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ref. 4203Institut National des Industries et Arts Graphiques. 1978. In-8° broché. 429 pages. 5è édition. Très propre.
ref. 4221London, Studio Vista & New York, Reinhold Publishing Corporation. 1968. In-8° broché. Nombreuses illustrations. 96 pages. Revised edition. Très propre.
1943ref. G103123Portland, Maine, The Southworth-Anthoensen Press 1943 x + 170pp. + sompe plates out of text, limited edition of 500 copies, 26cm., publisher's ardcover binding in green cloth, in publisher's slipcase, few foxing, very good, G103123
1945ref. ROD0000107Ministère de l'éducation nationale. 1945. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur bon état. 416 pages, illustré de quelques photos et dessins... . . . Classification Dewey : 686.2-Imprimerie
1965ref. 871911965 Paris, Ministère de l'Education Nationale, 1950, in 8° broché, XII-416 pages ; 185 figures hors-texte ; gardes renforcées au ruban adhésif.
ref. 16389Reliure éditeur - 13,5 x 21 - 376 pp - année 1967 - imprimerie L.Hardy Paris - illustrations
ref. 16390Reliure éditeur - 13,5 x 21 - 629 pp - année 1964 - imprimerie Firmin Didot Paris - illustrations
ref. 165284TYPOGRAPHIE . Composition - Impression.2è édition revue et complétée.Lausanne,Ecole romande de typographie , 1967 ,in4° reliure noire,269pp.Abondantes illustrations.Très bon état.Couverture très légèrement défraichie.
ref. ORD-7380Avant-Propos de Daniel ROCHE. Seyssel. Champ Vallon. 1989. In-8 (156 x 240mm) broché, couverture crème illustrée couleurs, 298, (5) pages, 5 gravures hors texte dont le frontispice. Bel exemplaire.
ref. M10398P, Ministère de l'Education Nationale, Institut des Industries et Arts Graphiques , 1954 , in8br , 423pp . 134 figures - Tache d' encre sur la couverture et dans la partie supérieur des premières pages. Langue: Français
1943ref. R320043679INSTITUT NATIONAL DES INDUSTRIES ET ARTS GRAPHIQUES. 1943. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 270 pages augmetnées de nombreuses figures en nori et blanc in texte et quelques bandeaux et culs-de-lampes, et pages de titre en couleurs - Plats et contre-plats marbrés - Tampon sur une page de garde - Signature en rouge en tete de la page de titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 686.2-Imprimerie
1973Metal spiral binding. 9 7/8"w x 12"h. 208 pages. Typeface reference book organized by style category.
1940ref. 63235Boston: Technical Composition Company 1940. Quarto. Tan linen hardcover; 386pp. Small tear to upper margin of first two preliminary leaves else Fine and unmarked. A specimen book containing "Linotype and Monotype faces suitable for book work and available to customers of the Technical Composition Company. There is illustrated also a selection of foundry type for title pages and special work" from Foreword. Technical Composition Company unknown
1955ref. 57818Vancouver WA: Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. ca. 1955. 4to. 60 pp assorted pagination. type specimen samples & layouts throughout printed in blue & black. Colour-illustrated softcovers w/ type faces cover art and company logo of covered wagon w/ oxen minor shelfwear rubbing pencil MS annotations on first leaf still VG copy. First edition of this scarce Pacific Northwest type specimen catalogue featuring machine composition and hand composition typefaces. Machine was primarily confined to such typefaces as Bodoni Century Garamond Gothic Paragon Spartan and a few others. The Hand composition encompassed a much wider range from Balloon to Cloister Black Entravers Text to Pirannesi and even included a Wood Type face section. Pioneer Printing operated on Columbia Street in Vancouver from 1944 until 2008 when the business finally closed. No copies in Worldcat. Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co., paperback
1940ref. 63235Boston: Technical Composition Company 1940. Quarto. Tan linen hardcover; 386pp. Small tear to upper margin of first two preliminary leaves else Fine and unmarked. A specimen book containing "Linotype and Monotype faces suitable for book work and available to customers of the Technical Composition Company. There is illustrated also a selection of foundry type for title pages and special work" from Foreword. Technical Composition Company unknown books
1852EXTREMELY RARE TYPE SAMPLE, PRINTED AS A LARGE BROADSIDE, BY LAURENT AUBANEL IN AVIGNON. 55.1 x 45 cm. With the alphabet (25 letters--the "W" was not yet considered part of the French alphabet) in three columns: majuscule, minuscule, and Italic minuscule. With two lines of additional type at the bottom, perhaps an early example of a chart for checking eyesight! Beautifully printed, with deep indentations of the very large type, on very fine wove paper. Tiny traces of wear to edges of sheet, else FINE AND BRIGHT. A pristine copy of a very rare type sample.
1936ref. 56351Kansas City MO: Western Typesetting Co. 1936. Two vols. 1st. - 4to. 220 pp. Title and section titles printed in colour on thick cover stock typefaces throughout. Black pictorial cloth Western motif cowboy riding typeface on front cover silver Art Deco lettering slight shelfwear; 2nd - 8vo. 81 1 pp. Typeface alphabets throughout self-printed black & silver softcovers minor shelfwear inserted into front pocket of Specimen book NF set. First editions of both these excellent volumes on American type faces produced by the noted company during the 1930s. Western offered Linotype Monotype Ludlow and Hand-set types reproduction proofs long wearing unconditionally guaranteed types and other advantages towards their clients. The type specimens included hear encompass Scripts Gothics Spartans Bodoni Moderns extensive special figures and more. The Type Identifier lists over 400 different faces from ATF Baltimore Bauer Continental Intertype Monotype Ludlow and other sources. Western Typesetting Co., paperback
1928ref. 1641Rochester: The Case-Hoyt Corporation 1928. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Unpaginated. Filled with illustrations of type faces half-tone options and other offerings for compositors. Bound in black textured notebook bound with two posts printed title label mounted on front cover. A half inch closed tear to fore-edge of title page which also has the name of a former owner in ink else Fine. A scarce catalog of type specimens ornaments dingbats and related printing. One of the half-tone options utilizes Paramount movie starlet Esther Ralston whose fame faded with the talkies. Thuswe've dated this catalog to the late 1920s. The Case-Hoyt Corporation hardcover
1960ref. 64757Portland OR: Portland Linotyping Company 512 NW 17th Ave. ca. 1960. Oblong folio. 14.25 x 10.25 in. iv 2 206 i.e. 250 pp added supplement pages in assorted sections. printed throughout w/ peach-coloured border at lower fore-edge type specimens included throughout with each section divided by thick cardstock divider and thumb tab. Original publisher’s blue buckram 16-ring binder gilt lettering stamped on front cover & spine slight shelfwear NF copy from the library of David Kohl 1946-2025 former art teacher at the Hong Kong International School musician artist and historian. First edition of this exceedingly scarce and massive type font specimen book issued by the Portland Linotyping Company who specialized in commercial trade typesetting for many local Pacific Northwest regional newspapers magazines and job printers. This particular type specimen catalogue was intended to be expanded as per the additional 34 supplement pages and note on colophon specifying “New type faces are being constantly added to our library and when they become available new insert sheets will be printed and distributed to the holders of our specimen books.” Their Linotype Composition faces encompassed Baskerville to Condensed Gothic Garamond to Oldstyle Antique as well as Spartan Book and Times Roman; Monotype Composition included Bodoni Copperplate Gothic Garamond Modern Rockwell Antique and 20th-Century Medium; while the Handset Display typefaces ranged from Aurora Condensed to Bulmer Italic Craw Modern to a series of Gothics as well as Optima Italic P.T. Barnum and more. Through the 1960’s under Ray Sneddon 1926-2017 the company would evolve into Phototypesetting and further into film and computer-based advertising typefaces for PNW designers and ad agencies. Sneddon was recruited out of Canada and in 1958 he became printer owner/operator of Portland Linotyping Company where he remained overseeing the operation until his retirement in 1989. No copies in Worldcat. Portland Linotyping Company, 512 NW 17th Ave., hardcover
2009TWO VOLUME SET. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 25.5x32 cm. 360+360 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover slightly dirty. [VOL. I]: Small stain on cover. [VOL. II]: Spine edges slightly chafed. [IN CONCLUSION]: Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1965139 p. + Illustrations. 8vo. Cloth backed boards. Original glassine wrapper. Best work on the subject of early American typefounding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 27
ref. 213290Halle, Karras, Kröber & Nietschmann, o.J. 4°. 46 S. OBr. Umschl. lichtrandig. (Veröffentlichungen d. Gesellschaft für Typenkunde d. XV. Jahrhunderts)
1943x + 170pp. + sompe plates out of text, limited edition of 500 copies, 26cm., publisher's ardcover binding in green cloth, in publisher's slipcase, few foxing, very good, G103123
1948245x175 mm. 120 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ yellowing. Cover yellowing and slightly curved. Spine edges bumped and rubbed. Few pages slightly age-stained. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
1922ref. 62321CBMünchen, Verlag Georg Müller, 1922. 8°. 20 x 13 cm. 160 Seiten. Dekorativer Halblederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und marmoriertem Deckelbezug. [2 Warenabbildungen]
