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
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 [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
New York: Taplinger, (1980), First American Edition. quarto, boards and cloth in dust jacket. 160 pp. Taplinger, Illustrated. Faint water stain lower right-hand corner of dust jacket, binding and text block not affected. More
Hollywood, CA: W. M. Hawley, (1944), 27" x 35" folded chart in original printed sleeve. W. M. Hawley, 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
Freeport, ME: TBW Books, 1978, First Edition. quarto, brown cloth without dust jacket as issued. (xvi), (142) pp. TBW Books, Extensively illustrated. With an introduction by James M. Wells of the Newberry Library. Containing both critical essays on Da Boll and his work and appreciations of the man and his..... 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
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
Davenport, IA: St. Ambrose University, (1991), Second edition. quarto, cloth 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: Watson-Guptill, (1964), First American Edition. quarto, boards in two dust jackets: Watson-Guptill and Studio. 96 pp. Watson-Guptill, 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..... 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: Pentalic Corporation, (1965) , First American Edition. quarto, printed wrappers. (xxxviii, 240 pp. Pentalic Corporation, A collection of 240 full page plates coering the history of the development of letterforms from early Roman through the Renaissance hands and the commercial hands that came after. Essays by major English..... 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
Boston: Godine, (1986), First American Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. 256pp. Godine, A fascinating study aimed at anyone interested in the history, evolution, and cultural impact of the roman letter. Over 300 illustrations, many reproduced for the first time. With charts describing and illustrating experimental periods. Very fine..... More
London: Collins, (1990), First Edition. quarto, red boards in dust jacket. 128 pp. Collins, Illustrated with color photographs. The work and philosophies of fifteen of today's master callifraphers, includin Thomas Ingmire, Warner Schneider, Margaret Daubner, Sheila Waters and Ethna Gallacher. Brief biographies of the artists list training, publications, recent commissions..... 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