offenbach
(Braunschweig): Westermann, (1925). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 128, (2) pages. Klingspor-Museum Offenbach. Written in German. With many color and black-and-white plates throughout. Museum is a monthly publication with contains information on different museums in each edition. Klingspor-Museum collected art from books and documents from the 20th century. Minor wear, excellent condition. Small price sticker on bottom right corner of back cover. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 100643

Koch, Herbert.

DIE JENAER SCHRIFTGIESSER SEIT DEM JAHRE 1557.

Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1956. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 54, (2) pages. Study of these early type founders with illustrations. Kleiner Druck no.62. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 30788

(Ludwig & Mayer).

ANSPRACHE AN HERRN FRANZ LAVER MORITZ ANLÄßLICH DER FEIER SEINES FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN JUBILÄUMS A, 1. APRIL 1935.

Frankfurt am Main: Firma Ludwig & Mayer, (1935). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper envelope. (9) pages. First edition. A speech delivered to Franz Moritz on the occasion of his 50th year with the typefoundry Ludwig & Mayer. Richard Ludwig extols his employee's service. In German. Light foxing to covers. Small tears on envelope. READ MORE

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 63200

Meier, Hans Ed.

SCHRIFTGESTALTUNG MIT HILF DES COMPUTERS TYPOGRAPHISCHE GRUNDREGELN MIT GESTALTUNGSBEISPIELEN.

Zürich, Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische hochschule, 1991. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 78 pages. Text in German. Table of contents, glossary, list of other publicatoins. A guide to computer-assisted design. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 121502

Mengel, Willi.

FORMPROBLEME DER GEGENWÄRTIGEN TYPOGRAPHIE.

Frankfurt: Deutscher Typokreis, 1955. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 45, (3) pages. On problems in contemporary typography. Spine faded. Corners bumped. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 50721

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

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 59715

Rodenberg, Julius.

GROSSE UND GRENZEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE.

Stuttgart: C.E. Poeschel, 1959. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 204 pages. A consideration of the basic issues of typography, especially work in the last 70 years. Illustrated with many examples of fine typography. Indexed. Jacket slightly yellowed. READ MORE

Price: $55.00 other currencies Order nr. 50889

(Schmidt-Künsemüller, Friedrich).

BIBLIOTHEK UND BUCH IN GESCHICHTE UND GEGENWART. FESTGABE FÜR FRIEDRICH ADOLF SCHMIDT-KÜNSEMÜLLER ZUM 65, GEBURTSTAG AM 30. DEZ. 1975.

München: Verlag Dokumentation, 1976. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 317, (3) pages. First edition. A festgabe for Friedrich Adolf Schmidt-Künsemüller on his 65th birthday. Twenty-two essays are included by notable scholars in the field. Topics range from paper presses in medieval Köln to the problem of highschool libraries in Germany. Illustrated in black-and-white. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 61751

Schulz-Anker, Erich.

FORMANALYSE UND DOKUMENTATION EINER SERIFENLOSEN LINEARSCHRIFT AUF NEU ER BASIS: SYNTAX-ANTIQUA.

Frankfurt: D. Stempel, 1969. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 20, (2) pages. Essay analyzing a new sans-serif type face designed by Hans Ed. Meyer. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 50949

(Tauchnitz, Karl). Schwarz, Heinrich.

KARL CHRISTOPH TRAUGOTT TAUCHNITZ. BUCHHÄNDLER, BUCHDRUCKER UND SCHRIFTGIESSER ZU LEIPZIG.

Leipzig: H. Berthold A.-G. Abteilung Böttger-Klinkhardt, 1924. large 4to. half vellum with pastepaper-covered boards, leather spine label. 35, (5) pages and 8 leaves of type specimens. Limited to an edition of 650 numbered copies. This book celebrates the life of Karl Tauchnitz, the influential German publisher and printer. His life, work, the development of his typefoundry, and a selection of his letters comprise the bulk of the text. This is followed by eight leaves of... READ MORE

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 59801

(Tschichold, Jan). McLean, Ruari.

JAN TSCHICHOLD: A LIFE IN TYPOGRAPHY.

(New York, NY): Princeton Architectural Press, (1997). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. First edition. Table of contents, chronology of Tschichold's life, bibliography, index. Covers lightly soiled, gift inscription on front endpaper. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 120859

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