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187326237New York NY: Not Published 1873. A folding announcement for the wedding at the Methodist Episcopal Church in NY of this prominent Baltimore MD physician and his fiancee. Elaborately engraved invitation copper-plate style in black on polished paper. On the opposite side of the text is an embossed stylized coat-of-arms. Approx. 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" size; simple folded paper format; some offsetting to the printing on the embossment side. Light wear in very good condition. Ephemera. Soft Cover. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
1982WRCLIT83282Cambridge MA: Harvard College/Houghton Library 1982. Printed buff wrappers. About fine. One of 1500 copies of this facsimile edition of Bodoni's first type specimen of 1771 of which 200 were distributed as a keepsake for a reunion tea of the Harvard Class of 1937 given at the Houghton Library 400 were for Friends of the Harvard College Library and 900 were for sale. Concludes with an explanatory note by Eleanor M. Garvey Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts. Harvard College/Houghton Library unknown books
19921342384Tokyo: Graphic-sha Publishing Co 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto; First edition; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine white with gold print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards in glossy white paper clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in Japanese and English; 247 pages illustrated color. <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1342384. FP New Rockville Stock. Graphic-sha Publishing Co hardcover books
198025332San Francisco CA: Scenic Road Press 1980. Small broadside keepsake printed at the Scenic Road Press for members of the Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs on the occasion of their Joint Meeting in 1980; one of 200 printed. A letter of February 24 1887 from William Morris to 'My dear Smith' noticing his indignation that he'd been sent by Smith to visit a woman he'd thought to be a potential client who actually wanted him instead to look at her designs. Approx. 4 1/2" x 7" size; printed black in a Kelmscott-style type on quality paper stock; with the original plain paper envelope; slight wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Broadside. Very Good. Scenic Road Press books
198825327San Francisco California: Scenic Road Press 1988. Folding keepsake printed at the Scenic Road Press for members of the Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs on the occasion of their Joint Meeting in San Francisco in September 1988; one of 150 printed. A letter of November 3 1879 from William Morris to Ruskin noticing the indignation in England at the proposed restoration of St. Marks in Venice. Approx. 6" x 9 3/4" size; printed black and white on quality paper stock; slight wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Scenic Road Press paperback books
198125274San Francisco CA: The Arion Press 1981. Andrew Hoyem's letter-announcement only for his new discount policy for the Arion Press. With detailed information on currently available and forthcoming projects for the press. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" letter size printed one side only. Old fold lines; light shallow creasing at one top tip; clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. The Arion Press paperback books
199225341California US: The Zamorano Club 1992. Keepsake ".meant as a companion piece to The Zamorano Club Programs 1928 - 1991 which was issued in 1992 to commemorate the joint meeting of Roxburghe-Zamorano at San Francisco." Within the cover is the tipped-in pamphlet-announcement a simple folder with no text of The Treachery of Recollection talk of Professor Daniel Aaron of Smith College speaking at the Zamorano Club Wednesday March 3 1965; the keepsake-cover approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; printed in red & black on quality paper stock; light wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Zamorano Club paperback books
194625474Woodstock Vermont: William Edwin Rudge Publisher Inc. 1946. 103 pages; cover design label by William G. Meek; the issue is illustrated in black and white and occasionally in colors. With a tipped-in booklet showing many examples from the AIGA show. Contributions from Carl P. Rollins Edward Colin Dawson William K. Zinsser L.G.A. Schlichting Helmut Lehmann-Haupt John Taylor Arms Karl Kup Ray Nash; with reviews graphic arts topics production notes. Stamp on last leaf of Contempo Advertising Artists Inc. Approx. 7 1/4" x 10" size; black construction-paper softcovers with tipped-on label. Covers chipped contents clean and very good condition. Good graphic arts compendium from mid-20th century. First Edition. Softcover. Good. William Edwin Rudge, Publisher, Inc. paperback books
2003219292no place: Self-published by the author as dPress 2003. Pamphlet. 14p5.5x8.25 inches spot-color decorations rice-paper endsheets text in Japanese characters romanized Japanese and English very good chapbook in sewn wraps and matching folder which is edgeworn. After leaving the Berkeley Street Poets and Moe's Books Denner ran a small bookstore in Washington state he subsidized by working as a tree-planter every Spring; he survived forest fire and the St.Helena eruption. Nothing so mundane in this item it appears to record a romance. Oketani is a Japanese national with a terrific resume' and lengthy California stays. Self-published by the author as dPress unknown books
1903200613East Aurora NY: Roycrofters 1903. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/no dust jacket. No pencil or ink markings in text. Boards soiled; light rubbing on spine. ; NOT Ex-Library. Very Good binding / no dust jacket. Roycrofters unknown books
19279936Philadelphia: Monotype Machine Co 1927. Printed self wrappers. VG dampstain to lower edge. 24 pp. Printed in red black & blue-green. Folio 9" x 12". <br/><br/>Contains a 12 ppg section depicting a series of 6 adverts the typography of which was arranged by Bruce Rogers. Also reprints in facsimile a Rogers' letter of 7/2/27. Monotype Machine Co unknown books
1925155743Chicago: Robert O. Ballou Publisher 1925. 16mo pp. 1 2-15 16 original orange wrappers printed in black side stapled. First edition. The subject of eight of the fifteen books is typography all written or introduced by Douglas C. McMurtrie. Covers a bit dusty a nearly fine copy. Scarce. No copies located by OCLC#155743 Robert O. Ballou Publisher unknown books
1945WRCLIT78490Bern: Schweizerischen Gutenbergmuseums 1945. 84pp. Gilt cloth. Black & white and color plates. First edition. Text stock tanned otherwise very good in worn dust jacket. Typography and art from the early beginnings of printing to the mid-twentieth century. Schweizerischen Gutenbergmuseums hardcover books
1947WRCLIT34736New York: Kurt H. Volk 1947. Blue cloth. Illustrations. Fifth edition. With a character count rule inserted in pocket at the rear. Very good or better lacking a printed jacket. Kurt H. Volk hardcover books
4198GERMAN TYPOGRAPHY DER DRUCKER ERNST ENGEL UND DIE OFFENBACHER SCHULE. N.P.: Freunde des Klingspor-Museums 1966. 4to. Wrappers. 45 3 pages. First edition. An illustrated study of the typographic movement that sprang from Offenbach a Main. Spine sunned edges of paper browned. Not much written on this subjec. unknown books
198225267San Francisco CA: The Arion Press 1982. The announcement only for this publication; Folding 4 panel-pages; cover with silhouette illustration text in red and black giving the details of the book and its printing. Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" size; laid-in discount to book dealers card; light wear; clean and in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Arion Press paperback books
198524920New York N.Y.: The International Typeface Corporation 1985. 80 pages; black and white & color illustrated with a very useful index to typefaces employed in the journal. With editorials of typographic interest; a piece on the work of John Baskerville; on Robert Osborn; an article with color illustrations on hot air ballooning; new developments from ITC; the book art forms of Lois Polansky; advertisements in the trade more. Large format approx. 11" x 14 1/2" size printed and illustrated newsprint-weight paper covers. Covers darkened as are all pages within; the color printed sections still bright. Light wear in good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. The International Typeface Corporation paperback books
194825475Woodstock Vermont: William Edwin Rudge Publisher Inc. 1948. 25475 Art - Design - Typography - 20th Century - Graphic Arts - Print Quarterly. Print Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts Volume VI Number 1 1948. Woodstock Vermont: William Edwin Rudge Publisher Inc. 1948. 79 pages 24 pages of advertisements at back. Cover design by Thoreau MacDonald; the issue is illustrated in black and white and occasionally in colors tipped-on plates. Contributions from Imre Reiner George Salter on Book Jacket Designs The Society of Typographic Arts; P.K. Thomajan Karl Kup Ruthven Todd on William Blake's Illuminated Printing Jean-Francois Millet John Taylor Arms Walter Lewis Ray Nash with book reviews graphic arts topics production notes. Laid-in is a Christmas gift suggestion form and the useful Index to Print Volume V 1947-1948 Numbers 1-4. Old rubber stamp of Contempo Advertising Artists Inc. on a few leaves at lower margin. Approx. 7 1/4" x 10" size; brick-orange paper softcovers; Covers with a few tiny chips at corners few small dog-ears at first leaves; contents clean and very good condition. A very good graphic arts compendium from mid-20th century. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. William Edwin Rudge, Publisher, Inc. paperback books
194925476Woodstock Vermont: William Edwin Rudge Publisher Inc. 1949. 68 pages 8 pages of advertisements at back. Cover design by Frank Lieberman; the issue is illustrated in black and white. Contributions from Mary Kingsbury writing on Emily Connor and the Marchbanks Press; Dorothy Miner on Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages & Renaissance; John Taylor Arms Ray Nash with book reviews graphic arts topics production notes. Old rubber stamp of Contempo Advertising Artists Inc. on a few leaves at lower margin. Approx. 7 1/4" x 10" size; illustrated paper softcovers. Binding with a few tiny chips at bottom edge top corner; contents clean and very good condition. A very good graphic arts compendium from mid-20th century. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. William Edwin Rudge, Publisher, Inc. paperback books
194225472New Haven Connecticut: William Edwin Rudge Publisher Inc. 1942. 87 pages; color cover design by Jean Carlu; woodcut frontispiece by J.J. Lankes; the issue is illustrated in black and white including tipped-in plates. Contributions from Henry Watson Kent Amos Stote Cedric Larson Bartram D. Lewis Lawrence C. Wroth Clarence E. Sherman John Taylor Arms Ray Nash Zoltan Haraszti; book reviews graphic arts topics calendar of events. Approx. 7 1/4" x 10" size; typographically illustrated softcovers. Slight wear; in very good condition; excellent graphic arts compendium from mid-20th century. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. William Edwin Rudge, Publisher, Inc. paperback books
1978108152Calendar. San Francisco: Two Windows Press and JPP Graphic Arts Center 1978. Calendar 12 x 17 1/8†cover printed in black and red four color lithographs terminal ads for Hoefer Scientific Instruments with b&w photos. Staple bound as issued; very good. § First and only edition of this finepress calendar featuring a harmonious collection of art and poetry which corresponds to each season of the year. Poetry includes “There†by Howard Nemerov 1975 “Rural Reflections†by Adrienne Rich 1956 “Zone†by A. R. Ammons 1972 and “Light from Above†by Richard Eberhart 1976. Artists include Tomio Kimoshita Nathan Oliveira Andrew Dasburg David Swanson and Earl Stroh. Two Windows Press and JPP Graphic Arts Center unknown books
1907230323East Aurora NY: The Society of the Philistines; The Roycroft Printing Shop 1907. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Periodicals bound together June 1907 - November 1907. No pencil or ink markings in texts. Tan suede spine and blue paper-covered boards gilt lettering. Front board slightly loose but holding. Mylar cut to protect boards.; Mylar Cover. near Very Good binding. The Society of the Philistines; The Roycroft Printing Shop unknown books
196428328New York: Art Direction Book Company 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 279 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. An important text on typography. Very good condition in photo-illustrated boards in a very good unclipped dustwrapper. Small prior ownership bookplate afixed to the front pastedown. Art Direction Book Company hardcover books
1927293435Chicago: Pascal Covici Publisher 1927. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. Small 4to.; in the publisher's bright blue binding elaborately decorated and titled in gilt; 12 286 pages including Glossary; with cored frontispiece in red pink gold and black; this edition limited to 760 copies numbered and signed by Richard Atawater who wrote the Introduction and by Douglas McMurtrie who designed the type; this is copy #264. The front hinge is cracked exposing the mull but is holding reasonably well.~~. Very Good binding. Pascal Covici, Publisher unknown books
196425255New York NY: Royal Typographers Inc. 1964. 227 pages. ". for the first time deals with copy in mass. This is a type book for body copy only.many different type faces.the samples are set in 54 pica 9" measures. The purpose of those extra-long settings is to give you the opportunity to "crop" the type as it will actually be set. To frame it with your hands or paper so you can actually see the "color' of each different type face as it will finally appear in your piece." from the prefatory information. Tipped-on at front endpaper is a presentation slip from the company to John Collins. Volume approx. 8 5/8" x 11" size; two-tone cloth over hardcover boards with illustrated endpapers; in a black cloth-covered cardstock slipcase. Slipcase with some edge tips wear; Light wear to the binding; first text page with old crease; in very good condition. First Printing. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Very Good. Royal Typographers Inc. hardcover books
