(Frankfurt, Germany: Trajanus Presse, 1960), First Edition Limited to 150 copies. quarto, full leather binding by Willy Pingel of Heidelberg, in the original slipcase. 50 pp. Trajanus Presse, Text in Greek and German. Designed by Gotthard de Beauclair. "Gotthard de Beauclair was among the most influential European book designers of... More about Das Evangelium Johannes. Griechisch und Deutsch
[Aurora-on-Cayuga, N. Y. V. & J. Hammer, 1946], First Edition, Limited to 350 copies printed. large octavo, printed wrappers, stitched. [20] pp. V. & J. Hammer, This pamphlet was a keepsake created by Hammer for the Chicago based Society of Typographic Arts in thanks for their fundraising efforts, lead by... More about A Dialogue on the Uncial Between a Paleographer and a Printer: Faithfully Recorded as it was...
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Giambattista Palatino ist einer der bedeutendsten italienischen Schreibneister des 16. Jahrhunderts. Seinen Namen tragt die von Hermann Zapf 1948-1950 geschaffene Palatino, weil sie in der Haltung dem heute wie damals... More about Palatino. ABCDEFGHIJCLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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
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 about Aldus Antiqua. ABCDEFGHIJCLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 about Melior. ABCDEFGHIJCLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 about Michelangelo. ABCDEFGHIJCLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 about Optima. ABCDEFGHIJCLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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 about Sistina. ABCDEFGHIJCLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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...
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
(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
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991 - 1995, quarto, printed wrappers. W. Thomas Taylor, Bookways was published quarterly in October, January, April and July by W. Thomas Taylor Inc. in Austin, Texas. It was published from 1991 through 1995 ending with No. 15/16. Bookways includes articles about printing and binding... More about Bookways. A Quarterly for the Book Arts. Sixteen numbers in fourteen issues, COMPLETE
(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 about Gedanken und Probleme beim Entwurf von Werkschriften
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 about Printers' & Publishers' Marks in Books for the Greek World (1494-1821
New York: K.G. Saur, (1983), First American Edition. large quarto, beige cloth in printed dust jacket and original plain cardboard slipcase. 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... More about The Art of Lettering: The History, Anatomy, and Aesthetics of the Roman Letter Forms
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(New Rochelle, NY): Myriade Press, 1978, 15 1/2" x 12 1/2" Myriade Press, Designed by Hermann Zapf illustrating the California Job Case Layout. Printed in black, brown, blue and red. Title in red, with a quote in blue by Frederic W. Goudy about letters and the alphabet in calligraphy by... More about Standard Lay of the Case. [Broadside
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 about American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century
Davenport, IA: St. Ambrose University, (1991), Second edition. quarto, grey buckram in pictorial 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... More about The Origin of the Serif. Brush Writing & Roman Letters
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
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 about Typographische Monatsblätter zur Förderung der Berufsbildung. Typo - Photo - Graphik - Druck
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 about Letters of Eric Gill. Edited by Walter Shewring
(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 about International Annual of Letterforms. Alphabet. Volume One. 1964
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 about American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century
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 about Hermann Zapf & his design philosophy: Selected articles and lectures on calligraphy and...