570 x 445 mm, framed. Originally produced by the Monotype Type Foundry in the 1930s and later reissued in the 1950s folded and included within issues of the Monotype Recorder, though this example is not folded. Designed by Sarah Clutton. Printed in black and red. Framed. These were intended to..... More
570 x 445 mm, framed. Originally produced by the Monotype Type Foundry in the 1930s and later reissued in the 1950s folded and included within issues of the Monotype Recorder, though this example is not folded. Designed by Sarah Clutton. Printed in black and blue. Framed. These were intended to..... More
570 x 445 mm, framed. Originally produced by the Monotype Type Foundry in the 1930s and later reissued in the 1950s folded and included within issues of the Monotype Recorder, though this example is not folded. Designed by Sarah Clutton. Printed in black and ochre. Framed. These were intended to..... More
New York: K.G. Saur, (1983), First American Edition. large quarto, beige cloth in printed dust jacket. 470 pp. K.G. Saur, Translated from the German by Ida Kimber. This translation is taken from the third, revised edition. The text covers the topic by tracing the development of the Roman letter from..... More
Davenport, IA: St. Ambrose University, (1991), Second edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 310pp. St. Ambrose University, Edited by Mary W. Gilroy. Illustrated and printed with accents and capitals and headlines in green or rust or both. The serif originated with Roman inscription letters, its history and development here..... More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1926, First Edition. quarto, ochre cloth stamped in red and blue. xvi, 206 pp, + xxpp. advertisements. Cambridge University Press, Contributors include Julius Rodenberg, Paul Istel, H. V. Marrot, Beatrice Warde and Stanley Morison. "A significant, learned, and copiously documented periodical. Only seven numbers were issued..... More
Norwood, MA: Plimpton Press, 1911, large octavo , maroon cloth stamped in gilt and blind. T.e.g. (xiv), 253, (iv), (83). Plimpton Press, A promotional book for the press displaying a Glossary, Standard Type Faces, Style Manual and with paper samples and samples of nine book covers mounted on heavy card..... More
Zurich, Switzerland: Typographische Monatsblätter, December, 1934, quarto, printed wrappers. 387-403 pp. Typographische Monatsblätter , The twelfth issue of 1934. Dime-size chip from upper right corners, a few other very small chips to wrappers. More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2009, First Edition. quarto, decorated boards. 254 pp. Oak Knoll Press, This book contains reproductions of the printers and publishers marks of all those - both Greeks and non-Greeks - who printed or published books for Greek readers from the dawn of typography until..... More
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2021, Limited Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 144 pp. The Legacy Press, The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a great flowering of typographic activity, resulting in a corpus of typographic literature that continues to hold sway over contemporary type design and..... More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1970, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth and black cloth in dust jacket. xviii, 244, xv pp. Alfred A Knopf, A systematic attempt to make plain the evolution, impact and importance of the printed work, it is not a history of printing but rather an effort..... More
![Item #18307 Stone Typeface Family. [Poster]. Lance HIDY](https://colophonbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/18307.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1652281924)
Poster created for Adobe Systems, Mountain View, California, 1987. 6-color, silkscreened by Rob Day. 33" x 14". Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Lance Hidy. Portrait of Sumner Stone. New. More
(London): Ernest Benn, (1973), First Edition. large quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. 359 pp. Ernest Benn, Extensively illustrated in black and white with some color. "The Fleuron may aptly be called the leader of modern typography. It devoted all of its efforts to the promotion of the highest standards..... More
No place: Firefly Press, 2009, Limited Edition of 100 copies. 12 x 16 inches, Firefly Press, Printed in red and black. This quotation is printed as a broadside in Perpetua type at Firefly Press for the "Art on the Pews" Arts and Crafts Show held at Saint Peter's Episcopal Church..... More
New York: Continental Typefounders Association, Inc., circa 1930, 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" one sheet folded once to form (4) pp. Continental Typefounders Association, Inc., Salmon color heavy stock printed in black and silver. An announcement from Melbert Cary, "to tell you that I am starting on my regular round..... More
![Item #21825 William Morris. [Poster]. Lance HIDY](https://colophonbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/21825.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1669748092)
Washington & Lee University, 1996. 11.3" x 4.5". Two color offset poster signed by the artist, Lance Hidy. The typography was composed on the computer using the Adobe Wood Type fonts. New. More
Leipzig: Fachbuchverlag, (1986), First Edition. quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. (264) pp. Fachbuchverlag, Text in German. Later printing of an important text. Extensively illustrated covering the fields of typography, calligraphy and lettering. Fine. More
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, (1996), First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth. (xii), 288 pp. University of Massachusetts Press, Foreword by Michael Winship. This collection takes as its point of departure the proposition that one can, in fact, tell a book by its cover. The contributors examine the ways in which..... More
(London): British Library, 1994, First Edition. large quarto, cloth. British Library, (xii), 588pp.; (548)pp. From the Introduction: "The acquisition of Hebrew books between 1893 and 1960 consists of some 9,000 titles. About twelve titles, mainly liturgies, which were acquired after 1960, have been included in this Catalogue because of their..... More
Arnheim: van Loghum Slaterus, 1966, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 415 pp. van Loghum Slaterus, Text in Dutch. Contents include: I The resources. (intaglio printing, planographic printing, letter and its shapes, letterpress printing, etc.). II The goal. (proportions of the book, proofs, co-productions and books on foreign..... More
Typefoundry Asterdam, (1956), quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. (20) pp. Typefoundry Asterdam, The last page consists of an In Memoriam of the font designer, Walter H. McKay, who died a few days after the introduction of Columbia. The back pocket holds eight samples using Columbia typeface. Very fine. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972, First American Edition. octavo, red cloth in dust jacket. 566 pp. Harvard University Press, Illustrated. Barker has written an account of Morison's Life with a rare degree of insight into his complex and fascinating character. Short wrinkle to front panel of jacket, else very..... More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1970, First Edition. octavo, brown and black cloth in dust jacket. xviii, 244, xv pp. Alfred A Knopf, A systematic attempt to make plain the evolution, impact and importance of the printed work, it is not a history of printing but rather an effort "to..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing, (1967), First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (160) pp. Reinhold Publishing, A classic on layout, type, paper, printing, binding as influenced by the West Coast. Extensively illustrated. A fine, clean copy in a fine dust jacket which is price clipped. More
Boston: David R. Godine [et. al.], (1976), First printing of this edition. oblong small octavo, brown cloth in original acetate wrapper. unpaginated [75] pp. David R. Godine [et. al.], With a Memoir by Fritz Kredel and a Preface by Warren Chappell. A facsimile of the 24 alphabets in Das ABC..... More