Cobbett Press, 1946, First Edition. small octavo, green cloth. (xiv), 97 pp. Cobbett Press, Illustrated. Tipped in at back is a holograph table, "from: Alphabet page 731, Encyclopedia Britannica 11th Edition 1910 by Peter Giles" It illustrates the alphabet of thirteen different ancient scripts. From the library, and with the..... More
Salfords, England: Monotype Corporation, November, 1972, 8 1/4 x 7 3/4" printed wrappers. 12 pp. Monotype Corporation , "The five type series featured in this issue of the 'Newsletter' are th work of one designer - Hermann Zapf. Fine. More
New York: Champion Papers, 1978, First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers. 36 pp. Champion Papers, Promotional piece exhibiting the art of Hermann Zapf. Printed in black and white and in color. Very fine. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1972, First American Edition. quarto, pictorial boards in dust jacket. (54) pp. Thomas Y. Crowell, Most of the verses that appear in this book are traditional English nursery rhymes of ancient and anonymous authorship. The verse that accompanies the letter C is by Sandra Jordan;..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1969), First Edition, third impression. octavo, tan cloth. (xvi), 233 pp. University of Chicago Press, Paleography, which often overlaps with archaeology, deciphers ancient inscriptions and modes of writing to reveal the knowledge and workings of earlier societies. In this now-classic paleographic study of China, Tsuen-Hsuin..... 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
Boston: The Society of Printers and The Boston Public Library, 2006, First Edition. octavo, black cloth. 268pp. The Society of Printers and The Boston Public Library, This beautifully produced volume celebrates the centennial of Boston's Society of Printers, the oldest honorary society of its kind in America. Founded in 1905..... More
Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle, (1845), First Edition. small octavo, original three-quarter calf and marbled boards. xx, 132 pp., interspersed with XLI plates printed on one side. Edward C. Biddle, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1845, by Rembrandt Peale." Numerous text illustrations besides the 41 plates. The..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, [1906], First American Edition. small octavo, boards and cloth. 510 pp. The Macmillan Company, Title page is tipped-in on a stub. Johnston traces the development of writing giving insights into the construction of letters, and offers advice on the acquisition of a formal or "book"..... More
New York: October House, (1966), First American Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xxiii, (287)pp. October House, A section devoted to palaeography includes original work by Professor B. L. Ullman, and Dr. R. W. Hunt, who writes a fascinating account of a Pliny which once belonged to the scribe Coluccio..... More
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1990), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 144pp. Thames and Hudson, Over 1,500 entries covering a complete range of topics, from writing surfaces, materials and tools, to prominent figures in the development of calligraphy. Illumination is discussed in depth, with entries on pigments, burshes..... More
(New York): Design Press, (1993), First Edition. quarto, black boards in printed dust jacket. (xvi), (304)pp. Design Press, A fine sourcebook of letter styles with 169 examples of Young's work. With essays by professionals in eight areas of commerce. Minor fading at spine of jacket, else a very fine copy..... More
Cambridge, England: Cardozo Kindersley Editions, (1989), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 96 pp. Cardozo Kindersley Editions, Extensively illustrated: carving on slate, stone, glass, wood and more. Signed on the half-title by David Kindersley and Lida Lopes Cardozo. Very fine. More
London: Lund Humphires, (1971), First Edition. quarto, oatmeal cloth in dust jacket. 156, (i), plus 23 plates. Lund Humphires, Written by Edward Johnson during the last fifteen years of his life and left unfinished when he died. With a Foreword by his daughter, Priscilla Johnston. A very fine, clean copy..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1949), Second printing. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 294pp. Thomas Y. Crowell, The complete and fascinating story of writing characters. "He has enlivened this history with thumbnail stories: the discovery of the Altamira wall paintings; the strange letter to Darius; the finding of the Rosetta..... More
Cambridge: The Harvard College Library, 1997, First Edition, Limited to 2,500 copies. quarto, printed wrappers. (xxiv), (128)pp. The Harvard College Library, This catalogue describes the collection of printed manuals for the teaching of lettering and handwriting collected by Hofer and now at the Harvard College Library. With Cited References, Index..... More
Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University, 1993, First Edition. octavo, red cloth. (iv), 135 pp. Western Michigan University, Illustrated. New. More
Tallinn, Estonia: Kunst, (1980), First Edition. tall octavo, tan cloth with paper label on front cover. Kunst, Illustrations of 89 bookplates designed by various artists. Illustrated in black and white and in color. The 4 1/2 pp. descriptive text in English, Estonian and Russian. Very small smudge at top edge..... More
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1981), First Edition. small quarto, printed wrappers. 36pp.; illustrations unpaginated. Taplinger Publishing Company, With 79 illustrated examples from the output of Kindersley's own workshop with a description of each, step-by-step guide to the technique of cutting slate, and 89 line drawings by Cardozo demonstrating the..... More
Freeport, ME: Bond Wheelwright Co., (1969), First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xvi, (172)pp. Bond Wheelwright Co., The text is scribed by Raymond DaBoll in an italic script with the final parts devoted to his Notes on Calligraphy, a look at the hand-writing styles of various graphic designers, editors..... More
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (1987), First American Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 141pp. Overlook Press, Illustrated with color plates. A student of Edward Johnston's, Wellington was a major influence on modern calligraphy helping to change it from a medieval influenced craft resurrected during the Arts & Crafts Movement to..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1983), First Edition. small octavo, grey boards in dust jacket. 255 pp. Van Nostrand Reinhold, The author traces the development of alphabets from early picture signs through their changing forms and use in writing and modifications as movable types to the present computer-created appearnce. Extensively..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1971), First Printing of the Second Edition, Revised. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (viii), 294pp. Thomas Y. Crowell, The complete and fascinating story of writing characters. "He has enlivened this history with thumbnail stories: the discovery of the Altamira wall paintings; the strange letter to..... More
[Herefordshire: Whittington Press, 1997], Offprint. octavo, plain wrappers with printed label. (6) pp. of text plus (4) pp. of full-color illustrations. Whittington Press, Very fine. More
Gravenhage: Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum, 1968 , First Edition. octavo, plain orange wrapper in printed white dust jacket. (52) pp. Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum, An exhibition of 180 items briefly described. Text in German. Illustrated. Jacket soiled. More