Oriental Culture Chart #9, Technique of Chinese Writing #9.
Hollywood, CA: W. M. Hawley, (1944), 27" x 35" folded chart in original printed sleeve. W. M. Hawley, Very fine. More
Hollywood, CA: W. M. Hawley, (1944), 27" x 35" folded chart in original printed sleeve. W. M. Hawley, Very fine. More
Koln: Taschen, (1999), First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. (176)pp. Taschen, Text in English, German, and French. Starting with a biography of Morris the text follows the author/artist through interests in interior and furniture design, his public commissions, stained glass, tiles, wallpapers, printed textiles, calligraphy and the Kelmscott Press..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Library, 1990, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. 64pp. Harvard College Library, Illustrated with plates and photographs. With an introduction by Eleanor Garvey. A beautifully produced catalogue in which Harvard's work as a calligrapher, type designer, stonecutter, author and illustrator is chronicled. With "Paragraphs on Life and Letters"..... More
New York: Eaton, Crane & Pike, (1925), First Edition. duodecimo, cream boards, embossed. 75 pp. Eaton, Crane & Pike, Foreword by Ethel Watts Mumford. Handsomely printed in black and red. Front and back boards embossed with image of a scribe at his desk. 1/4" chip at top of spine, outer..... More
London: Michael Taylor Rare Books, 1984, quarto, printed blue wrappers. (40) pp. Michael Taylor Rare Books, Designed and printed by Christopher Skelton. 37 items listed and offered for sale, all commissioned by Michael Taylor. Illustrated. Printed price list laid in. Fine. More
London: Christie, Manson & Woods, Dec 2, 1987, large quarto, cloth. (126)pp. Christie, Manson & Woods, 46 items listed. From the Foreword to the catalogue: "Although her main interest was book collecting, she nevertheless managed to assemble a small, but select collection containing some quite remarkable manuscripts... Every aspect of..... More
Bad Goisern (Austria): Neugebauer Press, 1975, First Edition. 28 x 13 cm, printed heavy paper folded three times. 8 leaves with tissue guards. Neugebauer Press, Nine poems (including cover poem) presented on the tenth anniversary of the poet's death. Each poem in a different calligraphic hand. Very fine. More
New York: Taplinger, (1988), Later printing. quarto, boards. 96 pp. Taplinger, Tradition: Historical Note; The Revival of Calligraphy in Great Britain; The Revival of Italic Handwriting; The Revival of Calligraphy on the Continent. Trends: Present Practice of Calligraphy in Great Britain; Present Practice on the Continenetl Present Practice in America;..... More
Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University, 1993, First Edition. octavo, red cloth. (iv), 135 pp. Western Michigan University, Illustrated. New. More
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1988), Third Edition. quarto, green boards. 128pp. Taplinger Publishing Company, A largely pictorial survey embracing the development and practice of Western calligraphy in the 20th century. It ranges from the revival by Edward Johnston of calligraphy based on historical scripts, through the pioneering work of..... More
New York: Pentalic Corporation, 1978, Reprint of the 1947 edition. small octavo, printed wrappers. (38)pp. Pentalic Corporation, A classic essay. Printed in black and rust. Fine. More