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THE PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY

By: Updike, Daniel Berkeley

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Iowa City, IA: The Prairie Press, 1961.: 1961.

Seller ID: 26693

Condition: Fine

Iowa City, IA: The Prairie Press, 1961.. 1961.. Fine. - sc 13-1/2"x9" broadside printed on tan stock with the title in red & black at top followed by a grayish-blue vignette. Folded twice with colophon on the verso. Near fine.

"Designed, hand set and printed by Carroll Coleman at the Prairie Press....The types are Eric Gill's Perpetual Titling capitals and Joanna."
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ENGRAVED BOOKPLATE, SIGNED WITHIN THE ENGRAVING, for Rudolf and Gertrud Lange. (In RICHARD WAGNER AN MATHILDE WESENDONK: Tagebuchblatter und Briefe 1853--1871. Siebenundzwanzigste durchgesehene Auflage)

By: Volkert, Hans

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Dunker, 1906.: 1906.

Seller ID: 16728

Condition: Very good

Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Dunker, 1906.. 1906.. Very good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt with decorations in dark brown on the front cover & spine. The binding is rubbed & lightly bumped. xxxv, 366 & [2] pages with 3 facsimiles,including 1 folding facsimile, in the rear. 4 plates with tissue guards, including a sepia-toned portrait frontispiece. The page edges are slightly darkened. There are a very few pencil markings. Very good.

A beautiful engraving of a lake with wildflowers and a birch tree with delicate branches hanging down in the foreground and a forest on the far side of ...
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THE NORTH-EAST BOOK TRADE TO 1860: Imprints and Subscriptions.

By: Wallis, Peter John.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1977.: 1977.

Seller ID: 35671

Condition: Good

- Quarto [11-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover. Stapled self-wrappers. vi & 18 mimeographed pages. There is some light soiling to the title page & the bottom corners of the last 2 leaves are creased. Good.

PHIBB 153, issued by the Project for Historical Biobibliography at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Details the imprint and subscription material used in the Supplement to C. J. Hunt's "The book trade in Northumberland and Durham to 1860".

Uncommon.
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ICUNABULA IN THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY. (Reprinted from Medievalia et Humanistica: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Culture. New Series, Number 2, 1971)

By: Walton, Francis R

Price: $15.00

Publisher: (Cleveland, OH/London, U.K.: The Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1971).: 1971).

Seller ID: 7130

Condition: Very good

(Cleveland, OH/London, U.K.: The Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1971).. 1971).. Very good. - Squarish octavo, B&W decorative wraps. Very lightly soiled. pp. 7-20 & 4 pages of B&W facsimiles. Very good.

Inscribed by the author.
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CAMBRIDGE STREET LITERATURE

By: Ward, Philip

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Cambridge, U.K.: The Oleander Press, (1978).: (1978).

Seller ID: 6295

Condition: Fine

Cambridge, U.K.: The Oleander Press, (1978).. (1978).. Fine. - Octavo, printed boards. 64 pp. Illustrated with B&W facsimiles. Near fine.
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THE STUDENT'S GUIDE TO WESTERN CALLIGRAPHY: An Illustrated Survey.

By: Whalley, Joyce Irene.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boulder, CO: Shambhala, 1984.: 1984.

Seller ID: 5798

Condition: Very good

- Quarto, printed wraps. Lightly rubbed & soiled. 188 pp. Illustrated. Very good.

First edition.

From the library of Fridolf Johnson with his ink name. First Edition.
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THE UNPUBLISHED LECTURES OF WILLIAM MORRIS. Edited and compiled by Eugene D. Lemire

By: William, Morris

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1969.: 1969.

Seller ID: 4780

Condition: Fine

Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1969.. 1969.. Fine. - Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. A price-sticker has been removed from the front panel of the dust wrapper. 331 pages plus colophon. Near fine.

First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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THE GROLIER CLUB: Officers, Committees, Constitution and By-Laws, Members. Reports of Officers and Committees for the Year 1928

By: Wilmerding, Lucius; President; et al

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: The Grolier Club, 1929.: 1929.

Seller ID: 30736

Condition: Very good

New York: The Grolier Club, 1929.. 1929.. Very good. - Small octavo, tan paper covered boards. The head & tail of the spine are creased & there is a tiny stain below the titling. 116 pages plus colophon. Near fine.

Limited edition of 625 copies printed at the Gilliss Press.
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THE GROLIER CLUB: Officers, Committees, Constitution and By-Laws, Members. Reports of Officers and Committees for the Year 1929

By: Wilmerding, Lucius; President; et al

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: The Grolier Club, 1930.: 1930.

Seller ID: 30737

Condition: Very good

New York: The Grolier Club, 1930.. 1930.. Very good. - Small octavo, tan paper covered boards. The binding is very slightly bumped with a light score mark to the front cover. The head & tail of the spine are lightly creased. 112 pages plus colophon. Near fine.

Limited edition of 650 copies printed at the Gilliss Press.
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A PRIMER ON BOOK COLLECTING

By: Winterich, John T

Price: $10.00

Publisher: NY: Greenberg, Publisher, (1926).: (1926).

Seller ID: 6305

Condition: Very good

NY: Greenberg, Publisher, (1926).. (1926).. Very good. - Octavo, gray cloth; printed label on spine. Corners lightly bumped; label rubbed & darkened. xii & 206 pp. plus ads. Very good.

Second printing.
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LETTERS OF THOMAS J. WISE TO JOHN HENRY WRENN: A Further inquiry into the Guilt of Certain Nineteenth-Century Forgers. Edited by Fannie E. Ratchford.

By: Wise, Thomas J.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944.: 1944.

Seller ID: 34322

Condition: Good

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944.. 1944.. Good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt. Covers bumped & lightly spotted with a stain to the front cover; spine stained with a crease to the upper half. xiv & 591 pp. plus index & colophon. Page edges slightly darkened. B&W portrait frontispiece & B&W plates. Good.

First edition. First Edition.
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THE HOUSE OF APPLETON: The history of a publishing house and its relationship to the cultural, social, and political events that helped shape the destiny of New York City

By: Wolfe, Gerard R

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, 1981.: 1981.

Seller ID: 6414

Condition: Fine

Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, 1981.. 1981.. Fine. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt. xviii & 450 pp. B&W illustrations. Near fine.

First edition.

The dedication copy, inscribed by the author to the dedicatee, John Tebbel, beneath his printed name on the dedication page. First Edition.
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THE COLONIAL PRINTER

By: Wroth, Lawrence C

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Charlottesville, VA: The University Press of Virginia, 1964.: 1964.

Seller ID: 7006

Condition: Very good

Charlottesville, VA: The University Press of Virginia, 1964.. 1964.. Very good. - Octavo, perfect bound pictorial white wraps. Predictably, the white wraps are slightly stained & creased and there is a price sticker affixed at the top of the front cover. 368 pp. illustrated with several plates and facsimiles. Very good.

Originally published by the Grolier Club, this is a reprint of the Southworth-Anthoesen Press second edition.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Printer at Work

By: Wroth, Lawrence C

Price: $15.00

Publisher: NY: privately printed, 1974.: 1974.

Seller ID: 7252

Condition: Fine

NY: privately printed, 1974.. 1974.. Fine. - 12mo, brown cloth titled in black. The rear cover has some faint red staining along the front edge. 81 pages, illustrated in brown & white. Near fine.
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IN RETROSPECT, 1923-1949: An Exhibition commemorating twenty-six years of service to The John Carter Brown Library by Lawrence C. Wroth, Librarian. (Catalog)

By: Wroth, Lawrence C

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Providence, RI: (The John Carter Brown Library), October 28, 1949.: October 28, 1949.

Seller ID: 11610

Condition: Very good

Providence, RI: (The John Carter Brown Library), October 28, 1949.. October 28, 1949.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed blue wraps. The spine & extremities are faded & there is light creasing & a short tear to the bottom corner of the rear wrap. vi & 40 pages. Illustrated with 16 pages of facsimiles in cream & black. Apparently ex-library with a "Rejected" stamp at the foot of page iii. Very good.
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SISTINA. ABCDE

By: Zapf, Hermann

Price: $375.00

Publisher: Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].: [1953].

Seller ID: 26510

Condition: Very good

Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].. [1953].. Very good. - sc A 37-1/2 inch high by 24 inch wide type specimen broadside on creamy white paper depicting Hermann Zapf's Sistina font. The broadside depicts the Roman alphabet and numbers in Capital letters printed in black above and below the title "Sistina" which is printed in sienna. Descriptive text about the type face, printed in sienna beneath the alphabet, reads: "Die kraftige Versalschrift Sistina (1952) gehort zur Familie der Palatino- Schriften. Ihre Schwere vereint sich mit Elastizitat und Lebendigkeit. Sie dient zur A...
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MICHELANGELO. ABCDE

By: Zapf, Hermann

Price: $375.00

Publisher: Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].: [1953].

Seller ID: 26511

Condition: Very good

Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].. [1953].. Very good. - sc A 37-1/2 inch high by 24 inch wide type specimen broadside on creamy white paper depicting Hermann Zapf's Michelangelo font. The broadside depicts the Roman alphabet and numbers in Capital letters printed in black above and below the title "Michelangelo" which is printed in red. Descriptive text about the type face, printed in red beneath the alphabet, reads: "Die Versalschrift Michelangelo (erschienen 1950) wurde aus der Formenwelt romischer Inschriften entwickelt. Sie gehort zur Familie der Palatino-Schriften, in...
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GARAMOND. ABCDE

By: Zapf, Hermann

Price: $375.00

Publisher: Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].: [1953].

Seller ID: 30383

Condition: Very good

Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].. [1953].. Very good. - sc A 37-1/2 inch high by 24 inch wide type specimen broadside on creamy white paper depicting Hermann Zapf's Garamond font. The broadside depicts the Roman alphabet and numbers in Capital letters printed in black above and below the title "Garamond" which is printed in blue. Descriptive text about the type face, printed in blue beneath the alphabet, reads: "Die Garamond-Antiqua stammt von dem Pariser Stempelschneider Claude Garramond (1480-1561) und entstandt in der ersten Halfte des 16. Jahrhunderts. In der Helle und...
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PALATINO. ABCDE

By: Zapf, Hermann

Price: $375.00

Publisher: Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].: [1953].

Seller ID: 30384

Condition: Very good

Frankfurt / Main: D. Stempel A.G. [1953].. [1953].. Very good. - sc A 37-1/2 inch high by 24 inch wide type specimen broadside on creamy white paper depicting Hermann Zapf's Palatino font. The broadside depicts the Roman alphabet and numbers with capital letters printed in black at the top above the title "Palatino" which is printed in red. Lower case letters followed by the numbers are printed in black beneath the title. Descriptive text about the type face, printed in red beneath the alphabet, reads: "Giambatitsta Palatino ist einer der bedeutendsten italienischen Schreibmeister ...
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SIGNATURE OF TYPE DESIGNER AND CALLIGRAPHER HERMANN ZAPF ON PRESSMAN FRIDOLF JOHNSON'S BOOK LABEL.

By: Zapf, Hermann.(1918-2015). German type designer and calligrapher.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: 1968.: 1968.

Seller ID: 94811

Condition: Fine

- Cream-colored book label, approximately 2 inches high by 3 inches wide, with a decorative green border and "Ex Libris Fridolf Johnson" printed in green along the bottom edge. Signed "Hermann Zapf / 1968" in blue ink. Near fine. Hermann Zapf was a German type designer and calligrapher. Typefaces he designed include Palatina, Optima and Zapfino.
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