Johnston, Paul.

BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE.

New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (xi), 303 pages. First edition, limited to 1050 copies. (Hart no.134). An important look at bookmaking from the Whittinghams to Elmer Adler. Many facsimile title pages and other illustrations. Essays on William Morris, Pickering, and other influences on American typography. Shows the work of Dwiggins, Rogers, Adler, and many others. Only front cover of jacket is present. READ MORE about BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 19236

Nash, Ray.

PRINTING AS AN ART.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press for the Society of Printers, 1955. 8vo. cloth-backed patterned paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xii, 144 pages of text followed by 64 pages containing 80 reproductions of title pages. First edition, limited to 1500 copies. Issued on the 50th anniversary of this distinguished group of printers. Traces the "development of printing processes, typographic styles and the arts and crafts movement." Reference to Dwiggins, Rogers, etc. Loosely inserted is an invitation to the..... READ MORE about PRINTING AS AN ART

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 38675

Pankow, David (Editor).

AMERICAN PROPRIETARY TYPEFACES.

(New York): American Printing History Association, (1998). 8vo. cloth. 176, (4) pages followed by 38 plates. First edition, limited to 720 copies. Set in Monotype Centaur and Bembo by Michael and Winifred Bixler with text printed letterpress and the illustrations printed by offset lithography at The Stinehour Press. Designed by Jerry Kelly. A study of type faces developed in America after 1892 and intended for composition in metal for the use of an individual or..... READ MORE about AMERICAN PROPRIETARY TYPEFACES

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105046

Ritchie, Ward.

YEARS TOUCHED WITH MEMORIES.

With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell.
Clifton: Bookman Publications, Inc., (1992). 6 x 9.5 inches. hardcover. (viii), 171 pages. With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. First edition. The autobiography of this legendary California bookman. He recalls his private press work, his friends Lawrence Clark Powell, Jake Zeitlin, Paul Landacre, Robinson Jeffers, W.A. Dwiggins and many others. Illustrated. READ MORE about YEARS TOUCHED WITH MEMORIES

Price: $38.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60949

Thompson, Susan Otis.

AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN AND WILLIAM MORRIS With a new Foreword by Jean-Francois Vilain.

New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 1996. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 318 pages with 113 illustrations. Paperback edition. Reprint of the first edition with additional illustrations and new introduction. With his Kelmscott Press and associations with the Arts & Crafts Movement, William Morris helped raise the public's awareness of fine books to new heights. Morris inspired and influenced a generation of other designers and those working in American typography..... READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN AND WILLIAM MORRIS With a new Foreword by Jean-Francois Vilain

Price: $34.95  other currencies  Order nr. 44931

(Archer, John).

SAGITTARIUS: HIS BOOK, GATHERED FOR JOHN ARCHER BY HIS FRIENDS.

New York: The Typophiles, 1951. tall 12mo. cloth. (x), 94 pages. Limited to 640 copies; the 25th Chapbook issued by the Typophiles. Has a title page designed by Dwiggins, contributions by Warren Chappell, Bruce Rogers, Paul Bennett and others. Contains reproductions of Archer's design work. READ MORE about SAGITTARIUS: HIS BOOK, GATHERED FOR JOHN ARCHER BY HIS FRIENDS

Price: $17.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6070

(Book Design).

FIFTY BOOKS OF THE YEAR.

(New York, NY): A.I.G.A., various dates. 8vo. paper wrappers. various pagination. A run of the books and pamphlets issued by the American Institute of Graphic Arts showing the 50 best American books of each year. With all of the best of American designers illustrated including Dwiggins, Cleland, Rogers, Hammer, Angelo, etc. The exhibition number and publication date listed is for the previous year's selections of books. (For example Exhibit number 1-1923 covers books published in..... READ MORE about FIFTY BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 728

(Colophon).

THE ANNUAL OF BOOK-MAKING.

New York: The Colophon, 1938. 4to. two-toned cloth. Not paginated. Each signature of the book was contributed by a different press. Includes sections by Knopf, Riverside Press, Derrydale Press, Press of the Woolly Whale and many others. Binding designed by Dwiggins. Covers show some fading. READ MORE about THE ANNUAL OF BOOK-MAKING

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25491

(Dwiggins, W.A.).

MARCHBANKS PRESS CALENDAR FOR JUNE, 1925.

New York: Marchbanks Press, 1925. 9.25" x 4" Single sheet. With 3 inch square drawing by Dwiggins printed in brown ink at the head of the calendar. READ MORE about MARCHBANKS PRESS CALENDAR FOR JUNE, 1925

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2274

(Dwiggins, W.A.). Agner, Dwight.

THE BOOKS OF WAD; A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS DESIGNED BY W.A. DWIGGINS.

With a Foreword by Alexander Lawson.
San Francisco: Alan Wofsy, 1977. small 4to. cloth. xii, 87 pages. With a Foreword by Alexander Lawson. Second edition, with 28 new plates not in the first edition. One of 700 copies. READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF WAD; A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS DESIGNED BY W.A. DWIGGINS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2419

(Dwiggins, W.A.). Phillips, John.

BOMB THAT WOULDN'T GO OFF AND OTHER FABLES FROM MORONIA.

With Pictographs by W.A. Dwiggins.
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1941. 8vo. half cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 81, (3) pages. With Pictographs by W.A. Dwiggins. First edition. (Agner 41-17). Dwiggins designed the book including the chapter illustrations and the design on the cover and jacket. Pieces of jacket missing along edges. READ MORE about BOMB THAT WOULDN'T GO OFF AND OTHER FABLES FROM MORONIA

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 16125

(Dwiggins, W.A.). Bennett, Paul A. (editor).

POSTSCRIPTS ON DWIGGINS, ESSAYS & RECOLLECTIONS.

With a Selective Check List Compiled by Dorothy Abbe & Rollo Silver.
New York: The Typophiles, 1960. small 8vo. cloth. xvi,141,(3),(16); viii,142-271,(3) pages. With a Selective Check List Compiled by Dorothy Abbe & Rollo Silver. First edition, limited to 1050 copies. Chap Books 35 and 36. Many color illustrations. Well preserved set. READ MORE about POSTSCRIPTS ON DWIGGINS, ESSAYS & RECOLLECTIONS

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 116233

(Limited Editions Club). Daudet, Alphonse.

TARTARIN OF TARASCON.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. 12mo. gilt decorated black cloth back over patterned boards, slipcase. xxviii,96; (vi),97-263,(8) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Dwiggins and printed by Richard W. Ellis at the Georgian Press (LEC 09). 2 volumes. Translated by Jacques Le Clercq. With an Introduction by the Translator and Drawings by W.A. Dwiggins. The ninth publication of the Limited Editions Club. Fine in soiled and faded slipcase with paper..... READ MORE about TARTARIN OF TARASCON

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2287