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
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
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. 36 pp. Champion Papers, Promotional piece exhibiting the art of Hermann Zapf. Printed in black and white and in color. Very fine. More
Calgary, AB, Canada: Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild, 1994, quarto, metal spiral binding, flaps tied with ribbon. Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild, Foreword by Lindley McDougall. Followed by 100 full color examples by members of the Guild. Very fine. 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
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
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
Davenport, IA: St. Ambrose University, (1991), Second edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. (xii), 310pp. St. Ambrose University, Edited by Mary W. Gilroy. Illustrated and printed with accents and capitals and headlines in green or rust or both. The serif originated with Roman inscription letters, its history and development here..... More
London: A & C Black, (1985), First Edition. large octavo, printed wrappers. 260 pp. A & C Black, This comprehensive collection of eighteen authoritative articles is written for those who are seriously interested in practising, or in learning about, the skills of penmanship and the art of fine writing. The..... 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): 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, (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
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
self-published, (1990), First Edtiion, Limited to 50 numbered copies signed by Cicale. oblong octavo, Japanese handmade paper, sewn. (ii), 22 pp. self-published, An In Memoriam of Annie Cicale's older brother, Charles Olav Berg. Five initial letters flourished in red ink by the accomplished calligrapher, Annie Cicale, also inscribed and signed..... 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
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
(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
No place: (1987), First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers. (40) pp. Calligraphic humor. Signed by calligrapher Gay Ayers on front endpaper. Fine. More
Die Kalligraphie Edition, 1989, First Edition, one of 1,800 copies rpinted. square octavo, brown boards with title stamped in black on front cover with "kgh" blindstamped, with clear plastic jacket with the calligrapher's name stamped in white. (95) pp. Die Kalligraphie Edition, Two column text in German and English. Extensively..... More
New York: K.G. Saur, (1983), First American Edition. large quarto, beige cloth in printed dust jacket. 470 pp. K.G. Saur, Translated from the German by Ida Kimber. This translation is taken from the third, revised edition. The text covers the topic by tracing the development of the Roman letter from..... More
(New York): Thames & Hudson, (1996), First American Edition of this Revised and Expanded edition. quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. 239 pp. Thames & Hudson, Calligraphy, the art that combines visual image and written word, is perhaps at its most brilliant in the arts of Islam. Islamic calligraphy traditionally..... More