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rif. 37077Iowa City: The Prairie Press n.d. self paper wrappers which unfolds to a small 4to. Prairie Press. 12mo. self paper wrappers which unfolds to a small 4to. broadside printing of Updike's comments on typography. With use of red and blue. The Prairie Press unknown books
1937rif. 89362Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1937. cloth later cloth slipcase. 8vo. cloth later cloth slipcase. xl 292; xx 326 pages. Two volumes. Second edition Appleton p.69. Ownership inscription in ink on the front free endpapers. Lacking the dust jackets. Spines lightly faded else a near fine set in near fine slipcase. Profusely illustrated. An essential reference book for anyone interested in the history of printing and development of type faces. Harvard University Press unknown books
1980rif. 2516New York: Dover Publications 1980. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xl292; xvii326 pages. 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1937 second edition. Profusely illustrated. Still the best book on the subject. Well preserved set. Dover Publications unknown books
rif. 34725Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd ed Cambridge 1951. 2 vols clothbound very good condition in dust jackets. Fly-leaves have stamp of previous owner Editor Inland Printer. . Other hardcover books
1966rif. 73058Cambridge:: Harvard University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. B00AH5CY4I . Complete in two volumes. With illustrations. Second printing of the third edition. Both volumes are very good in a very good price clipped dust jackets. . Harvard University Press, hardcover books
1980rif. 1070138vo two volume set paperback illustrated 292 326 pp. Some normal agingvery slight corner folds otherwise very good. Covers printing types from their invention to the 1800s. Dover Publications, Inc, books
1937rif. 62750London: Oxford University Press 1937. Second printing of the second edition 2 volumes 8vo pp. xl 292; xix 1 326; 367 plates some folding showing examples of the use of type from Gutenberg through the early 20th century; very good in original blue cloth gilt-stamped spines in dust jackets with short chips splits and tears. From the library of Kim Merker. Oxford University Press unknown books
1980rif. 51506New York: Dover Publications Inc. 1980. 2 volumes 8vo pp. xl 292; xvii 1 3-326; type specimens throughout; blue cloth-backed marbled boards gilt-lettered spines; fine. A reprint of the second 1937 edition publish by Harvard University Press. Standard and respected work. Dover Publications, Inc. unknown books
1951rif. 41875Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1951. Second edition second printing 2 volumes 8vo plates some folding and illustrations in text; a fine bright set in original red cloth gilt-lettered spines. Standard reference. Harvard University Press unknown books
1951rif. 200835Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press 1951. Second Edition. Hardcover. VG Boards are lightly edgeworn/sunned/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are toned with some smudging; interiors are very clean but lightly toned; bindings are solid. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering; vol. 1 - 292 pp.; vol. 2 - 326 pp.; both vols. include various type faces a few pages fold out. Harvard University Press hardcover books
1941rif. 490New Haven: William Edwin Rudge 1941. Updike Daniel Berkeley. Some Aspects of Printing Old and New. New Haven: William Edwin Rudge 1941. 4to. 265 x 195 mm. 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. vi 73 pp. Illustrated with one half-tone portrait of the author at his desk. Bound in slate grey linen cloth title in gilt on upper board. With chapters on Gutenberg characteristics of a well-made book modern typography the educated man in the printing industry and American university presses. William Edwin Rudge unknown books
1941rif. 51504New Haven: William Edwin Rudge 1941. First edition printed at the Merrymount Press 4to pp. 4 72 2; ornamented title page 1 collotype plate; a near fine copy in original dark gray cloth gilt-stamped spine and upper cover; near fine. Without a dust jacket as issued. Six essays including "The Essentials of a Well-made Book" "The Place of the Educated Man in the Printing Industry" and "American University Presses." Smith 908. William Edwin Rudge unknown books
1941rif. 12811New Haven: William Edwin Rudge 1941. First edition printed at the Merrymount Press 4to pp. 4 72-74; ornamented title-page 1 collotype plate; a near fine copy in orig. dark gray cloth gilt minimal wear to extremities lower spine end bumped. Six essays including "The Essentials of a Well-made Book" "The Place of the Educated Man in the Printing Industry" and "American University Presses." Smith 908. William Edwin Rudge unknown books
1961rif. 55079Iowa City: The Prairie Press 1961. Broadside 9x13-1/2 inches folded twice. Printed in black with red title and decoration at top of text in gray. Paper slightly spotted o/w VG. Printer's note reads: The Practice of Typography has been designed hand set and printed by Carroll Coleman at the Prairie Press Iowa City Iowa. The types are Eric Gill's Perpetua Titling capitals and Joanna. Mcmlxi The Prairie Press unknown books
1961rif. 48422Iowa City: Prairie Press 1961. Broadside approximately 13½" x 9" printed in black blue and red on wove paper; old bookseller's description taped to verso and from whence the following comes else fine. "Nowhere on this broadside does it show that it was printed at the Prairie Press but it is pictured in the article "Carroll Coleman on Printing - Excerpts from a 36-Year's Correspondence with Emerson G. Wulling" Books at Iowa no. 23 1975. In a personal conversation Carroll Coleman told me that he had always admired this quote and as he had just acquired Eric Gill's "Joanna" type he decided to make the first use of it for the body of this broadside." This is a distinct edition from that of the same text which is twice folded and printed on two sides. Not in Cheever. Prairie Press unknown books
rif. 5880Scarce autograph letter signed 2pp by Daniel Berkeley Updike 1860-1941 Boston book designer and printer possibly to Thomas Niles a partner in the famed press of Roberts Brothers. Written on Updike personal stationary with printed header ìD.B. Updike Decorative Printing and Book-Making 6 Beacon St. Bostonî and dated Aug 29 1893 ìDear Mr. Miles: Will you kindly send a list of books published by you by ìH.H.î to Mrs. Harold Brown Bellevue Avenue Newport R. I. with the portion of the catalogs in which they seem marked or turned down. And truly much obliged D. B. Updike.î Letters by Updike are quite scarce. D. B. Updike 1860-1941 was an American printer and historian of typography. He obtained his first book-related job as a temporary volunteer in the library of the Providence Athenaeum. In 1880 he was offered a job as an errand boy at Houghton Mifflin and Company of Boston where he worked at the firm for twelve years moving up to the advertising department where he prepared copy. In his last two years with the firm he was transferred to the Riverside Press at Cambridge Mass. where he learned about the mechanics of printing and displayed an aptitude for designing books. Upon leaving Houghton Mifflin in 1893 Updike founded the Merrymount Press. unknown books
1947rif. 230093New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dustwrapper. Pages light brown. Corners slightly bent. Gold gilt letters on spine. Corners on dustwrapper torn. One inch piece missing from top edge of dustwrapper spine. Dustwrapper spine light brown. Notes on the Press and its Work. With a gathering of essays by Stanley Morison Gregg Anderson T. M. Cleland M. A. DeWolfe Howe G. Parker Winship Rudolph Ruzicka David T. Pottinger and Carl P. Rollins: and a Gallery of Merrymount Title-pages and Merrymount Types. The American Institute of Graphic Arts hardcover books
1947rif. 283077New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts 1947. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine with page 103 creased corners lightly worn lacking the dustwrapper. The American Institute of Graphic Arts hardcover books
2002rif. 56982West New York NJ: Mark Batty Publisher. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 097156874x . A handsome first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in an equally unblemished dust-jacket; The Well-Made Book is a compilation of essays and lectures written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Updike and the editor William W. Peterson. The book is divided into four sections: "The Writer" "The Reader" "The Work of Making a Book" and "The Business of Books." In "The Writer" Updike discusses the importance of being a good writer and the techniques that he has used to achieve success. In "The Reader" he discusses the importance of reading and how it can transform a person. In "The Work of Making a Book" he discusses the process of book making and the importance of having a good editor. In "The Business of Books" he discusses the different aspects of the book business and the importance of bookselling.; 8vo; 383 pages . Mark Batty, Publisher hardcover books
2002rif. 55512West New York NJ: Mark Batty Publisher. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 097156874x . A Fine first edition/first printing in an equally handsome dust-jacket; The Well-Made Book is a collection of essays and lectures by celebrated authors and thinkers including David Foster Wallace J.D. Salinger and William Updike. Edited by William W. Peterson the book is a unique and illuminating exploration of the craft of writing from conception to publication.; 8vo; 383 pages . Mark Batty, Publisher hardcover books
2002rif. 55510West New York NJ: Mark Batty Publisher. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 097156874x . A Fine first edition/first printing in an equally handsome dust-jacket; In this book prominent authors and scholars offer essays and lectures on the craft of writing. Topics include sentence structure plot character development and more. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in improving their writing skills.; 8vo; 383 pages . Mark Batty, Publisher hardcover books
rif. 9052Cambridge Harvard University Press 1934. Together "WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF BOOKS PRINTED AT THE PRESS 1893-1933" by Julian Pearce Smith. First edition. One of 500 copies. Very good condition. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1934 unknown books
1947rif. 55079New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts. Very Good. 1947. Hardcover. blue boards have gilt stamped spine a near fine copy in a slightly chipped but very good dust jacket. . The American Institute of Graphic Arts hardcover books
rif. 36495MERRYMOUNT UPDIKE Daniel Berkeley and others. NOTES ON THE MERRYMOUNT PRESS & ITS WORK. San francisco: Alan Wofsy 1975. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. "With bibliographical list of books printed at the press 1893-1933" by Julian Pearce Smith; "to which has been added a supplementary bibliography of books printed at the press 1934-1949" by Daniel Berkeley Bianchi. Limited to five hundred copies. Fine. unknown books
1924rif. 25679Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1924. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/260. 8vo. Original marbled boards with printed title-label on spine as issued. Signed by D. B. Updike on limitation page. Pages unopened. Contents: On the planning of printing. Style in the use of type. The seven champions of typography. Illustrated with 11 reproductions of title-pages bookplates programs invitations and tickets. Head and tail of spine slightly chipped with closed tears. Severely torn glassine jacket separated in 3 pieces laid-in. Binding in good- interior in near fine condition. Harvard University Press hardcover books
