Santa Ana, CA: International Letter Arts Network, 1989, #44 of a Limited Edition of 100 numbered copies signed by Sheila Waters and Peter Waters. quarto, tan and brown striated cloth with brown leather spine with blind-stamped panel insert, in matching clamshell case. 80 pp. International Letter Arts Network, This limitation..... More
Rochester, NY: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, 2016, First Edition, Limited to 325 copies. large oblong octavo, boards with vellum spine. 60 pp. RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection , With an Introduction by David Pankow. Foreword by Steven Galbraith. This new book – Manuale Calligraphicum – was conceived as a...... 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
Mainz: Verlag Hermann Schmidt, 1995, large quarto, grey cloth stamped in blind and red lettering, in dust jacket. Verlag Hermann Schmidt, With a contribution by Larry Brady, "Calligraphy in Design, USA" and by Hermann Zapf, "Calligraphy in a World of Electronics". Extensively illustrated. Very fine in a very fine dust..... 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
Suffolk, Eng: Boydell & Brewer, 1989, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 205pp. Boydell & Brewer, Pepys's music collection ranges from psalm-books to operas, includes treatises on the subject of musical theory and items of historical interest. The map collection concentrates on material related to navigation and the `Calligraphical..... 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
(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
David Mekelburg, 1982, First Edition. 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" cardboard front and back holding plates with a fold over grey black and red partial alphabets with author and title. 13 plates, complete. David Mekelburg, Verso of fold-over contains Mekelburg's text. In original printed envelope, slightly soiled. A tiny bit..... More
Leipzig: Fachbuchverlag, (1986), First Edition. quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. (264) pp. Fachbuchverlag, Text in German. Later printing of an important text. Extensively illustrated covering the fields of typography, calligraphy and lettering. Fine. More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1932, Reprint. small octavo, green and tan cloth. 510 pp.(500), (iv) pp. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Johnston traces the development of writing giving insights into the construction of letters, and offers advice on the acquisition of a formal or "book" hand. This is..... More
Watermark Press, 1986), First Edition. oblong quarto, pictorial wrappers. (iv), followed by 18 pp. printed recto only. Watermark Press, Poetry & Paintings by Carolyn Sanders Turner; Calligraphy by Patti Paulus; Photography by Doug Chadwick; Layout Assistant Mary Gail Jacobson. Nine color paintings reproduced and tipped in. Signed by the poet/artist..... More
Kansas City: Ziller, 1979, 1975, 1953, 1955, 1953, small oblong octavo, printed wrappers. 64, 32, 32, 32, 32 pp. Ziller, Book One, eighth printing; Book Two, second printing; Book Three, second printing; Book Four, second printing; Book Five, second printing. Very fine and clean. 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
(New York): Design Press, (1993), First Edition. quarto, black boards in printed dust jacket. (xvi), (304)pp. Design Press, A fine sourcebook of letter styles with 169 examples of Young's work. With essays by professionals in eight areas of commerce. Minor fading at spine of jacket, else a very fine copy..... More
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1981), First Edition. small quarto, printed wrappers. 36pp.; illustrations unpaginated. Taplinger Publishing Company, With 79 illustrated examples from the output of Kindersley's own workshop with a description of each, step-by-step guide to the technique of cutting slate, and 89 line drawings by Cardozo demonstrating the..... More
London: British Library, 2010, Second Edition, Revised. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 238 pp. British Library, with the addition of color plates and new information on ancient Egyptian Papyrus gilding. The Gilded Page traces the history of gilding from ancient Egypt and Babylon through Rome, the Near East, Mediæval and Renaissance Europe..... 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
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 Haven: Taplinger, (1985), First American Edition. quarto, printed wrappers. 64 pp. Taplinger, Introduction by Sheila Waters. Signed by Harvey on the half title. Very fine. More
Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, (1970), First printing of this edition. oblong octavo, printed wrappers. M.I.T. Press, First published in 1954.100 typographic pages with quotations from the past and present on types and printing in 16 different languages, selected and designed by Hermann Zapf. These pages are printed recto only in..... More
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2003, Third Printing. quarto, wrappers. (x), 228pp. Oak Knoll Press, A history of methods of production for ink, paper, pens and pencils, and a history of calligraphy, detecting forgeries, watermarks, and a general history of autograph collecting. Foreword by Charles Hamilton. Numerous illustrations. 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: 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