(Archer, Richard H.).

THE ENGLISH ART OF THE BOOK.

Exibition, Chapin Library Williams College
Williamstown: n.p., 1970. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ii, 10 pages. Exibition, Chapin Library Williams College. Exibition designed to exploit the Chapin Library's collection of important exmaples in the history of printing produced in various countries. Features a selection of sixty-nine items representative of English printing, 1478-1969, from William Caxton to Stanley Morison. One of 1,500 copies printed in January, 1970. Light shelf wear and soiling around edges. READ MORE about THE ENGLISH ART OF THE BOOK

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Bennett, Paul A.

BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES.

Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Co., (1963). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), xviii, 418, (2) pages. Reprint of the first edition. Illustrated. Essays by Wroth, Warde, Dwiggins, Rogers, Ransom, Pollard, Grabhorn, Morison, Gill, Goudy and others. Covers toned. READ MORE about BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES

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Birley, Robert.

PRINTING AND DEMOCRACY.

London: Monotype Corp. 1964. 8vo. later cloth with original paper wrappers bound in. 29 pages plus a frontispiece and eight plates. First edition. (Appleton 346 for Morison). Prefatory note by Frank Francis, Stanley Morison and John Carter. Near fine. READ MORE about PRINTING AND DEMOCRACY

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(Book Design).

CONTRIBUTORS BEING THE PAPER OF A TALK DELIVERED TO THE WYNKYN DE WORDE SOCIETY AT STATIONERS' HALL ON 16TH MAY 1974. (By RSA).

Westerham: Westerham Press, 1974. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 31 pages and many illustrations including tipped-in facsimile specimen sheets. Talk on the book designers working in 20th century England. Includes information on Stanley Morison. Jacket worn along spine. READ MORE about CONTRIBUTORS BEING THE PAPER OF A TALK DELIVERED TO THE WYNKYN DE WORDE SOCIETY AT STATIONERS'...

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(Calligraphy). Plantin, Christopher.

ACCOUNT OF CALLIGRAPHY AND PRINTING IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY FROM DIALOGUES ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER PLANTIN. Printed and Published by him at Antwerp, 1567. English Translation and Notes by Ray Nash. Foreword by Stanley Morison.

New York: Liturgical Arts Society, (1949). tall 4to. paper wrappers. (iv), 8 pages. Reprint of the 1940 first edition. With colored drawing by Oscar Ogg. Presentation note paperclipped to covers. READ MORE about ACCOUNT OF CALLIGRAPHY AND PRINTING IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY FROM DIALOGUES ATTRIBUTED TO...

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(Cambridge University Press). Black, M.H.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1584-1984.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 343 pages. First edition. Written to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the press. Much on Stanley Morison. Spine lightly sunned. READ MORE about CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1584-1984

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Carter, John.

PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF FINE PRINTING AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

London: British Museum, 1963. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 125 and 32 plates followed by 62 pages and 16 plates. Important catalogue. A near fine copy. Contributions by John Carter and P.H. Muir and an introduction by Stanley Morison. (Appleton no.223). READ MORE about PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF FINE PRINTING AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM

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Danforth Jr., Ted.

PIETRO BEMBO: 'FOSTER FATHER' OF THE MODERN BOOK.

New York: The Typophiles, 2003. 6 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 33+(1) pages. Typophile Monograph - New Series, Number 18. 500 years ago, with the publication of a small octavo Virgil, the modern printed book emerged due to Venetian printer Aldo Manuzio (Aldus). Previous to this, the printing press had been seen primarily as a means of mechanically reproducing manuscript books. It was Pietro Bembo (1470-1547) who gave Aldus the idea for the small format of..... READ MORE about PIETRO BEMBO: 'FOSTER FATHER' OF THE MODERN BOOK

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THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1926. 4to. cloth. xvi, 205, (21) pages. Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1370 copies. Article on Karl Klingspor by Julius Rodenberg including a list of books printed at the Private Press of the Gebr. Klingspor, articles on Laboureur, Bulmer, and "Towards an Ideal Italick" by Stanley Morison. Covers worn at head of spine; covers soiled. Bookplate on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

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Morison, Stanley (editor).

FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: University Press, 1928. 4to. cloth. xiii, 254, (3) pages. Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1310 copies of which this is one of 1150. Articles on Rudolf Koch, Geofroy Tory by A.F. Johnson, On Decorative Printing in America by Paul Beaujon (Beatrice Warde), Decorated Types by Stanley Morison and others. Bookplate removed from front pastedown. Minor shelfwear. Rear hinge is starting. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of..... READ MORE about FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

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Morison, Stanley (editor).

FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

Vol. V.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1926. 4to. cloth. xvi, 205, (21) pages. Vol. V. Limited to 1370 copies. Article on Karl Klingspor by Julius Rodenberg including a list of books printed at the Private Press of the Gebr. Klingspor, articles on Laboureur, Bulmer and "Towards an Ideal Italick" by Stanley Morison. Only minor cover wear. Very good condition. READ MORE about FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

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(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. A fine copy in fine jacket. Best bibliography to-date. READ MORE about THE WRITINGS OF STANLEY MORISON, A HANDLIST

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(Morison, Stanley). Barker, Nicolas.

STANLEY MORISON.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth. 566 pages and many illustrations. First U.S. edition. (Appleton no.380). The best biography of Morison. Lacking the dust jacket, else near fine. READ MORE about STANLEY MORISON

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