Typography from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

London and Boston: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1979. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Red hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, with light shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. A section of four pages 149-152 (two pages double-sided) is loose. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with some chips and tears… Read more about this item

Sidcot, Winscombe, Somerset: Anthony Baker at The Gruffyground Press, 1973. Book. Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 8 page booklet bound within a yellow paper cover. The front of the booklet has an engraving by Reynolds Stone of a churchyard scene. Condition: Good, the yellow paper covers have general light shelfwear and light foxing… Read more about this item

London: Art and Technics, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Presentation copy inscribed to John Sparrow from Reynolds Stone at top of front pastedown. NB: No dustjacket. Grey cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with some light browning to front endpapers. Previous owners bookplate on… Read more about this item

Ipswich: W.S.Cowell Ltd., 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black hardcover with the initials S M stamped in silver on front cover.Condition: Very good. Some light foxing to frontispiece and also to last two pages of text. Previous owners bookplate on front endpaper.38pp. B/w frontispiece portrait of Stanley Morison. One of a… Read more about this item

Walterstone, Hereford: Monnow Valley Arts, 2015. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Third edition. Softcover. Condition: Fine, no inscriptions. 68pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the touring exhibtion of prints and illustrated books from the extensive collection of Julian Francis organised by Monnow Valley Arts. The catalogue includes images of works… Read more about this item

Ulm, Germany: Hochschule fur Gestaltung, 1963. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: Dual text in German and English. Softcover. Condition: Fair, covers have shelfwear with some general light soiling and "grubbiness". Binding sound, no inscriptions.84pp. Many b/w illustrations. Published quarterly between 1958 and 1968, the international journal provided a comprehensive account of the supremely… Read more about this item

Shaftesbury: The High House Press, 1931. Book. Illus. by John Reginald Biggs. Fair. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Patterned paper-covered boards (pattern designed by Edward Bawden) wtih title in gilt on off-white spine. Condition: Fair to good, covers have general light shelfwear with some rubbing to cover corners, browning and sunning to paper-covered boards and… Read more about this item

Letraset UK Ltd., 1975. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Fair to good, covers are generally quite shelfworn and lightly soiled with the edge of lower right corner missing to the rear cover. Previous owners name to the top right of the front cover. Internally the contents are in good condition. Binding sound.… Read more about this item

New Castle, Delaware and West Dulwich, London: Oak Knoll Press and Werner Shaw, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 216pp. Many… Read more about this item

Frankfurt am Main/New York: Bauer Type Foundry, 1931. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Undated, but c.1931 according to a Kodak competition page to rear (see image). Card covers. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, including a 3 inch split to covers at base of spine. The catalogue is stapled, and the three… Read more about this item

Blandford, Dorset: Sacketts, 1988. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Fine, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. 74 b/w illustrations. In this book, the British stonecarver Richard Grasby (d.2015) includes a two page biography as well as illustrations of many examples of his work..

London: The Monotype Corporation Ltd. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Card Covered stapled booklet. 24pp. Undated, but circa 1960. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, including some light bumping to very top corner of booklet. Binding sound, no inscriptions. .

London/Toronto: Faber and Faber Limited in co-operation with Cooper & Beatty Ltd., 1967. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with title in silver on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Some light foxing to textblock edges. Binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Fair, the title on the spine has been bleached out… Read more about this item

London: Alec Tiranti, 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Enlarged new edition. English text. Cream hardcover with title in black on spine and front cover. Condition: Good, with a small mark to inner edge of front endpaper. No inscriptions. Some foxing to half-title, rear endpapers and last page. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally lightly sunned, lightly… Read more about this item

New York: Kaye-Cadel Publishing Corp., 1959. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear, and some sunning and soiling to covers and edges. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 88pp. Many b/w and several colour illustrations. This issue includes articles on attractive paper sample books, and a study by Du Pont of… Read more about this item

Ulm, Germany: Hochschule fur Gestaltung, 1965. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: Does not contain the three colour silkscreen entitled "Agitation", 1962 which was enclosed with the issue. Dual text in German and English. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear, and light soiling and foxing to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 76pp. … Read more about this item

London: Pentagram, 1981. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Card-covered booklet. Condition: Very good condition with very light shelfwear and a hint of sunning to edge of spine where it meets the front cover. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Loosely inserted is a card listing the staff in the Pentagram London and New York… Read more about this item

London: Pentagram, 1974. Book. Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Card-covered booklet. Condition: Good condition, with light shelfwear and some very light soiling to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Loosely inserted is a card listing the staff in the Pentagram London and Zurich offices, including Theo Crosby, Kenneth Grange and Colin Forbes. Scarce The… Read more about this item

London: The Royal College of Art, 1951. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Published at various dates between 1951 and 1956. Softcover. Condition: All issues are in very good condition with just a hint of shelfwear except Issue no.18 which has slightly more shelfwear and some light soiling to covers. Issue no.18 is also in a different format (27x22cm), all the… Read more about this item

New York: Whitney Library of Design (an imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications), 1988. Book. Good. Soft cover. First paperback edition. Condition Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, sunning to spine (so that title is faded), and a small area to top left corner of front cover where a couple of the first letters of the title are also faded. Binding… Read more about this item