A BOOK OF ALPHABETS. For Douglas Cleverdon drawn by Eric Gill. With a foreword by Douglas Cleverdon and an introduction by John Dreyfus by GILL. ERIC

Christopher Skelton, 1987. Hardback with slipcase. Linen spine over decorated paper covered boards. 26.5 x 17cm. Number 351 of 550 copies. 15, [30]pp. With a Foreword by Douglas Cleverdon and an Introduction by John Dreyfus. An excellent copy. . Hard Cover. Near Fine.

GILL, Eric. A BOOK OF ALPHABETS FOR DOUGLAS CLEVERDON. Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1987. Large 8vo. Cloth spine and tips, boards, slipcase. 15, (2) pages, 28 plates. 1 of 550 copies. Fine.

WELLINGBOROUGH, SKELTON, 1987. LIMITED TO ONLY 550 COPIES, THIS BEING NUMBER 474. WITH A FOREWORD BY JOHN DREYFUS. HALF RED CLOTH OVER PATTERNED CARD. VERY FINE IN A PAPER SLIPCASE.

Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1987. Limited to 50 copies signed by Cleverdon, of which this is no. 46. . Hardcover. Fine. Unpaginated book. Separate folder with set of alphabets on loose leaves. In 28 cm red slipcase. With a foreword by Douglas Cleverdon and an introduction by John Dreyfus. Bound by Clare Skelton.

Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1987. Foreword by Douglas Cleverdon and an introduction by John Dreyfus. No. 26 of 50 special copies, bound by Clare Skelton and signed by Douglas Cleverdon. 27 pp. of finely produced facsimile printed on rectos only of the Book of Alphabets, this special copy with an extra set of the facsimile pages loose in a portofolio. 8vo., bound by Clare Skelton in black morocco backed colourful patterned paper covered boards, the extra facsimle in a black cloth portfolio, both housed in the original red cloth slipcase. A fine copy.||Gill produced this book of alphabets for Cleverdon in 1926 when he was staying in Bristol with Desmond Chute with the purpose Cleverdon in his new bookshop in Bristol to paint the signboard he had designed for Cleverdon. The afternoon of his visit Gill came down with flu and Cleverdon suggested that to while away the time while he was in bed he might like to delineate a couple of alphabets in roman and sans-serif which he could use in the… Read More

WELLINGBOROUGH, SKELTON, 1987. SPECIAL EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY 50 COPIES, THIS BEING NUMBER 47. SIGNED BY DOUGLAS CLEVERDON. WITH A FOREWORD BY CLEVERDON AND AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN DREYFUS. HALF LEATHER OVER PATTERNED CARD BOUND BY CLARE SKELTON. IN A SEPARATE FOLDER OF BLACK CLOTH ARE FURTHER FACSIMILIES OF GILL'S LETTERING IN PENCIL. ALL VERY FINE AND BOTH VOLUMES IN A RED CLOTH SLIPCASE.

U.S.A.: ITC, 1975. First Edition. Published to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the American typewriter, with designers Joel Kaden and Tony Stan reinvigorating the font by dispensing with its rigid spacing. "On every standard typewriter, there's a metal bar with a row of teeth spaced exactly one-tenth of an inch apart. In 1874 this famous bar lifted the typewriter from the inventor's bench and placed it in the office where it changed our reading habits, modified our concepts of legibility, and eventually opened the world of business to women." Bound in stapled colour paper wrappers, 340 mm x 153 mm, 27 pages, a near fine copy.

London: Unit Editions, 2021. 1st ed. Paperback. New/no dj as issued. A long overdue book examining the extraordinary life and work of artist/designer Ed Fella. Ed Fella is revered by many of the leading names in contemporary design. Now, at long last, there is a book that charts Ed's journey from the commercial design studios of 1950s Detroit to his current position as a widely celebrated artist/designer. Ed Fella: A Life in Images makes extensive use of his vast treasure store of visual delight: it showcases flyers, posters, original sketches, drawings, Polaroids and collages, as well as items from Ed's collection of vernacular design. The book makes unrestricted use of Ed's vast archive. David Cabianca, the book's co-author and its instigator, has surveyed the archive in depth. He writes: "Ed Fella's archive is legion. It branches into numerous streams while sustaining a robust trail of examples along the way. Fella's archive exhausts the possibilities one might find in graphic design. Ed Fella… Read More

5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1958. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/none. 13" × 9" × 2 1/2" (33 × 22.9 × 6.4 cm) . Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. First Printing. Edited by Frederick Startridge Ellis. Illustrated by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Printed by Copifyer Lithograph Corporation. Small Folio. Bound in publisher's original hardcover blind-stamped cream leatherette, by The Press of the World Publishing Company, in imitation of the alum tawed pigskin binding design for the book by Morris and executed by Douglas Cockerell at the Doves Bindery. Gilt titles to spine. Printed on fine, thick and heavy, in imitation of the original Kelmscott paper paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon and special printer's device designed by Morris especially for this book. [xx], 554 pp. Includes a new introduction by John T. Winterich and a glossary for the modern reader. Often called "The Most Beautiful Book Ever Published," William Morris's acclaimed masterpiece, "THE KELMSCOTT… Read More

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.

Kentfield, California: The Upstairs Press, 1979. SCARCE. #13 of only 29 copies printed by the author in the upstairs room of her home. Hand printed and handset from Centaur and Goudy fonts. Eoght sheets with a poem each page plus title page and colophon page. Each of the poetry sheets has the author's name and address printed verso. The sheets are unbound and laid in a plain beige paper folder. The folder has small corner creases, the contents are Fine. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Folded Wrappers . Fine in Wraps, as Issued/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.

Salt Lake City: Porte Publishing Co., 1936. Handsomely bound in quarter calf over marbled boards, Near Fine, light rubbing to calf at joints, small prior owner bookplate bottom edge rear paste down. . The Business Printer, Vol. VIII - N0. 7-8. . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 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

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.

Mainz: Johann Gutenberg (Oakland: Octavo), ca. 1455; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on two CD-ROMs; not a printed book) of one of only three surviving perfect copies of the Gutenberg Bible on vellum, from the Library of Congress. This milestone of digital publishing and preservation, part of the groundbreaking Octavo Digital Editions series, presents the entire work, including bindings, in unprecedented resolution (may be magnified at up to 200% of original size), with full searchable English translation of the text, and introductory commentary by Gutenberg expert Janet Ing Freeman, bibliographical information, and a detailed account of the copy's provenance. Unsold original stock, minor storage wear.