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
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
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
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
Davenport, IA: The Catfish Press, (1972), First Edition. octavo and quarto, each volume in blue cloth and printed label on front cover. 32 pp.; portfolio volume contains 27 plates, printed front and back, plus title page. The Catfish Press, Each plate contains a letter of the alphabet plus a leaf..... 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
London: Adam & Charles Black, (1984), First Edition. large quarto, printed boards. not paginated. Adam & Charles Black, From the Introduction, "The craft of calligraphy has a 2000-year history in the Western world. Up to the time of the Renaissance, calligraphy was the only means of preserving literature, and so..... 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: The Wynkyn de Worde Society, (1989), First Edition. quarto, rust cloth stamped in gilt. (254) pp. The Wynkyn de Worde Society, Text in English and German. Beautifully illustrated. Numerous contributors including Giovanni Mardersteig, Jerry Kelly, Dreyfus, Will Carter, Zapf, Hans Schmoller, Adrian Wilson, Sigfried Taubert, Paul Standard, Hans Schmoller..... 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
(New York): Kelly Winterton Press, (2019), First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth stamped in gilt. (368) pp. Kelly Winterton Press, Calligrapher, type designer, and typographer Hermann Zapf towers over twentieth century lettering arts. Over a 70 year career, he designed more than 200 typefaces, many of which have become a part..... 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): Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1973), American Edition, later printing. large octavo, grey cloth in dust jacket. 193 pp. Van Nostrand Reinhold, A comprehensive, profusely illustrated guide to more than 1500 trademarks. Jack price clipped, else fine and clean. 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
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
The Calligraphy Connection, 1990, First Edition. large quarto, sheets spiral bound with a glossy boards cover, as issued. noncontinuous pagination with many fold-out pages. The Calligraphy Connection, "...a book that successfully captures the dynamic and evolutionary characteristics of medieval scripts....The core of the book is eighteen plates that illustrate the..... 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