Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Die Aldus-Buschschrift von Hermann Zapf ist das jungste Glied der Palatino - Familie; sie steht in der Tradition der Antiqua von Aldus anutius. Lieferbar mit kursiv in den Werkschriftgraden, ebenso..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, 1954, 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type speciment broadside. "Geschnitten nach Entwurfen von Hermann Zapf in den Jahren 1952-1954, Leserlich auchin den kleinsten Graden, offen und Widerstandsfahig Grundschrift fur Zeitungen. Zeitschriften, Kataloge und Anzeigen geeignet Von Nonpareille bis Cicero auch in Linotype-Matrizen..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Die Versalschrift Michelangelo (erschienen 1950) wurde aus der Formenwelt romischer Inschriften entwickelt. Sie gehort zur Familie der Palatino-Schriften, in denen die antike Uberlie ferung und die Tradition humanistscher Schreiber des..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Neutral und Sachlich in den einzelnen Buchstaben. Klar, zweckmassig und formgerecht wie eine neuzeitliche industrieform, fur Drucksachen im Geiste unserer Zeit. Mit einer Kursiv und einer hallofetten Auszeichnung, auch in..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Die Kraftige Versalschrift Sistina (1952) gehort zur Familie der Palatino-Schriften. Ihre Schwere Vereint sich mit Elastizitat und Lebendigkeit. Sie dient zur Auszeichnung in Werken und Zeitschriften, Anzeigen und Plakaten in..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1900, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth with maroon cloth spine label. T.e.g. 403 pp. The Century Co., The first in De Vinne's useful The Practice of Typography series. Extensively illustrated. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by De Vinne on the preliminary page, "To Mr W...... More
New York: Hastings House, (1970), First American Edition. large square octavo, yellow boards in dust jacket. 160 pp. Hastings House, From the Lund Humphries prospectus which is laid in, "Modern typography does not have its origins in the conventional printing industry. Its roots are entwined with those of twentieth-century painting..... More
Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press, (1970), First Printing of this edition. oblong octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. The M.I.T. Press, 100 typographic pages with quotations from the past and present on types and printing in 16 different languages, selected and designed by Hermann Zapf. Printed on recto only in..... More
(Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel AG, 1958), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers, stitched. 16 pp. D. Stempel AG, A short, closed tear to the top of front wrapper, short tears at top and bottom of spine fold. A near fine, clean copy of this scarce Zapf pamphlet. More
New Rochelle, NY: The Myriade Press, 1986, "Preliminary Edition" quarto, printed wrappers. xvi, 395 pp. The Myriade Press, A history of approximately 300 typefaces which are shown in upper and lower cases with numerals and punctuation. The history, aims, and purpose behind many of these typefaces are also described, along..... More
Verlag Arthur Niggli Teufen, (1967), Reprint of the 1967 first edition. quarto, white cloth stamped in black, in dust jacket. 273 pp. Verlag Arthur Niggli Teufen, Text in English French and German. This book is the legacy of Emil Ruder, one of the originator of Swiss Style, famous throughout the..... More
Cambridge, Mass: M.I.T. Press, (1970), Revised Edition, hardbound issue. duodecimo, wrappers. (143) pp. M.I.T. Press, This is a revised edition of the Typophile Chap Book No. 37 first issued 1960, which was originally based on the idea of the Late Paul A. Bennett and translated by Paul Standard. Designed by..... More
New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1948, First Edition. octavo, red cloth. 480pp. Devin-Adair Company, Illustrated with twelve drawings. Gill was wonderfully opinionated about art, design and architecture and the letters are full of specific likes and dislikes. Many of the cards and letters to friends and family are calligraphic and whimsical..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1963, First American Edition, Second Printing. folio, black cloth in dust jacket, in black boards slipcase. xii, 99pp. followed by 377 plates. University of Chicago Press, "Exhibited in Upwards of Three Hundred and Fifty Title and Text Pages Drawn from Presses Working in the European..... More
(Birmingham): The Kynoch Press, 1964, First Edition. quarto, cream boards in dust jacket. 165 pp. The Kynoch Press, An anthology with contributions by James Mosley, Berthold Wolpe, Beatrice Warde, Alfred Fairbank, Walter Tracy and others. Printed on a wide variety of papers and typefaces. Fold-out title page, as are a...... More
New Rochelle, NY: The Myriade Press, 1986, "Preliminary Edition" quarto, printed wrappers. xvi, 395 pp. The Myriade Press, A history of approximately 300 typefaces which are shown in upper and lower cases with numerals and punctuation. The history, aims, and purpose behind many of these typefaces are also described, along..... More
Westport: Greenwood Reprint Corporation, (1970), First printing of this edition. quarto, gray cloth. (56)pp., 410pp., (130)pp. Greenwood Reprint Corporation, A facsimile reproduction of the handsome periodical issued by The Marchbanks Press, edited by Frederic Goudy, on the art and history of the book. Vol. I: Numbers 1-3 (1918-1920), Number 4..... More
(London): The Bibliographical Society / The Printing Historical Society / Oak Knoll Press, 2010, First Edition. quarto, blue cloth. 471 pp. The Bibliographical Society / The Printing Historical Society / Oak Knoll Press, The conspectus consists of introductory chapters on the sources available, the evolution of sixteenth-century type-casting and letter-engraving..... More
Bangor, ME: Eastern Corporation, no date (c. 1948-50), First Edition. 17 x 22 inches (folded twice). Eastern Corporation, A beautiful Caslon Specimen sheet, designed by T. M. Cleland. Printed in black and red on Eastern's Atlantic Antique Laid, cream paper. The broadside is accompanied by a companion 8 x 11..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1902, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth with maroon leather spine label. T.e.g. xx, 485 pp. The Century Co., Divided into three parts, De Vinne gives a history of title pages, discusses the practical - deciding on faces, leading and white space, and offers a critical..... More
Berlin: Carl Heymanns, 1955, First Edition. duodecimo, pale green cloth. 33 pp. Carl Heymanns, Typographical basics and rules. With the booklabel of Tatyama and Hans Schmoller. Spine very slightly faded. More
Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, (1987), First Edition. quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. 254 pp. Society of Typographic Arts, Since 1948 Herman Zapf has designed 175 alphabets for hand composition, and digital laser systems. Alphabets such as Palatino, Melior and Optima are standards of fine letter design. All of..... More
Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, (2016), First Trade Edition. One of 1,000 copies printed. octavo, red cloth in dust jacket. (295) pp. David R. Godine, Publisher, Last spring the world lost one of the greatest practitioners of the graphic arts of the past century. Hermann Zapf, born in 1918, died..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1901, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth with maroon leather spine label. T.e.g. x, 476 pp. The Century Co., "Volume 2, Correct Composition (1901), was a much-appreciated style manual for compositors, proofreaders, and authors. It filled a need before the advent of such standards as the..... More
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Books, 1992, First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (320)pp. Smithsonian Books, With color plate illustrations. A survey history of the book as the conveyer of the intellectual history of man, focusing on the physical object as a work of art. With chapters on Illuminating the..... More