Printed in the USA. The Colophon. 1931. First edition. Paper over boards. Hardcover paper (printed) over boards. 4to. Unpaginated. Illustrated with b/w and colour plate engravings throughout, including a signed original two colour drypoint print by David B. Milne titled "Hilltop." One of a limited print run of 3000 copies.....
Printed in the USA. Frederick J. Drake & Company. 1915. First edition. Cloth over boards. Hardcover cloth (grey) over boards. Oblong 4to. [6] + 378 + [6] pp. Illustrated with b/w plate drawings and photographs of sign designs, including 75 different alphabet types, and 6 pages of advertisements. Embellished title.....
Berlin: Berthold AG, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. Illustrated with character grids in standard layout, and a few frequently used special layouts. Errata letter, from Berthold's North American agent, laid in. Faint sunning to spine & borders.Text in German, English and French. 4to.
Canada: Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing Press, 2009. Hardcover. Hardcover with complete Dj. Copiously illustrated in color. A clean and unmarked copy. 4to.
Printed in the USA. Henry S. King & Co., c. 1872. No edition marks. Assumed first. Leather and cloth over boards. Hardcover 1/2 leather (dark brown) over cloth (red) over boards. 8vo. xxi, [1], 25-26, 43, 48-49, 78-79, 82, 85-86, 125-126, 183-184, 219-220, 303-304, 335, 348-349, 392, 407-408, 439-440, 805-852.....
US: Chronicle Books, 2008. Hardcover. Hardcover. Copiously illustrated in color. A small puncture to rear exterior of hinge, not affecting the interior. Otherwise, in near fine condition. Clean and unmarked inside. 4to.
USA: Watson-Guptill Publications. 1998. 1998 English edition. Paper. Softcover paper (illustrated) wrap. 4to. 360 pp. Heavily illustrated throughout with blue diagrams. Slight bump to the top right corner, but otherwise clean, unmarked, and square. Translated from German by Andrew Bluhm.
UK: Hyphen Press, 2002. Soft cover. Soft cover with complete Dj. A clean and unmarked copy. 8vo.
USA: American Mathematical Society. 2005. First edition. Paper. Softcover paper (illustrated) wrap. 4to. xviii + 297. Illustrated with some b/w diagrams. Spine is slightly sunned, otherwise the book is clean, unmarked, and square.
Printed in France. Papyrus. 1984. First edition. Cloth over boards. Hardcover cloth (black) over boards without issued d/j. Tall 4to. 173 pp. Illustrated copiously with 224 b/w and full colour plate photographs of posters, book and magazine covers, and advertisements demonstrating Russian constructivist art from 1900-1945. French text. Illustrated title.....
Printed in the UK. Sampson Low, Marston and Co., 1911. First edition. Cloth over boards. Hardcover cloth (green) over boards. Thick 4to. xxvi, 363 pp. Illustrated with 21 full colour engraved plates (including the frontispiece), and 47 b/w engraved plates. Gilt title, floral ornaments, and double rule border stamped on.....
Printed in Nigeria: De Búrca. 2003. First edition. Hardcover white paper over boards with complete d/j. Large 8vo. xiv, 160 pp. Illustrated with hundreds of b/w bookplates. Previous owner's bookplate (ironically) on the front flyleaf. Edges toned. Pages bright and clean. Binding strong and slightly skewed forward. Boards and spine.....
Printed in China. Beijing Publishing House. 2002. First edition. Cloth over boards. Hardcover cloth (black) over boards with complete d/j and slipcase. Large 4to. 254 + 40 pp. Illustrated with 286 large, full colour plate photographs of ancient Chinese books with 286 corresponding b/w thumbnails. First printing of the first.....
USA: Hartley & Marks Inc.,U.S., 2001. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Softcover. With illustrations in B&W. A clean and unmarked copy. Oblong 8vo.
Germany: H. Berthold, 1987. 1st English Translation. Hardcover. Hard cover in slipcase. 128 pp. Illustrated with type specimens and photographs. Spiekerman's "Ursache & Wirkung", translated by the author and edited by Paul Stiff. 16mo.
USA: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with complete Dj. All illustrations in B&W. Clean and unmarked inside. Large 8vo.
Printed in the Netherlands. 010 Publishers. 2001. First edition. Paper wrap. Softcover paper (illustrated) wrap with complete d/j. 8vo. 146 pp. Illustrated entirely throughout with hundreds of b/w and full colour photographs and reproductions of Treumann and his designs. English text. Head and fore edge slightly yellowed. Text block is.....
Point Roberts, WA/ Vancouver, BC: Hartley & Marks, 1991. First Thus. Hardcover. Hardcover with complete Dj. 180 pp. Illustrated with diagrams. Selection of Tschihold's essays translated from the German by Hajo Hadeler. Edited, with an introduction, by Robert Bringhurst, Canadian poet and contributing editor to "Fine Print". gInk name to.....
Printed in Canada. World Publishing Co. Guelph, Canada. 1889. First edition. Cloth over boards. Hardcover cloth (red) over boards. Oblong 4to. xx + 100 (recto only) pp. Illustrated with 100 lithographs of calligraphy letters and type fonts with examples of their use in advertisements predominately printed in black and red.....
Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 1998. Paperback. Oblong 4to. 70 pp. Exhibition catalogue illustrated with colourplates. 4to.
Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 1989. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Hardcover in complete dj. 256 pp. Illustrated with type specimens and diagrams; poster, advertising, and book design, with supplementary photographs of design in other areas of life, such as furniture, radios and buildings. Among other things, Aicher conceived the Braun and Lufthansa.....
NY: Allied Typographers. Hardcover. n.d. 127 single-sided pages. Spiral-bound laminated boards. Illustrated with type specimens, borders & ornaments. Top board detached and board extremities slightly edge-worn; rear board slightly soiled, but interior clean & bright. 0. 4to.
New Jersey: American Type Founders, et al. 1940. Hardcover. n.d. (ca. 1940s-1950s?). No publisher. No place. Large and sturdy folio 6-ring binder in 3-tone geometric design with 519 pp. of type specs on removeable sheets, plus 4-page index at front. It is not known who published this compilation of type.....
N. Y. American Type Founders Co., 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 1301 pp. Illustrated with type specimens, decorations, borders, and engravings of machinery & tools. Spine worn and taped to boards; wear to corners; binding cracked & split, with a few detached pages (all present); but interior otherwise bright &.....
American Type Founders Co. Paperback. n.d. (1920s). 32 pp. Illustrated with type and page specimens. Ink name on front free endpaper; wrappers nicked with small chip to front panel and head of spine. 4to.