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New Castle DE: Oak Knoll BooksNew Castle DE, 1984 144 pages, including 37 pages of photos of the books in the catalog.. #102/200 Hardcovers . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jackat as Issued. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 ".

Toronto Canada: Univeristy of Toronto Press, 1991 216 pages. Toronto Medieval Texts and Translations 7. "...provides a detailed discussion of the Hours, its iconography and its place in the thirteenth-century Oxford book trade, with five appendices, notes and bibliography.". Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 7 5/8 x 10 ".

Norman OK, 1994 Calligraphy in the Muslim world, lettering arts in New England, Alfred Fairbank, Richard Lipton, Joan Iversen Coswell (book artist), Codex Mendoza. Color and b/w examples, interesting ads, 59 pages.. Paperback. Near Fine. 8 1/2 x 11 ''.

Norman OK, 1995 Sackner archive of concrete and visual poetry, Malla Carl Bible art and lettering, Interview: Ingmire's "The American Way" in the context of Jasper Johns's Flag, Foundations of Calligraphy, Gaining access to Italy's libraries, Cartoon lettering, Accepting commissions. Color and b/w illustrations, interesting ads, 59 pages.. Paperback. Near Fine. 8 1/2 x 11 ''.

Norman OK, 1994 Annual review judges' comments, alphabet design, self promotion, trademarks, logotypes; seasonal works, packaging, book jackets and design, posters, singular works. Color and b/w examples, interesting ads, 58 pages.. Paperback. Near Fine. 8 1/2 x 11 ''.

Evanston IL: Alphabets, Inc., 1988 "Notes on the Design of a PostScript Alphabet, Nahid Tootoonchi-designer profile, and Desktop publishing--for the compositor, or against?" 27 pages. . Center Stapled Booklet. As New. 8 1/2 x 11 ".

Surrey England: Monotype Corporation PLC, 1990 Contents:" Life of Eric Gill" & "Eric Gill:The Man and his Letters" (Sebastian Carter), "Gill, Morison and Warde" (John Dreyfus), "Gill Types in Action" (David Wakefield), "The Type Drawing Office" (David Saunders), and "Gill's R: a Tailpiece" (James Mosley). 40 pages.. New Series Autumn 1990 #8. Center Stapled Booklet. As New. 8 1/4… Read more

Norman OK, 1995 Sackner archive of concrete and visual poetry, Malla Carl Bible art and lettering, Interview: Ingmire's "The American Way" in the context of Jasper Johns's Flag, Foundations of Calligraphy, Gaining access to Italy's libraries, Cartoon lettering, Accepting commissions. Color and b/w illustrations, interesting ads, 59 pages.. Paperback. Near Fine. 8 1/2 x 11 ''.

Norman OK, 1995 Personal advenrtures with an ancient writing instrument, Rudolf von Larisch, Rick Valicenti, Versals redefined, Michael Harvey Drawn to Type, Foundations of Calligraphy. Color and b/w illustrations, interesting ads, 59 pages.. Paperback. Near Fine. 8 1/2 x 11 ''.

San Francisco CA, 1987 Recent Press Books. "Designing Literature A Novelists's Letters" (Frank Norris). Reference Shelf: "60 Alphabets; Specimen of Modern Printing Types by Edmund Fry 1828; Type Design Development 1970-1985. pages 180-217. . Vol. 13 No. 4. Center Stapled Book. As New. 9 x 12 ''.

San Francisco CA, 1986 Recent Press Books. Old Books for New, M. Gullick; Parchment making, B. Vorst; Searching for Gutenberg in the 1980s, J. Ing; Reference; On Type, S. Nelson. Pages 193-238.. Vol. 12 No. 4. Center Stapled Book. As New. 9 x 12 ''.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1940 :...for All People Who Find Pleasure in Fine Books" 108 pages plus 14 pages of 'The Purloined Letter" by Poe (and 2 lithos by William Sharp), to introduce "Dolphin" subscribers to great short stories. Text block in Fine condition, covers partially sunned and corners slightly worn.. Paperback. Very Good +. 8 1/2 x… Read more

San Francisco CA, 1988 Recent Press Books. "Designing Literature , The Author as Printer (Berlin). Reference Shelf: A Specimin Book of 19th C. Printing types, borders..." On Type: Philosophies of form in seriffed typefaces of A. Frutiger," pages 155-194. Tiny spot on front cover at foot taped.. Vol. 14 #4. Center Stapled Book. Near Fine. 9 x 12… Read more

San Francisco CA, 1987 Recent Press Books. "Czechoslovakia and the Book - The Beginnings of Modern Czech Book Art,T. Vlcek." Typography and the Design of Books between the Wars, Jan Rous; Contemporary Renaissance of Fine Bookbinding in Czech. 1973-1985; Emil Minar; The Teaching of Illustration at the Academy of Applied Art in Prague, Mikula; Oldrich Menehart, Duensing. 54… Read more

San Francisco CA, 1987 Recent Press Books. "Czechoslovakia and the Book - The Beginnings of Modern Czech Book Art,T. Vlcek." Typography and the Design of Books between the Wars, Jan Rous; Contemporary Renaissance of Fine Bookbinding in Czech. 1973-1985; Emil Minar; The Teaching of Illustration at the Academy of Applied Art in Prague, Mikula; Oldrich Menehart, Duensing. 54… Read more

Philadelphia PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1929 368 pages. spine label darkened and a bit worn around the edges. wear to edges of book and corners worn. a solid copy. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 6 x 9 1/4 ".

Bowling Green OH: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1981 288 pages. bump to lower edge of covers front and rear. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 ".

New York: The Hawthorne Press , 1996 306 pages. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 6 1/8 x 8 3/4 ".

New York: Rizzoli, 1997 358 pages. with essays by Dana Gioia. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 ".

New York: Jemima M. Lewer Publisher , 1839 860 pages. mottled black cloth with leather spine labels wear to cloth, top approx 1 inch of title page torn off affecting mostly the word "Blackwood's", some light foxing and smudges. rebound with new end pages. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 5 1/2 x 9 ".