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: 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. 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
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
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, (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
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, (1957). 8vo. cloth. xii, 244 pages. First edition. Manual about printing, papermaking, bookbinding, printing inks and other aspects of printing. '50' in ink on cover and spine. Light wear. READ MORE about PRINTING AND ALLIED GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 59042
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
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, (1957). 8vo. cloth. xi, 384+(1) pages. Reprint of the second edition, revised. With 222 illustrations. Ink ownership inscription. READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS PROCEDURES
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 19727
Pittsburgh: Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Inc., 1963. (1965), small 8vo., stiff paper wrappers, xiv, 296 pages. First edition. A manual intended to help the pressman and the press crew achieve the higher standards called for by the speed and quality of current press equipment. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about ADVANCED PRESSMANSHIP, SHEET-FED PRESSES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 58679
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1924. 8vo. cloth. x, 196 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket and spine light faded. Else near fine. READ MORE about PRINTING AND TYPOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS, USING THE SELF-STUDY METHOD
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 24697
London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Very good copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19652
London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. Divided into two sections: the first deals with the influences in art and design that have shaped modern typography, the second gives practical instructions. Uncommon title. Some foxing of top edge. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND PRACTICE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121378
Philadelphia: L. Johnson & Co., 1866. 8vo. original cloth. (ii), 336, (2) pages with a frontispiece showing Gutenberg and Faust. Second edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 3; Appleton p.41). Marginal damp stain first 60 pages. Binding lightly worn. A good working copy. The first edition also appeared in 1866 and this is essentially a reprint of that edition except for a two page description of the type and stereotype foundry of L. Johnson & Co..... READ MORE about AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNERS, AS WELL...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 4449
(Neveda City: Harold A. Berliner, 1977. 8vo. cloth. (vi), xiv, 13-384, (6) pages. Facsimile of 15th edition which was printed in 1885 by Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan. (Bigmore & Wyman II,3; ATF Cat. 1512). With some changes from the previous edition and additional matter added. Contains a new introduction by Terry Belanger. Near fine. READ MORE about THE AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNERS, AS...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 19605
