Brill, 2013, First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 1,020 pp. Brill, When compiling the short-title catalogue of books printed in the sixteenth-century northern Netherlands from 1541 to 1600, Paul Valkema Blouw was confronted with a large number of ‘problem cases’, such as anonymously and/or surreptitiously printed editions, fictitious printers... More about Dutch Typography in the Sixteenth Century. The Collected Works of Paul Valkema Blouw. Edited by...

Rochester: Cary Graphic Arts Press, 2002, First Edition, Limited to 120 copies. octavo, boards and cloth. (80)pp. Cary Graphic Arts Press, From the preface: "There is no doubt that Melbert B. Cary, Jr. reflected on what the books produced at his Press of the Woolly Whale might mean to those... More about Melbert B. Cary, Jr. and the Press of the Woolly Whale

Rochester, NY: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, 2016, First Edition, Limited to 325 copies. large oblong octavo, boards with vellum spine. 60 pp. RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection , With an Introduction by David Pankow. Foreword by Steven Galbraith. This new book – Manuale Calligraphicum – was conceived as a.... More about Manuale Calligraphicum. Examples of Calligraphy by Students of Hermann Zapf in the Manner of...

Leiden: Brill, 2017, First Edition. octavo, printed boards. xxviii, 509 pp. Brill, Arabic is the third most widely used script in the world, and gave rise to one of the richest manuscript cultures of mankind. Its representation in type has engaged printers, engineers, businesses and designers since the 16th century... More about Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age: The Influence of Technology on the Form of Arabic Type,...

Offenbach am Main: Klingspor, [1928], quarto, printed wrappers, sewn. 20 pp. Klingspor, Printed in black and two shades of red. Very fine. More about Orpheus. Gezeichnet von Walter Tiemann. (Cover title

New York: (Harbor Press), no date [circa 1927], First Edition. duodecimo, black wrappers, sewn. 30 pp. (Harbor Press), Contains examples of Caslon, Garamond, Goudy Open, Forum, Lutetia and more in use by this much admired printer and publisher of fine books active from 1925 to 1938. Roland Wood, Elizabeth Wood... More about A Specimen of the Types in Use at the Harbor Press Incorporated 142 East 32nd Street

Leipzig: J. G. Schelter & Giesecke, (1910), large quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers, stapled. (44)pp. J. G. Schelter & Giesecke, Printed in black, gold, red, green, purple and tan. Wrappers very slightly dusty but still a very fine, clean copy. More about Salzmannschrift Halbfette u. schmale

(New York: Harbor Press), no date, circa 1930, First Edition. duodecimo, pictorial wrappers, sewn. (8) pp. Harbor Press), Blue-green wrappers printed in a deeper blue-green ink and featuring the Harbor Press iconic seahorse printed in a deep pink ink. All 8 pages contain examples of borders. Laid in is a.... More about The Harbor Press List of Borders (Cover title

Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date (c. 1924), large quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (40) pp. D. Stempel, Printed in black and burnt orange. With two printed "notes" tipped-in. With insert laid in: "Fette Ratio=Latein", one large quarto sheet, printed in black and burnt orange showing various fonts (folded... More about Ratio-Latein Halbfette. Ratio-Latein Kursive. Ratio-Latein. Gezeichnet von Prof. F. Kleukens

Amsterdam: Lettergieterij, (1936), large quarto, heavy paper wrappers with print label on front cover. (32)pp., sewn. Lettergieterij. A very attractive type specimen book, printed in black, red, grey, and blue. A near fine, clean copy. More about Egmont. Boek- en fantasieletter voor het betere werk ontworpen door S. H. de Roos. Voorlopige proef

Frankfurt am Main: Bauersche Giesserei, (1920), octavo, tan wrappers stamped in gilt. (20) pp. Bauersche Giesserei, Designed by Lucian Bernhard. Printed in black, red and yellow. Wrappers dusty but not worn. More about Flinsch Privat

Zurich, Switzerland: Typographische Monatsblätter, February, 1935, quarto, printed wrappers. 33-68 pp. Typographische Monatsblätter , The second issue of 1935. Contributions by Jan Tschicold and others. Wrappers a bit sunned but with no chipping. More about Typographische Monatsblätter zur Förderung der Berufsbildung. Typo - Photo - Graphik - Druck

Toronto; New Castle: Coach House Press; Oak Knoll Press, 2015, First Edition. quarto, cloth. 130 pp., with DVD. Coach House Press; Oak Knoll Press, Illustrated in color. Carl Dair (1912-1967) received a year grant from the Royal Society of Canada to apprentice at the famous Enschede type foundry in 1956... More about Epistles to the Torontonians. With Articles from Canadian Printer & Publisher