London: Bernard Quaritch, 1988, small octavo, pictorial wrappers. 97 pp. Bernard Quaritch, Quaritch rare book catalogue offering 92 items. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Hint of a paperclip (dent, not rust) at top of front wrapper. Fine. More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 2000, small octavo, pictorial wrappers. 86 pp. Bernard Quaritch, Quaritch rare book catalogue offering 125 items. Illustrated in color. Mild two inch fold (dent?) in front cover affecting the first 30 pages. Initials and date of receipt "3/3/00" on title page. 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
Boston: David R. Godine, (1979), Second Printing. oblong small octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. unpaginated [75] pp. David R. Godine , With a Memoir by Fritz Kredel and a Preface by Warren Chappell. A facsimile of the 24 alphabets in Das ABC Buchlein. Small bump to wrapper, otherwise fine... 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
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
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
(London): Pelham Books, (1986), First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 141pp. Pelham Books, 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 a modern..... 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
(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
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
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
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2000), First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xii, 196 pp. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Letters in Gold accompanies the first international exhibition of Ottoman calligraphic works from the Sakip Sabanci Collection, Istanbul. The seventy-one works constituting the exhibition are discussed and illustrated in..... 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
Caledonia, NY: Italimuse, Inc., 1963, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. (84)pp. Italimuse, Inc., The catalogue is divided into two parts: I. 1710-1957, in chronological sequence; II. Contemporary Calligraphy, in alphabetical sequence. Title page and headings calligraphed by Raymond F. DaBoll. Wrappers lightly soiled, top right corner mildly bumped. 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: Devin-Adair Company, 1948, First Edition. octavo, red cloth. 480pp. Devin-Adair Company, Illustrated with twelve drawings. Gill was wonderfully opinionated about art, design and architecture and the letters are full of specific likes and dislikes. Many of the cards and letters to friends and family are calligraphic and whimsical..... 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: 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
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: 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