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(Simi Valley, CA: Ginter, 2006), First Edition. large quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (96)pp. Ginter, Extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, cut-a-ways and diagrams. A near fine, clean copy. More
(Simi Valley, CA: Ginter, 2006), First Edition. large quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (96)pp. Ginter, Extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, cut-a-ways and diagrams. A near fine, clean copy. More
(Prague, Czech Republic: Mark I Ltd, 1999), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (36)pp. Mark I Ltd, A fine reference, extensively illustrated with photographs in black and white and in color. Many line drawings and diagrams and side views. As new. More
(Prague, Czech Republic: Mark I Ltd, 2004), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (84)pp. Mark I Ltd, A fine reference, extensively illustrated with photographs in black and white and in color. Many side and other views in full color. Many line drawings and diagrams. With large folding photo..... More
(Bedford, UK): Valiant Wings Publishing, (2014), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 82pp. Valiant Wings Publishing, Airframe Album 4. Extensively illustrated with photographs. Many side and three view illustrations in full color. Numerous line drawings and diagrams. A thorough study. In near mint condition. More
(Prague): MBI Publications, (2003), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 72pp. MBI Publications, Fine history extensively illustrated with photographs and side views in full color. With many line drawings and three view drawings. Large folding plate of line drawings laid in. In very fine, clean condition. More
no place: Dan Johnson, (2000), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (44)pp., stapled. Dan Johnson, The Heinkel He 343 was a 'German Drawing Board' aircraft project that never flew. Diagrams & images of the imagination of how this aircraft might have appeared . With many three view line drawings..... More
[New Jersey]: American Type Founders, [1906], large quarto, red cloth stamped in black. xxiv, 1,110 pp. American Type Founders, The shorter version of the Line Type Book, the larger being 1,180 pp. Rebound with original spine laid down. Now a sturdy copy. Lacking title page which must not have been..... More
London: The Wynkyn de Worde Society, (1980), (Third Printing) Reprint of the 1967 first edition. octavo, brown cloth. (xii), (148)pp. The Wynkyn de Worde Society, From the Foreword: "The books written on printing ink history are indeed rare in a technical literature that is itself meagre. Those who engaged in..... More
Syracuse: School of Journalism Syracuse University, 1936, First Edition, one of 1,000 copies. large octavo, printed tan wrappers, tied. School of Journalism Syracuse University, Watermark portrait of Goudy on front and back free endpapers. Foreword by Howard Coggeshall. Faint shadow at edge of wrappers, bottom and fore-edge, else very fine..... More
(Boston): Privately Printed for his Friends by W. K. Bixby, 1922, Limited Edition of 250 copies printed. large octavo, original decorated paper boards and cloth with printed leather label on spine. (36) unnumbered pp. Privately Printed for his Friends by W. K. Bixby, Printed by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount..... More
Terra Alta, West Virginia: Hill & Dale Private Press, (2020), First Edition. oblong small octavo, grey cloth in dust jacket and slipcase. xiv, 155 pp. Hill & Dale Private Press, "This book brings together four experts in the realm of typographic history: Stephen O. Saxe, R. Stanley Nelson, David M...... More
London: W. and F. G. Cash, 1854, "Second thousand" octavo, embossed blue cloth. xii, 347, (i), 24 pp. W. and F. G. Cash, The blog site "At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837-1901" identifies this title as "In spite of title, fiction." Signed on the front paste-down..... More
New York: The Typophiles, (1971), First Edition. oblong duodecimo, brown cloth in original pictorial slipcase. (127) pp. The Typophiles, Martin Speckter’s Disquisition on the Composing Stick is the only book ever written on this essential tool. From the book, "“Although not supported by dependable authority, the old printer’s account of..... More
(Boston?): Printed for the Woodberry Society, 1916, First Edition Limited to 300 copies of which this is one of 225 copies not numbered and signed. octavo, grey boards and black cloth with printed paper label on spine. (viii), (40)pp. Printed for the Woodberry Society, With an original example of the..... More
Washington: No publisher given, 1930, First Edition, 150 copies printed. small octavo, dark blue cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. (viii), (16)pp. No publisher given, Printed by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston. Small rubber stamp on limitation page: "Printer's Copy: Not in Edition". A very..... More
(Boston: July 6, 1900, one octavo sheet folded once to make (4)pp, (2 1/2pp.). Charles Francis Richardson was born on May 29, 1851 in Hallowell, Me. He graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in 1871 and an A.M. in 1874. After graduation, Richardson became engaged in newspaper work, working..... More
New York: The Typophiles, 1955, First Edition, Limited to 800 copies. oblong duodecimo, brown buckram in original slipcase. [xvi], [122] pp. The Typophiles, Typophile Chap Book #28. "The third calligraphic chap book, and the most ambitious. In 1952-53 twenty-five graphic artists were invited to contribute (read: assigned) texts taken from..... More
London: The Studio, Autumn, 1926, quarto, printed wrappers with pictorial label on front wrapper. (ii), 165 pp. The Studio, Color frontispiece and monochrome plates. Includes works by Edward Bawden, Josef Binder, Sven Brasch, Austin Cooper, Aldo Cosomati, Frank Gayton, Julius Gipkens, Karl Hagedorn, E McKnight Kauffer, Tom Purvis, Egon Schiele..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1940, First Edition. quarto, plain blue wrappers with printed label on front cover, in original board slipcase. (10) pp. followed by single sheet tissue paper illustration. Harvard College Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, "The letter portion, pointed..... More
New York: 1966, First Edition Limited to 385 copies. large 8vo, red cloth. (23)pp. Printed by The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine. The story of a friendship and working relationship of thirty years. Appended is a reproduction of a letter from Paul Standard. Signed by Whitehill on the front endpaper. From..... More
Boston: Society of Printers, 2012, First Edition Limited to 225 copies of which this is one of 175 numbered copies. octavo, maroon heavy paper wrappers stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, enclosed in red paper envelope with printed label. (6), (42)pp. Society of Printers, Illustrated throuout in full..... More
New York: The Inkwell Press, 1980, Limited to 500 copies. octavo, cloth. 153pp. The Inkwell Press, Privately Printed for Friends of Hermann Puterschein at The Inkwell Press. Besides tributes to Dwiggins by Dorothy Abbe, Warren Chappell, Dwight Agner, Paul Shaw, and others, there is reprinted a letter by Dwiggins to..... More
(New York): American Printing History Association, (1998), First Edition, one of 600 copies printed. octavo, blue cloth. 176, (4) pages plus 38 plates. American Printing History Association, Designed by Jerry Kelly and printed letterpress, with 38 plates by offset lithography, at the Stinehour Press. A fascinating survey of American "private..... More
(London): Grafton, 1959, Second Edition. octavo, two-tone blue cloth with gilt design on front cover. viii, (184) pp. Grafton, "This book...is a study of type design from the invention of the art up to the nineteenth century. The gothic, roman, italic, script, and other types are fully described and their..... More
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, (1978), First Edition, Limited to 400 numbered copies printed at The Stinehour Press. octavo, boards & cloth. ix, 65pp. The Rowfant Club, Aside from being a fascinating catalogue of some of the major Rowfant holdings, this book is in effect a history of the Club itself..... More