Wolfenbuttel: Herzog August Bibliothek, 1993, 18 1/4" x 26 1/2" Herzog August Bibliothek, Poster designed by Hermann Zapf for the permanent exhibition at the Herzog August Bibliothek comprising Zapf's archive which the artist donated at that time. Very 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
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, May 19, 1988, large quarto, cloth. 103pp. Christie, Manson & Woods, 139 items listed and described iin detail. A remarkable section of a remarkable sale: William Morris letters and manuscripts; Cobden-Sanderson' s binding on Morris's own copy of Karl Marx, Le Capital; Morris's original..... More
[London: Designer Bookbinders], 1991, First Edition. quarto, blue wrappers stamped in silver. 96 pp. Designer Bookbinders], Illustrated in color. Faint bump to top of spine, else a fine, clean copy. More
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London: Newbery & Alexander, [1860], oblong large octavo, purple cloth stamped in blind and gilt, professionally rebacked in purple leather. titlepage followed by 31 leaves of alphabets printed recto only; titpelage followed by 17 leaves of alphabets printed recto only. Newbery & Alexander, Alphabets printed in black, green, purple, blue..... More
Boston: David R. Godine [et. al.], (1976), First printing of this edition. oblong small octavo, brown cloth in original acetate wrapper. unpaginated [75] pp. David R. Godine [et. al.], With a Memoir by Fritz Kredel and a Preface by Warren Chappell. A facsimile of the 24 alphabets in Das ABC..... 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
Hollywood, CA: W. M. Hawley, (1944), 27" x 35" folded chart in original printed sleeve. W. M. Hawley, Very fine. More
New York: Champion Papers, 1978, First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers in original printed envelope. 36 pp. Champion Papers, Promotional piece exhibiting the art of Hermann Zapf. Printed in black and white and in color. Very fine in fine printed envelope. More
New York: Design Press, (1989), First American Edition. folio, cloth in dust jacket. 256pp. Design Press, A beautifully produced book with color photographs from the work of German students in handwriting seminars at the University of Hamburg. The book " makes visible the process of teaching and learning" the various..... More
The Calligraphy Connection, 1990, First Edition. large quarto, sheets spiral bound with a glossy boards cover, as issued. noncontinuous pagination with many fold-out pages. The Calligraphy Connection, "...a book that successfully captures the dynamic and evolutionary characteristics of medieval scripts....The core of the book is eighteen plates that illustrate the..... More
Boston: Godine, (1988), First Edition. oblong quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 183pp. Godine, With a foreword by James M. Wells. A comprehensive survey of the copybooks of sixteenth-century writing masters with accompanying pictorial displays of their italic letters. The majority of the editions are displayed in the actual size with..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, (2002), First Edition. quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. 288pp. University of California Press, Calligraphy has been a revered art form in China for centuries but has changed dramatically since Mao Zedong established the People's Republic in 1949. Twenty-five people are presented in individual chapters..... More
Brepols, 2017, First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards. 545 pp. Brepols, The textuality and materiality of documents are an essential part of their communicative role. Medieval writing, as part of the interpersonal communication process, had to follow rules to ensure the legibility and understanding of a text and its connotations. This..... 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
Newport, R. I. John Stevens, 1940, First Edition. large octavo, brown cloth. 125 pp. John Stevens, Divided into three sections: Theoretical, Practical and Historical. Printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. Illustrated. Small name and address on front pastedown, pencil notations on back endpaper. No wear but a...... More
Johannes Stauda Verlag, (1984), Reprint of the 1953 edition. quarto, boards and cloth in dust jacket. 106 pp. Johannes Stauda Verlag, An illustrated text, in German, of the work of this book designer and calligrapher. Includes a checklist of his work. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. More
Boston: Bates & Guild, 1921, First printing of this edition. octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. (xx), 214pp. Bates & Guild, A descriptive text with numerous illustrations of lettering styles and designs from the fifteenth-century to date of publication. This book is most useful in the section where it shows..... More
New York: Hastings House, (1980), First Trade Edition. oblong large octavo, printed wrappers. 64 pp. Hastings House, From the back cover blurb, "Up to now most books on calligraphy have been narrowly restricted to hard-tool expression, using the square-edged pen with practically no attention given to other letter-making tools. This..... More
Davenport, IA: The Catfish Press, (1972), First Edition. octavo and quarto, each volume in blue cloth and printed label on front cover. 32 pp.; portfolio volume contains 27 plates, printed front and back, plus title page. The Catfish Press, Each plate contains a letter of the alphabet plus a leaf..... 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, 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
(London): Pelham Books, 1986, First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 141pp. Pelham Books, Illustrated with color plates. A student of Edward Johnston, Wellington was a major influence on modern calligraphy helping to change it from a medieval influenced craft resurrected during the Arts & Crafts Movement to a modern..... More
(London): Studio Books, (1963), First Edition. quarto, green cloth in dust jacket. 96 pp. Studio Books, 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..... 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): Smithmark, (1996), large quarto, boards in dust jacket. 128 pp. Smithmark, Creative Calligraphy will provide a practical course for the beginner, from a basic introduction to the history of the craft and an explanation of the materials required. More