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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
Chicago: R. R. Donnelly, 1922, First Edition. folio, handmade blue paper wrappers with printed paper label on front wraPPER. (8)pp., sewn. R. R. Donnelly, "The format of this announcement was inspired by the type specimen book og Gille, a French printer and type founder of the early Nineteenth Century." Printed..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 1950, First Edition, Limited to 1,250 copies. octavo, blue boards. (37)pp. Grolier Club, Designed and printed at the Press of A. Colish. Illustrated. Head of spine bumped, otherwise a fine copy. More
New York: John Lane, 1917, First Edition Limited to 150 copies. octavo, original marbled boards with blue buckram spine. (vi), (18), plus 8 black and white plates. John Lane, Printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. This copy is stamped "Printer's copy; not in edition" on the colophon..... More
Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Militaria, (2002), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 50pp. Wydawnictwo Militaria, A fine history extensively illustrated with photographs, many side and three-view line drawings and three lage folding plates. With many side views in full color. A very fine, clean copy. More
(Titusville, FL: J. Bryant, 1984), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. xv, (347)pp. J. Bryant, A fascinating story and well illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. A very fine, clean copy. More
(Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic): JaPo, (1997), First Edition. tall quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 68pp. JaPo, Profuely illustrated with photographs, side views and line drawings. With side views in color, As new condition. More
(Warsaw, Poland): AJaKS - Military Books, (2000), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. followed by (9)pp. full color side views. AJaKS - Military Books, Extensively illustrated with photographs, 22 color plates and 60 line drawings. With 8 large folding sheets laid in. As new condition. More
(Prague, Czech Republic): Mark I Ltd., (2003), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 68pp. Mark I Ltd., Extensively illustrated with photographs, many in full color. With one fold-out plate and one other folding (large) plate laid-in. A very fine, clean copy. More
(Krakow; Katowice, Poland: Fedorowicz Publishing; Speyer, (2001; 2004), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (v), 5-120; 224pp. Fedorowicz Publishing; Speyer, Volume 1: 16 pages of color scale artwork, 62 pages of scale drawings, one 8-page, double-sided scale-drawing fold-out, 16 pages of text and 40+ period photos. This volume..... More
(Lublin): Kagero, (2002; 2003), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (72); (88)pp., plus many pages of line drawings and fold-outs. Kagero, Extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, and side views in full color. Unopened decal sheets laid in. With 2 folding plates. A very fine, clean set... More
Boston: Society of Printers, 2005, Limited to 150 copies. folio, broadsides laid into a black cloth clamshell case. 37 pieces. Society of Printers, Centennial Keepsake Box containing 37 individual keepsakes. The participants are listed with their year of membership noted after the name: John Benson, Sid Berger ad Michele Cloonan..... More
(Eutin: Struve-Druck, (1994), First Edition. quarto, white boards in pictorial dust jacket. vi, (648)pp. Struve-Druck, Volume one of the trilogy. A masterful history extensively illustrated with photographs published here for the first time. As new condition. More
(Lublin): Kagero, (2014), First Edition. tall quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (112); (116)pp. Kagero, Extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, and side views in full color. A detailed study of the Luftwaffe's famous dive bomber. As new condition. More
(Le Muy, France): d'Along, (2004), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. d'Along, Les Ailes de Gloire No. 13. Extensively illustrated with photographs. Numerous side views and insignia in full color. Many line drawings. With original folding charts laid in. Very fine, clean condition. More
(Le Muy, France): d'Along, (2002), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. d'Along, Les Ailes de Gloire No. 9. Extensively illustrated with photographs. Numerous side views and insignia in full color. Many line drawings. With original folding charts laid in, along with the 7pp. pamphlet in English. Very fine..... More
(Le Muy, France): d'Along, (2004), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. d'Along, Les Ailes de Gloire No. 14. Extensively illustrated with photographs. Numerous side views and insignia in full color. Many line drawings. With original folding charts laid in, along with the 7pp. pamphlet in English. Very fine..... More
(Paris): Histoire & Collections, (2007), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed card wrappers. 66pp. Histoire & Collections, Heavily illustrated with photographs and many pages of color profiles. A tremendous reference. Very fine, clean copy as new. More
(Paris): Histoire & Collections, (2002), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed card wrappers. 82pp. Histoire & Collections, Heavily illustrated with photographs and many pages of color profiles. A tremendous reference. Very fine, clean copy as new. More
Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal, (1998), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 80; 80pp. Squadron/Signal, Profusely illustrated with photographs in black and white and in color, full color side views, many line drawings and three-views. As new condition. More
Rockland, ME: Borrowed Views Press, 2004, First Edition. quarto, oatmeal cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Borrowed Views Press, Published in conjunction with the exhibition -June20- September 19,2004 at the Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine. Foreword by Chris Crosman, Director of the Farnsworth Art Museum. With full color endpapers of horizons ainted..... More
New York: D. D. Merrill, 1893, Second Edition, originally published in 1890. octavo, blue cloth over bevelled boards with pictorial stamping in red and gilt stamped title. T.e.g. xxvi,426pp; xiii, 485pp, ads. D. D. Merrill, Howes L-78; "Much and valuable frontier history is to be found in this work, in..... More
Cleveland: World Publishing, (1960), Second Printing. octavo, grey cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (422)pp. World Publishing, Illustrated with photographs. Inscribed and signed by Crossfield on the front free endpaper: "To Fred Griffith Scott Crossfield". Cloth at the top edges and spine with a little bit of damp staining. Jacket is..... More
Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, (1982), First Edition. square quarto, maroon cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (208)pp. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, Profusely illustrated with photographs. A fine history of German long range reconnaissance aircraft. Previous owner's neat, small ID blind stamp on title page. Jacket not clipped. A very fine, nearly as..... More
Cleveland: World Publishing, (1960), First Edition. octavo, grey cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (422)pp. World Publishing, Illustrated with photographs. A very fine, clean copy - very even been dusty on top. Jacket not price clipped. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2005), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (80)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 911. A very fine, as new copy. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2005), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (80)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 911. Separately printed English translation is loosely inserted. A very fine, as new copy. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2002), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (36)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 903. Separately printed English translation is loosely inserted. A very fine, as new copy. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2003), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (68)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 907. Separately printed English translation loosely inserted. A very fine, as new copy. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2002, 2003, 2004), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (68); (34); (68)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 909; 907; 903. Separately printed English translations loosely inserted. A very fine, as..... More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2005), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (72pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 910. Separately printed English translation is loosely inserted. A very fine, as new copy. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2006), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (78)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 905. A very fine, as new copy. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2006), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (78)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. HT model Special No. 905. Separately printed English translation is loosely inserted. A very fine, as new copy. More
(Poprad, Slovak Republic): HT model, (2006), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (78)pp., stapled. HT model, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous pages of side views in full color. A fine history of Letka 13 Squadron. HT model Special No. 912. A very fine, as new copy. More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1851, 1851 printing of the 1847 First Edition. large octavo, original blind-stamped dark brown cloth. 527; 574 pp. Harper and Brothers, Frontispiece of Vol. I Francisco Pisarro; Frontispiece of Vol. II Pedro De La Gasca, Viceroy of Peru. 1/4" wear to cloth at top and..... More
Nancy: Imprimerie de Rene Vagner, 1895, First Edition. octavo, mottled marbled paper boards and green leather spine with five raised bands. 190 pp. Imprimerie de Rene Vagner, With four illustrations and frontispiece. Text in French. Large armorial bookplate, edges of boards scuffed and corners showing boards, leather spine faded... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1937, First Edition, Limited to 1,050 numbered copies signed by the author. large octavo, brown cloth. T.e.g. Doubleday, Doran, Spines very slightly darkened, mild mottling to cloth, inner hinges offset. Contents clean and unmarked. More
New York: The Typophiles, 1984, First Edition, Limited to 750 copies. small octavo, boards and cloth with printed spine label in original plain tissue wrapper. x, 91pp. The Typophiles, Typophiles Chap Book No. 57. A history of this important American printer and with a bibliography of some of his more..... More
London: The Bodley Head for Mackays, 1976, First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards and brown cloth in dust jacket. 168 pp. The Bodley Head for Mackays, From the dust jacket, "A visual index of all the decorative material )flowers, Flourishes, plain rules, swelled rules, decorative rules, brace, ornamented initials, and so..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1958, First Printing of this edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (lxiv), 480pp., followed by two fold-out plates. Oxford University Press, From the introduction by the editors, "For most things it is perhaps even now the easiest and pleasantest guide to the essentials of printing."..... More
Connecticut: The Columbiad Club, 1936, Limited to 275 numbered copies of which this is one of 225 numbered copies bound in boards. large octavo, original marbled boards and black cloth. (16)pp., followed by a collotype facsimile of (41) leaves. The Columbiad Club, With two folding plates. From the library and..... More
Prague: Artia, 1965, First Edition. quarto , black cloth stamped in gilt, in dust jackets. 703; 671 pp. Artia, Text in German. 679 illustrations plus 168 plates on glossy paper. Book design by Milan Hegar. František Muzika was a Czech artist. He was a prominent representative of avant-garde in Czechoslovakia..... More
Pasadena: The Rounce and Coffin Club, 1982, First Edition Limited to 125 copies. quarto, light grey cloth with printed paper label on front cover. (4), 6, (2)pp. The Rounce and Coffin Club, Printed for the members of the Rounce and Coffin Club to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Club..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1900, Limited to 300 copies printed on Italian handmade paper. small quarto, full vellum enhanced with a decorative blind-stamp background colored with orange. 186 pp. The Grolier Club, Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Dante by G. R. Carpenter and a fold-out illustration of Florence..... More
Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1967, First Edition. small octavo, pale green paper over boards with with printed paper title labels on front cover and spine. 40 pp; 3 tables; followed by facsimile [5 leaves, 8-74 pp, printed on rectos only]. Menno Hertzberger, Translated from the Dutch manuscript: the introduction by Harry..... More
London: Bowes & Bowes / Putnam, 1963, First Edition. folio, black cloth in dust jacket. (xxx), (24)pp, fifteen folding specimen facsimiles laid in. Bowes & Bowes / Putnam, With an Introductory Essay by Stanley Morison. Light shelf-wear to paper folder, book in very fine, clean condition. Eight of the facsimilies..... More
Brooklyn: Intertype Company, (1970), large octavo, flexible boards. 92 pp. Intertype Company, Title and publication date penned on paper and taped to spine. Contents clean and unmarked. More
London: Bowes & Bowes / Putnam, 1963, First Edition. folio, black cloth in dust jacket. (xxx), (24)pp, fifteen folding specimen facsimiles laid in. Bowes & Bowes / Putnam, With an Introductory Essay by Stanley Morison. Light shelf-wear to paper folder, book and plates in very fine, clean condition. 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
Cambridge: MIT Press and AIGA, (1992), First Edition. quarto, wrappers. (xiv), 162pp. MIT Press and AIGA, Illustrated., Chapters include The Challenge, How Recycled Papers are Made, Definitions and Standards, The Characteristics of Recycled Paper, with Appendices on Pulping and the Papermaking Process, Bibliography and Resources, Recycled Papers Available. With an..... More
London: John Hogg, 1901, First Edition. small octavo, boards and linen spine. 344, (x)pp. John Hogg, A "...trustworthy text-book of workshop practice..." where "...we hope to treat design itself as an essential part of good workmanship." Extensively illustrated and with a glossary of bookbinding terms. Boards evenly faded from green..... More
Pasadena, CA: Juniper Press, 1998, Limited to 60 copies printed by the author on Barcham green georgian paper and 20 on Mohawk, this being one of the 20 on Mohawk. duodecimo, marbled boards and cloth spine with printed paper spine label. vii, 13 pages with 23 pages of type specimens..... More
Terra Alta, WV: Hill & Dale Private Press, (1989), Second Edition. large octavo, green boards in original decorated slipcase. (xiv), (102)pp. Hill & Dale Private Press, Illustrated. With two folding plates. Bibliography. As new condition. More
New Haven: Yale Center for British Art/Yale University Press, (2006), First Edition. square quarto, brown boards and black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 164pp. Yale Center for British Art/Yale University Press, Extensively illustrated, mostly in color. From the dust jacket, "At the Royal Academy exhibition of 1794, Paul Sandby..... More
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1998), First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 240pp. Thames and Hudson, While concentrating on handmade paper this text also covers moldmades and fine machinemades. It is a guide for artis, designers and craftspeople on the choices available of papers and how to store, fold..... More
Bristol: High House Press, 1938, First Edition Limited to 215 numbered copies. octavo, original salmon boards and cloth. (iv), (36)pp. High House Press, The type is 16-point Monotype Bembo, hand-set by James E. and Beatrice M. Masters, and printed on an Albion hand-press by James E. Masters. The decorations, designed..... More
London: Faber and Faber, (1952), Revised and enlarged by A. F. Johnson. quarto, cloth. (xiv), 400pp. Faber and Faber, With Notes Historical and Bibliographical on the Rise and Progress of English Typography. First published in 1887, Johnson evaluates Reed's classic history for those chapters that remain unchanged and adds valuable..... More
(New York): American Printing History Association, 1994, First Edition, Limited to 200 copies. folio, broadsides in an oatmeal cloth clamshell with leather label on front with title in gilt. American Printing History Association, Table of contents leaf and (4) page introductory material, twenty-nine broadsides, each designed and printed by an..... More
London: Nattali & Maurice, (1967), First Edition thus. octavo, faux vellum boards. (ii), (30)pp. Nattali & Maurice, Translated by Hans Schmoller. With two illustrations. Set and printed in Dante type by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega Press. Very slight bump to foot of spine, otherwise a very fine, clean..... More
New York: The Typophiles, 1946, First Edition, one of 400 numbered copies for The Typophiles. duodecimo, brick red buckran. (xii), (152)pp. The Typophiles, Typophile Chap Book No. XV. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Printed at The Spiral Press, New York. Illustrated with photographs and numerous Bruce Roger's marks. More
Jersey City, NJ: American Type Founders Company, 1912, quarto, red cloth. 1,301 pp. American Type Founders Company, Specimens are preceded by a detailed index. All 1,301 pages accounted present. Printed in black and colors. That same year the company issued a slightly smaller edition of 1,096 pages. No excises. Three..... More
Boston: David R. Godine, 2013, First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth. 216 pp. David R. Godine, The book and type designer Frederic Warde is remembered today chiefly for his collaboration with Stanley Morison, for producing the singular typeface Arrighi, and for being, briefly, the husband of Beatrice, Monotype's charismatic publicity..... More
London: Pleiades Books, 1947, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. large octavo, blue cloth with gilt stamping. (xxiv), (612), (xxxvii)pp. Pleiades Books, This compilation of the author's years of assembling and researching material related to papermaking is aimed at giving accomplished bibliophiles and amateur booklovers an insight into the methods employed..... More
Chicago: Inland Printer Company, 1904, First Edition. octavo, original dark blue cloth. (xii), 200, (4)pp. Inland Printer Company, Extensively illustrated with photographs and line drawings. A fine history of the beginning of the composing machine. With stencilled note tipped to front inner hinge: "--SEPTEMBER 30, 1907. -- SOUVENIR of the..... More
Thaxted: The Workshop Press, (1992), First Edition Limited to 180 numbered copies signed by Arman. octavo, original patterned boards and cloth with printed babels on front cover and spine. vii, 35, (28)pp. The Workshop Press, Printed in numerous colors and with many folding, tipped-in specimens. With samples of over 350..... More
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press, 1955, First Edition, Limited to 1,500 copies. octavo, paste-paper boards and dark green cloth. (xii), (144), followed by 64 pp. of illustrations. Harvard University Press, Published for The Society of Printers in celebration of their 50th anniversary. From the dust jacket: "The text surveys briefly..... More
New York: 1966, First Edition Limited to 385 copies. large 8vo, red cloth in original tissue wrapper and box. (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. Both book..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1975, First Edition, Limited to 300 copies. small octavo, brown printed boards and cloth. (94)pp. Dawson's Book Shop, A selective list of books, pamphlets and other materials named in this book have at least one thing in common: each contributes a part of the answer..... More
Athens, GA: The Press of the Nightowl, 1990, First Edition, one of 300 numbered copis on Rives paper. large octavo, red and gray cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. (vi), (38)pp. The Press of the Nightowl, With wood engravings by Joseph Sanders. A very fine, clean copy..... More
Cambridge: Printed for His Friends by the University Printer, Christmas, 1968, First Edition. Limited to 500 copies. octavo, patterned boards and red cloth. vi, (48)pp., Followed by seven examples of their design work, each (4)pp., and each tipped-in. Printed for His Friends by the University Printer, Christmas, Also with two..... More
Paris: Aux Editions des Cendres, 1992, Edition Limited to 999 copies. oblong quarto, marbled boards with printed label on front cover with green cloth spine. xxxix, (192 un-numbered pp). Aux Editions des Cendres, Facsimile reproduction of type specimen catalogue of de Laurent and de Berny originally published by Balzac in..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2012, First Edition, one of 500 copies. quarto, blue cloth. 118 pp. The Grolier Club, This volume was produced to accompany an exhibition held at the Grolier Club from December 6, 2011 to February 4, 2012, on the history of the French national typographic and..... More
Aptos & Woodside: (Grace Hoper Press), 1969, quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches), one sheet folded once with sample leaf laid in, (4)pp. plus one leaf. (Grace Hoper Press), A very attractive prospectus for this fine press book in fine condition. Fold horizontally thru the center for mailing. More
Aptos & Woodside: (Grace Hoper Press), 1969, quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches), one sheet folded once with sample leaf laid in, (4)pp. plus one leaf. (Grace Hoper Press), A very attractive prospectus for this fine press book in fine condition. More
Aptos & Woodside: (Grace Hoper Press), 1969, One of 200 copies printed on Saunders mould-made paper of a total edition of 300 copies. quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches) decorated boards and cloth. 54pp. (Grace Hoper Press), A most attractive specimen book with the original printed prospectus laid in..... More
Montclair, NJ: Allanheld & Schram, (1980), First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xx, 198pp. Allanheld & Schram, A history of the art of calligraphy and a teaching manual. Extensively illustrated. From the Preface: "I wanted a single comprehensive volume, easy to understand, to learn from, and to teach with..... More