FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.THE.

Vol. VII Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1930. 4to. cloth. xiv, 254, 25, (3) pages. Vol. VII Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1210 copies. The last issue of The Fleuron. With articles by Van Krimpen, Warde on Eric Gill, Morison, Koch, Symons, Ewald on The Officina Bodoni and Updike on Cleland. Minor cover rubbing. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.THE

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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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Bennett, Paul A.

BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES.

Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Co., (1951). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), xviii, 418, (2) pages. First edition. Illustrated. Essays by Wroth, Warde, Dwiggins, Rogers, Ransom, Pollard, Grabhorn, Morison, Gill, Goudy and others. Tear in jacket at top of front cover and along edge. READ MORE about BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES

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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,...

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Carter, Sebastian.

TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1987). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 168 pages. First U.S. edition. Describes the careers of the great type designers of this century - Goudy, Rogers, Koch, Dwiggins, Gill, Morison, etc. Well illustrated. Presentation from the author on the free endpaper. READ MORE about TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS

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Crutchley, Brooke.

TO BE A PRINTER.

London: The Bodley Head, (1980). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. A delightful memoir by Crutchley who was University Printer at Cambridge University Press from 1946 to 1974. Includes anecdotes about Walter Lewis, Stanley Morison, Bruce Rogers, Eric Gill and others. Covers slightly soiled, else fine. READ MORE about TO BE A PRINTER

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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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Lawson, Alexander.

ANATOMY OF A TYPEFACE.

Boston: David R. Godine, (1990). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 428, (2) pages. First edition. A great book on the history, development and use of type. The author discusses thirty contemporary printing types in an interesting and informative manner. Also contains a chapter on Type Making from Punch to Computer. Well-illustrated with reproductions of complete fonts, examples of fine design and other illustrations. Jacket chipped at head of spine. Name in ink on front pastedown..... READ MORE about ANATOMY OF A TYPEFACE

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Morison, Stanley.

THE ART OF PRINTING.

New York: Diamant Typographic Service, 1945. 32mo. decorated boards. viii, 126 pages and 28 plates. Limited to 650 copies. (Appleton 148a). Appleton states that there are some additions to the appendix in this edition. The Third Diamant Classics. READ MORE about THE ART OF PRINTING

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Morison, Stanley.

THE ENGLISH NEWSPAPER, SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALS PRINTED IN LONDON BETWEEN 1622 & THE PRESENT DAY.

Cambridge: University Press, 1932. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 335 pages. First edition. (Appleton no.120). Expanded version of his Sandars Lectures in Bibliography. Contains 6 plates and 156 illustrations in the text. The first attempt at the study of the development of the newspaper with sections on the predecessors of the newspaper, early weekly and daily newspapers, journals, etc. This is the first book to be printed in "Monotype Bell." Jacket chipped with small pieces..... READ MORE about THE ENGLISH NEWSPAPER, SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALS PRINTED IN LONDON...

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Morison, Stanley.

LETTER FORMS, TYPOGRAPHIC AND SCRIPTORIAL, TWO ESSAYS ON THEIR CLASSIFICATION, HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.

London: Nattall & Maurice, (1968). small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. xii, 167 pages. First combined edition, English imprint. Reprints of essays that appeared in 1963 and 1962 with a new introduction by John Dreyfus and a reprint of Beatrice Warde's recollections which appeared in the Sunday Times. READ MORE about LETTER FORMS, TYPOGRAPHIC AND SCRIPTORIAL, TWO ESSAYS ON THEIR CLASSIFICATION, HISTORY AND...

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Morison, Stanley.

ON TYPE DESIGNS, PAST AND PRESENT, A BRIEF INTRODUCTION.

London: Ernest Benn, 1962. 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 79 pages. Revised and enlarged edition. (Appleton 53c). Minor jacket chipping. READ MORE about ON TYPE DESIGNS, PAST AND PRESENT, A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

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Morison, Stanley.

TYPE DESIGNS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT WITH UPWARDS OF SIXTY ILLUSTRATIONS.

London: The Fleuron, 1926. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (viii), 70, (2) pages. First edition. (Appleton p.50). Spine slightly faded. Corner of paper spine label chipped off. Foxing. READ MORE about TYPE DESIGNS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT WITH UPWARDS OF SIXTY ILLUSTRATIONS

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