Type specimen (84 Ergebnisse)

paper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. (xii), 110 pages. From Albertus to Zeppelin, the compilers cover the best in letter design from Great Britain, Europe and the United States. A fine copy. Type Specimen (illustrator).

self paper wrappers. 4to. self paper wrappers. not paginated. Type specimen showcasing Neon Optima offered by the Neon Type Division of the Typefounders of Chicago. Minor wear. Type Specimen (illustrator).

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Sewn decoorated wrappers with cover label, square slender 8vo., (8) pages. Composed in 16-point Lutetia italic designed by J. van Krimpen for the typefoundry of Joh. Enschede en Zonen and printed as an insert for the Fleuron V on Pannekoek Antique-Laid paper. Small tear to last page, else a fine copy.…

Zustand: Very Good. 10 pages, 1 plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Category: Manchester Philosophical Society; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

self paper wrappers. 4to. self paper wrappers. 14, (2) pages. Type specimen of the Berling and Carolus fonts designed by Swedish artist Karl-Erik Forsberg. A fine copy. Type originally made by Berlingska Stilgjuteriet of Sweden and distributed in North and South America by Castcraft Printing Supply, Inc. Type Specimen (illustrator). …

paper wrappers. small 4to. paper wrappers. (8) pages. An introduction of new types of the Continental Typefounders Association, which were called Kabel Italic. A fine copy. Type Specimen (illustrator).

self paper wrappers. 4to. self paper wrappers. 15 pages. A fine copy. Contains a large assortment of Special Characters. Type Specimen (illustrator).

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Blue wrappers, decorated in red, green and white. A fine copy. 'Much like Optima, character strokes are stressed and have a slight flare. As in other Usherwood designs, the ascenders are slightly taller than the capitals. The italic combines the forms of an inclined roman and a true cursive.'.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Green paper wrappers titled in blue and white. A fine copy. The ITC adaptation of Rudolf Koch's famouus design of 1927, has been redesigned with shorter ascenders to all lower case characters and adjusting several others.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Grey paper wrappers titled in red, blue and sage-green. A fine copy. A highly stylized roman typeface designed by Dick Isbell and Jerry Campbell of Detroit, Michigan. With unusual arches and curves it is best suited for advertising and publication purposes. Displayed in a full range of weights. …

Brown paper wrappers, titled in white and green. A fine copy. An unusual widely-curved sans serif with a forward slant designed for film typography. The inspiration for ITC Eras was Greek stone-cut lapidary letters and Roman capitals. It was created by Albert Boton in collaboration with Albert Hollenstein.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue and white paper wrappers, titled in colours. A near fine copy. Designed by Jovica Veljovic.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Printed on pale blue wove paper and sewn into grey printed card covers, cut flush. A fine copy. Specimens of Bembo, Imprint, Centur, Lutetia, Greek and music types, with Garamond loosely inserted.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Sewn decorated wrappers with cover label, large 8vo., 9, (2) pages + folding broadside displaying Baskerville type. Specmen of Baskerville type printed by the D. Stempel Type-Foundry as an inset in the Fleuron V, with the trimmed type review laid in. A fine copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Purple wrappers, titled in orange and white. A near fine copy. Designed by Ray Baker. The major attribute of Newtext is space saving, via minus leading, That is, a letter with a 9 point width and legibility sets on an 8 point body.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Yellow wrappers titled in green and black. A near fine copy. Designed by Ray Baker. An interesting face that "fills the gap between serif and sans serif", and chiefly designed for advertising and publication graphics.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wrappers in blue and white, titled in red. A very good to fine copy. The second typeface designed by Jovica Velijovic. 'It offers a family which blends classic proportions with the grace and charm of a calligraphic style'. There is something of Times Roman about it.…

cloth. 8vo. cloth. 251 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Features numerous type specimens in various sizes. Very scarce. Type Specimen (illustrator).

No Binding. Zustand: Near Fine. Broadside printed in red and black measuring 16 1/2 by 11 inches, folded twice. Text begins "Clement & The Printers Come Over & Stay Till Doomsday". An insert from The Fleuron, 1928. Minor marginal toning, else a near fine copy.

Grey wrappers titled in black. Folio, pp.6 title &c, and 20 illustrated leaves printed on one side only. Small faint mark to corner of upper cover, else excellent. ** Facsimile of Matthew Searsâ 1825 Specimen : one of the earliest English catalogues of stock illustrative blocks, and stock blocks of richly ornamented letterforms for posters. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.…

wrappers. 8vo. wrappers. 86 pages. Table of contents. Description of various typefaces. Near fine. From the reference collection of W. Thomas Taylor. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. Type Specimen (illustrator).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed in green and black, decorations, facsimiles and alphabets. Stapled into decorative wrappers. Slightly soiled. A very good copy. A revival of the nineteenth-century fat faces cut by the English type-founder Robert Thorne.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 2nd Edition. Blue paper wrappers, titled in yellow and white. A fine copy. This specimen completes the very interesting Tiffany family, designed by Ed Benguiat and initially offered by ITC in roman in 1974. ITC Tiffany is a true cut italic, not an oblique or slanted design made from roman counterparts. ITC Tiffany is a blend of Ronaldson (MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan, 1884) and Caxton (American Type Founders, some twenty years later). Small caps are also included in this booklet.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Title-page in red and black. Sewn into semi-stiff green card covers, printed in red. Linotype Juliana broadside loosely inserted. A fine copy. Designed by S.L. Hartz.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed in blue and black with examples of use. Corded into blue card wrappers titled in black with a decoration in brown. A very good copy. A set of bold, condensed capitals with stubby serifs with white gaps in some strokes.

self paper wrappers. large 8vo. self paper wrappers. 20 pages. Borders & Ornaments. Catalog Numbers 17, 18, and 19. Collection of three type specimen catalogs displaying the borders and ornaments offered by Sterling Type Foundry. Includes company logos, decorative embellishments, symbols, and insignia. Catalog 17 has 1/2" squares removed from pages 3/4 and 11/12, and page 7/8 has a 1" x 1 3/4" inch square removed. Catalog 18 is missing a small circle from page 11/12. Several decorations have been removed from catalog 19 but most remain. Catalog 18 has a 2 1/2" split at the spine but otherwise, the catalogs have only minor shelf wear. Type Specimen (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Semi-stiff two toned wrappers titled in brown. A very good copy. Uncommon.

Folio, gilt cloth. C.pp56, fine. Handsomely produced in red & black throughout. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.

8vo, 98pp., of specimens, spiral binding, original printed stiff wrappers.

8vo, xii, 161pp., of specimens, original green printed wrappers, a fine copy. Provenance: From the private press reference library of David Chambers (1930-2025), with his bookplate.