Greek Printing Types 1465-1927 : by Scholderer, Victor - 1994 Facsimiles from an exhibition of books illustrating the development of Greek printing shown in the British Museum 1927

Utica, NY: Howard Coggeshall, 1941. SCARCE. From the "Book of Knowledge, Treating of the Wisdom of the Ancients, Written by ERRA PATER, Doctor of Astronomy and Physic, Born in Bethany in Judea". One of an unnumbered but small edition printed for the friends of Howard and Marie Coggeshall, in Utica, NY, in December 1941.. First Edition Thus. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Cloth cover with imprint of author on front. Silver on spine. The book is in good condition, pages are crisp and clean with a binding that is tight. There is a ding on the top spine but the photos will show it is in lovely shape with some sun fading. Bargain priced without the dust jacket. Please view photos for quality views.
"From the dust jacket: Paul Rand's stature as one of the world's leading graphic designers is uncontestable. For half a century his pioneering work in the field of advertising design and typography has exerted a profound influence on the design profession; he almost single-handedly transformed "commercial art" from a practice that catered to the lowest common denominator of taste to one that could assert its place among the fine arts. Among the numerous clients for whom he has been a consultant and/or designer are the American Broadcasting Company, IBM Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
In this witty and instructive book, Paul Rand speaks on the process and… Read More

Basel, Switzerland:: Studio for Design,, 2015.. Standard Edition of 187 copies. 3.25 x 4.75"; 10 pages. Leporello structure. Hand composed and handprinted in four colors: black, red, blue, and yellow. Striped paper band closure. Numbered. Text in German and English.. Romano Hänni, information booklet: "Work on this folding book (leporello), began in September 2014, was interrupted by commissioned work , and lasted until April 2015. Folding book means that the pages at the front and at the binding are only folded. After removing the book jacket the twelve pages of the content can be folded into one strip... "Preparation of the printing form. Handcomposing with lead type, synthetic type, brass lines and geometrical signs. Every printing form is composed with single pieces. "Print: Letterpress, hand proofing press, four-color."Standard edition (187 copies). Numbers 1 to 50 in slipcase together with the unikat edition. Numbers 51 to 187 as single books… Read More

NY: J. M. Bowles and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine cloth eroded.. 1912. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies. A republication of an article by Currier which originally appeared in the August 1910 edition of The Graphic Arts magazine. Printed by Norman T. A. Munder and Company of Baltimore. Inscribed by Munder on the title page "To some good friend of Mr. John Hoyle". Brown cloth spine. Printed paper-covered boards. Printed on cream-colored laid paper. Currier Press printer's mark and initial T on page three drawn by Frederic W. Goudy and printed in orange ink. "...The choicest type face in the world may have its beauty or its legibility nullified by bad spacing. The tools are not superior to the workman." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 19 pages .

Bloomington, Indiana: The Raintree Press, 1981. SCARCE, WorldCat locates only 3 libraries with holdings. No copies found in current commerce. A Lockerbie Square chapbook. Published by Fredric Brewer at the Raintree Press, and SIGNED by Rensberger and initial-signed by Brewer at Colophon Page. No indication of number of copies printed, likely fewer than 100. Near Fine, slight fading to front wrapper. Printed letter in matching printed envelope in pocket on l. [12].. First Edition. String Tied. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1963. Hardcover. VG+/VG. ...with an introductory essay by Stanley Morison and supplemental material by Kennth Day. Large 4to, black cloth, gilt titles, xiii, 66, 377 plates, index. VERY GOOD+ book / VERY GOOD jacket: dj has some lite edgewear, discoloring and rubbing to spine (in mylar) A must-have for your book arts collection.

London: C. & E. Layton. Very Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Ca: 1928. Clean tan paper covered boards with brown titles. Cloth spine. Light shelf edge wear. Texts interior is tight, clean & intact. 28 laid in pages of the Erbar Group of Typefaces; Cable Group of Typefaces and Erbar Medium Italic. Showing the comprehensive collection of famous types, borders, and ornaments used by C&E Layton. Also included, the supplement to the Layton Type Book. Small paper hole on a laid in page. Typography ; Type Faces; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 120 pages .

London: Longmans & Co., 1998. First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine. 8 3/8" × 5 3/4" . Architecture and History, and Westminster Abbey: A Paper Read before the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, on July 1, 1884; and A Paper Written for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in June, 1893; by Morris, William (1834–1896). London: Longmans & Co.. Printed by Chiswick Press. 1998. First Edition. First Printing. 8vo: 8 3/8" x 5 3/4" (21.3 x 14.6 cm). Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with blue linen spine and black titles to cover. Printed on fine, hand-made, heavy paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon. [iv], 50, [iv] pp. Part of a William Morris series comprising five octavo books printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden type designed by Morris for his Kelmscott Press, 1898–1901. "Lecture IV: Architecture and History," A Paper Read before the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, on July 1, 1884; and "Westminster Abbey," A… Read More

Printed and sold by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press, New Rochelle, New York, in black and red on hand-made paper. pps. iv plus 57. Overall size c.10. x 6.5/8 inches. c.25 x 17 cm. One of a limited edition of 160 copies. Name stamp of Sydney H. Caslon Smith on half title and top margin of title page. Top and bottom of spine a little worn/rubbed (no loss) o/w very good. contents fine.

Hamilton, Ohio: Joseph Meadon, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. 428, [2] p.: many illustrations, both color and black-and-white, some tipped-in, some folded; 26 cm. Original leather spine with brown morocco-grain cloth over boards with gilt-stamped cover title: The Graphic Arts and Crafts Year Book 1910. 20th-century spine repair with dark brown library repair tape. Top page edges gilt. Brown endpapers. Includes index to advertisers. The frontispiece and many leaves of plates are included in pagination. Includes an article on color photography by Auguste Lumiere. Auguste and his brother Louis Lumiere were pioneers in cinema and in 1907 produced the first practical color photography process, autochrome Lumiere. Also contains articles by S. H. Horgan, Arthur Payne (Paynetype), A. J. Bull, Otto Mente, L. G. Musk, N. S. Amstutz, Henry E. Kock, Henry O. Klein, Albert Korn, Thorne-Baker, C. G. Zander, C. E. Kenneth Mees, F. J. Trezise, H. P. Buzzell, Kenneth E. Groesbeck, Walter C. Kelley, A. C.… Read More