Calligraphics - Hands & Forms. Rendered by Twenty-Five American Scribes for The Typophiles.
New York: The Typophiles, 1955, First Edition, Limited to 800 copies. oblong duodecimo, brown cloth. [xvi], [122] pp. The Typophiles, Typophile Chap Book #28. "The third calligraphic chap book, and the most ambitious. In 1952-53 twenty-five graphic artists were invited to contribute (read: assigned) texts taken from Harvard University Press'..... More
The Estelle Doheny Collection. Part II. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts.
London: Christie, Manson & Woods, Dec 2, 1987, large quarto, cloth. (126)pp. Christie, Manson & Woods, 46 items listed. From the Foreword to the catalogue: "Although her main interest was book collecting, she nevertheless managed to assemble a small, but select collection containing some quite remarkable manuscripts... Every aspect of..... More
The Estelle Doheny Collection...Part VI. Printed Books and Manuscripts Concerning William Morris and His Circle.
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, May 19, 1988, large quarto, cloth. 103pp. Christie, Manson & Woods, 139 items listed and described iin detail. A remarkable section of a remarkable sale: William Morris letters and manuscripts; Cobden-Sanderson' s binding on Morris's own copy of Karl Marx, Le Capital; Morris's original..... More
The Little ABC Book of Rudolf Koch. A Facsimile of Das ABC Buchlein.
Boston: David R. Godine, (1979), Second Printing. oblong small octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. unpaginated [75] pp. David R. Godine , With a Memoir by Fritz Kredel and a Preface by Warren Chappell. A facsimile of the 24 alphabets in Das ABC Buchlein. Small bump to wrapper, otherwise fine...	More
ANDERSCH, Martin.
Symbols, Signs, Letters. About handwriting, experimenting with alphabets and the interpretation of texts.
New York: Design Press, (1989), First American Edition. folio, cloth in dust jacket. 256pp. Design Press, A beautifully produced book with color photographs from the work of German students in handwriting seminars at the University of Hamburg. The book " makes visible the process of teaching and learning" the various..... More
BARRASS, Gordon S.
The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China.
Berkeley: University of California Press, (2002), First Edition. quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. 288pp. University of California Press, Calligraphy has been a revered art form in China for centuries but has changed dramatically since Mao Zedong established the People's Republic in 1949. Twenty-five people are presented in individual chapters..... More
BECKER, David P.
The Practice of Letters. The Hofer Collection of Writing Manuals 1514-1800.
Cambridge: The Harvard College Library, 1997, First Edition, Limited to 2,500 copies. quarto, printed wrappers. (xxiv), (128)pp. The Harvard College Library, This catalogue describes the collection of printed manuals for the teaching of lettering and handwriting collected by Hofer and now at the Harvard College Library. With Cited References, Index..... More
CHILD, Heather, Heather Collins, Ann Hechle and Donald Jackson.
More Than Fine Writing. The Life and Calligraphy of Irene Wellington.
(London): Pelham Books, (1986), First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 141pp. Pelham Books, Illustrated with color plates. A student of Edward Johnston's, Wellington was a major influence on modern calligraphy helping to change it from a medieval influenced craft resurrected during the Arts & Crafts Movement to a modern..... More
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (1987), First American Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 141pp. Overlook Press, Illustrated with color plates. A student of Edward Johnston's, Wellington was a major influence on modern calligraphy helping to change it from a medieval influenced craft resurrected during the Arts & Crafts Movement to..... More
CHILD, Heather.
Calligraphy Today. A Survey of Tradition and Trends.
(London): Studio Books, (1963), First Edition. quarto, green cloth in dust jacket. 96 pp. Studio Books, Tradition: Historical Note; The Revival of Calligraphy in Great Britain; The Revival of Italic Handwriting; The Revival of Calligraphy on the Continent. Trends: Present Practice of Calligraphy in Great Britain; Present Practice on the..... More
Calligraphy Today. Twentieth-century tradition and practice.
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1988), Third Edition. quarto, green boards. 128pp. Taplinger Publishing Company, A largely pictorial survey embracing the development and practice of Western calligraphy in the 20th century. It ranges from the revival by Edward Johnston of calligraphy based on historical scripts, through the pioneering work of..... More
COUCH, Malcolm.
Creative Calligraphy. The Art of Beautiful Writing.
(New York): Smithmark, (1996), large quarto, boards in dust jacket. 128 pp. Smithmark, Creative Calligraphy will provide a practical course for the beginner, from a basic introduction to the history of the craft and an explanation of the materials required.	More
DaBOLL, Irene Briggs and Raymond F. DaBoll.
Recollections of the Lyceum & Chautauqua Circuits.
Freeport, ME: Bond Wheelwright Co., (1969), First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xvi, (172)pp. Bond Wheelwright Co., The text is scribed by Raymond DaBoll in an italic script with the final parts devoted to his Notes on Calligraphy, a look at the hand-writing styles of various graphic designers, editors..... More
DERMAN, M. Uger.
Letters in Gold. Ottoman Calligraphy from The Sakip Sabanci Collection, Istanbul.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2000), First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xii, 196 pp. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Letters in Gold accompanies the first international exhibition of Ottoman calligraphic works from the Sakip Sabanci Collection, Istanbul. The seventy-one works constituting the exhibition are discussed and illustrated in..... More
DROGIN, Marc.
Medieval Calligraphy, Its History and Technique.
Montclair, NJ: Allanheld & Schram, (1980), Second Printing. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xx, 198pp. Allanheld & Schram, A history of the art of calligraphy and a teaching manual. Extensively illustrated. From the Preface: "I wanted a single comprehensive volume, easy to understand, to learn from, and to teach with..... More
FIELL, Charlotte and Peter.
William Morris (1834-1896).
Koln: Taschen, (1999), First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. (176)pp. Taschen, Text in English, German, and French. Starting with a biography of Morris the text follows the author/artist through interests in interior and furniture design, his public commissions, stained glass, tiles, wallpapers, printed textiles, calligraphy and the Kelmscott Press..... More
FILBY, P. W.
Calligraphy & Handwriting in America 1710-1962. Assembled and Shown by The Peabody Institute Library Baltimore, Maryland. November, 1961 - January, 1962.
Caledonia, NY: Italimuse, Inc., 1963, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. (84)pp. Italimuse, Inc., The catalogue is divided into two parts: I. 1710-1957, in chronological sequence; II. Contemporary Calligraphy, in alphabetical sequence. Title page and headings calligraphed by Raymond F. DaBoll. Wrappers lightly soiled, top right corner mildly bumped.	More
FIRMAGE, Richard A.
The Alphabet Abecedarium. Some Notes on Letters.
Boston: Godine, (1993), First Edition, first printing of the softbound edition. octavo, wrappers. (xii), (308)pp. Godine, Drawing from mythology, cosmology, history, the Bible, literature, and esoteric, and conventional sources, this book takes the reader on a tour of each of the twenty-six letters that comprise one of civilization's greatest inventions..... More
GAUR, Albert.
A History of Writing.
New York: Cross River Press, (1992), Revised Edition. quarto, wrappers. 236pp. Cross River Press, Extensively illustrated. The text traces chronologically and geographically all the major scripts that have contributed to writing's development. With chapters on Origin and Development of writing; The main groups; their characteristics, history and development; Decipherment; Social..... More
GILL, Eric.
Letters of Eric Gill. Edited by Walter Shewring.
New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1948, First Edition. octavo, red cloth. 480pp. Devin-Adair Company, Illustrated with twelve drawings. Gill was wonderfully opinionated about art, design and architecture and the letters are full of specific likes and dislikes. Many of the cards and letters to friends and family are calligraphic and whimsical..... More
HAIN, Jüri .
Tallinn Eksliibristel.
Tallinn, Estonia: Kunst, (1980), First Edition. tall octavo, tan cloth with paper label on front cover. Kunst, Illustrations of 89 bookplates designed by various artists. Illustrated in black and white and in color. The 4 1/2 pp. descriptive text in English, Estonian and Russian. Very small smudge at top edge..... More
JOHNSTON, Priscilla.
Edward Johnston.
London: Faber and Faber, (1959), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. 316 pp. Faber and Faber, Foreword by Sydney Cockerell. As well as being considered the classic biography of an extraordinary man, this book is also a marvelously informative introduction to the history of calligraphy in this century..... More
KELLY, Jerry.
"The Dust-Jacket Designs of Hermann Zapf."
[Herefordshire: Whittington Press, 1997], Offprint. octavo, plain wrappers with printed label. (6) pp. of text plus (4) pp. of full-color illustrations. Whittington Press, Very fine.	More