London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1883, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth stamped in gilt. T.e.g. (xvi), (360), 38 pp. ads; (xvi), 398 pp. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., Volume One: Semitic Alphabets. Volume Two: Aryan Alphabets. This two-part series attempts to compile a brief account of recent discoveries surrounding..... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
No place: (1986), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (34) pp. Inscribed and signed by Brown on the front endpaper. Very fine. 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
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
Totowa, NJ: Rowman & Littlefield, 1976, Reprint. quarto, cloth. 201pp. Rowman & Littlefield, Organized by The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Peabody Institute Library, The Walters Art Gallery. June 6 - July 18, 1965. 218 items exhibited and described in detail, each item illustrated. Each entry has a lengthy discussion..... 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
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: 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
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
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
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1971), First Printing of the Second Edition, Revised. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (viii), 294pp. Thomas Y. Crowell, The complete and fascinating story of writing characters. "He has enlivened this history with thumbnail stories: the discovery of the Altamira wall paintings; the strange letter to..... More
(Hardheim, Germany: Die Kalligraphie Editions, 1989), First Edition, one of 2,000 copies printed. duodecimo, pictorial wrappers. not paginated. Die Kalligraphie Editions, Text in German and English; printed in black and red. Very fine. 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
Hollywood, CA: W. M. Hawley, (1944), 27" x 35" folded chart in original printed sleeve. W. M. Hawley, 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
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
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