New York: Delano Greenidge Editions, (2002). 4to. cloth with blind-stamped design, dust jacket. (viii), 388 pages. Written in three languages, English, French & German , this has over 460 four color illustrations by more than 250 artists, architects, designers and filmmakers. A comprehensive look at the avant-garde movement in the first half of the twentieth century. READ MORE about AVANT-GARDE PAGE DESIGN 1900-1950
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 78868
New York: Harper & Row, (1972). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 374, (2) pages. Revised edition. 21 chapters covering every part of a printing operation. Includes a glossary of terms. Name in ink at top of free endpaper. READ MORE about INK ON PAPER 2, A HANDBOOK OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 13789
(New York): The Center for Design and Typography of The Cooper Union in cooperation with Linotype-Hell Company, (1991). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 71+(1) pages. Examples printed in black and red throoughout. A fine copy. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: THE PRINCIPLES. BASIC GUIDE TO USING TYPE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138695
New York: Watson-Guptill, (1968). square 8vo. cloth. 176 pages. First U.S. edition. Discusses the mechanics of book production. Many illustrations. Minor fading of spine. READ MORE about BASIC TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 62008
Pittsburgh: The Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, (1983). thick 4to. cloth. Separate pagination for each section. Seventh edition. A fine copy. Foreword by Gilbert W. Bassett. Sections on The History of Lithography, Modern Lithography, The Flow of the Lithographic Production, The Creative Art Department and 12 others. READ MORE about THE LITHOGRAPHERS MANUAL
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 121954
London: Elkin Mathews Ltd., 1925. 8vo. boards, glassine dust jacket. (x), 57 pages. First edition in English, limited to 310 copies. With the original glassine, which has a tear and corresponding creasing and some loss on the upper rear panel. Some darkening to board edges, minor foxing to deckled edges. Bookplate of Daniel Berkeley Bianchi on front pastedown. Overall a near-fine copy in the publisher's near-fine glassine dust jacket. Scarce in this condition as the..... READ MORE about G.B. BODONI'S PREFACE TO THE MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO OF 1818 NOW FIRST TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, WITH...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 4472
Berkeley: Editions Koch, 2004. 6 x 9 inches. Paperback. 138 pages. First edition. This companion piece to The Fragments of Parmenides reveals the "blood, sweat and tears" the creators put into their original book. Carving the Elements tells the detailed story of the making of The Fragments of Parmenides, a grandiose book project meticulously crafted by: master letterpress printer Peter Koch; poet, translator and typographer Robert Bringhurst; punchcutter, type designer, typefounder and poet Dan Carr;..... READ MORE about CARVING THE ELEMENTS: A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 78258
Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1976). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (viii), 119 pages. An introduction to the printing process. Covers slightly yellowed. READ MORE about COMMUNICATION: GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 51125
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1993). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 278 pages. Second edition. Covers the evolution of writing, the anatomy of typography, Syntax and Communication, Legibility, Typographic Design, case studies and type specimens. Well illustrated. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN: FORM AND COMMUNICATION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138558
Edited by Susan E. Meyer.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1971). 4to. boards, spiral bound. (ix), 176 pages. Edited by Susan E. Meyer. First edition. A near fine copy. A good introductory manual to the subject. READ MORE about DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 30285
Edited by Susan E. Meyer.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1981). 4to. boards, spiral bound. (ix), 176 pages. Edited by Susan E. Meyer. Reprint of the 1980 revised edition with a new introduction to the phototypesetting process. A good introductory manual to the subject. READ MORE about DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104981
Edited by Susan E. Meyer.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1979). 4to. boards, spiral bound. (ix), 176 pages. Edited by Susan E. Meyer. Revised edition with a new introduction to the phototypesetting process. A good introductory manual to the subject. A near fine copy. READ MORE about DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138854
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, (1982). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 224 pages. Reprint of first edition. Fine in lightly faded dust jacket. Chapters on Printmaking, Technical Illustration, Design and Typography, Reproduction and Printing, etc. Well illustrated. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50471
New York: Ronald Press, (1940). 4to. cloth. viii, 87 pages. Second printing. Includes type specimens from many different type founders. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHER'S DESK MANUAL
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 51823
New York: Ronald Press, (1949). 4to. cloth. viii, 95 pages. Revised edition. Includes type specimens from many different type founders. Light jacket wear. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHER'S DESK MANUAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 124868
London: Wace & Company, 1957. small 8vo. cloth. xiv, 131 pages. The second book by the author on this subject. This title is compliments his FINER POINTS IN THE SPACING AND ARRANGEMENT OF TYPE. Spine faded. Bookplate on front pastedown. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FACTORS IN THE CHOICE OF TYPE FACES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 26040
New York: Watson-Guptill, (1990). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Describes and analyses twenty of today's most popular typefaces covering characteristics, background, and considerations for use. Illustrated with examples of design and the complete roman and italic alphabet of each face. READ MORE about ABC'S OF TYPE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 31363
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1958. small 4to. cloth. xxi, 266 pages. First edition. A practical manual. Over 150 illustrations. Ink inscription on front pastedown. READ MORE about PRINTMAKING TODAY, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 41763
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, (1958). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxi, 266 pages. First English edition. A practical manual. Over 150 illustrations. Jacket chipped. READ MORE about PRINTMAKING TODAY, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 45057
New York: Fred W. Hoch Assoc. (1971). 8vo. cloth. 252 pages. Revised edition, sixth printing. A fine copy. Chapters on slug composition and trade typography, Monotype composition, hand composition, color presses, ink, art work, etc. Part of the Standard Management Series. READ MORE about ESTIMATING STANDARDS FOR PRINTERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139231
London: Studio Vista, (1969). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition. Minor rubbing to hinges and spine, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICS, A DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK OF PRINTING TECHNIQUES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 31184
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., (1990). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Covers the development of type design, basic terminology, copyfitting, photography and the computer, faults to avoid, etc. Well illustrated.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 29689
Chicago: American Technical Society, (1967). 8vo. cloth. vi, 570 pages. Reprint of the revised 1967 edition. Many illustrations. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS PROCEDURES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109568
Chicago: American Technical Society, (1972). 8vo. cloth. vi, 570 pages. Reprint of the revised 1970 edition. Many illustrations. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS PROCEDURES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 58493
Chicago: American Technical Society, (1948). 8vo. cloth. xi, 372, (2) pages. First edition. Presentation from the author to Howard King on the front free endpaper. Lacking the dust jacket. Some wear to edges and hinges. With 222 illustrations. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS PROCEDURES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6146
