[Jersey City], 1906. 6 x 10 1/2. (2), xxiv, 1109 pages plus 67 subscripted pages; with five pagination gaps, as issued. BUT pagination skips from 528 to 637/638 in the Brass Rule section. Collated complete. Pictorial red cloth printed in black. Book ticket of the Lake Placid Club of Essex..... More
("Boston, 1906" printed on binding). 6 x 10 1/2. xxx, 1181 pages. BUT the pagination skips from page 528 to 627/628--the beginning of the Brass Rule Section. Errata slip tipped in. Pictorial red cloth printed in black. Slight wear & a bit of shakiness to binding, but a good copy..... More
(Chicago, ca.1907). 8 x 10 1/2. xx, 1020 pages. Few small holes in pages 243-246. Collated complete. Brown cloth printed in black, with "new York City" on upper cover. Few white spots on upper cover; lower cover abraded. Very good. The largest catalogue issued by BB&S; produced at a cost..... More
Frankfurt am Main: Bauersche Giesserei, various dates (1926-1939 and the 1950s). Specimens range from 6-54 pages, most about 7 x10 in printed wraps. Some are portfolios of many loose specimens. Text in German unless otherwise noted. Printed in a variety of colors and decorative material emphasizing use. Das Buch Druckers Schatzkastlein..... More
Frankfurt, 1962. Broadside/Poster. 34 x 27. Matted, glazed, in a handsome cherry frame. The visible portion measures 33 x 24 inches. A stylized black tree on a soft green background, displaying the development of Bauer type faces, printed in various colors. With about 60 faces, those on the trunk are..... More
London: H. W. Caslon, (ca. 1922). 4to. Frontis portrait, (vi), E1-E80, (12), E81-E220, E1-E72 (brass & wood rule, furniture) pages. Contents very good, but original brown cloth very faded and with old water damage. Good working copy. Introduction dated 1922. Beautifully printed in black, red, & green. Includes some ornaments..... More
Cincinnati, 1862. 10 1/2 x 13 1/2. 100 leaves including title and preface; all printed rectos only. Original blind-stamped brown cloth. Binding soiled and shaken, front and rear endpapers creased, marginal stain in about first 25 pages. Collated complete. A good copy. A transitional time for this foundry which began..... More
Frankfurt, 1832. 6 3/4 x 8. 82 leaves printed rectos only. Tipped to front end paper is a fold-out price list dated 1831; printed in black, green, blue, peach, & yellow. Linen spine & stiffened color-printed wraps, two old handmade wrap-around paper spine labels. A little wear and soiling, a...... More
Hamburg & Munich, ca. 1913. A collection of approx. 75 promotional samples/specimens tipped (the 4-page specimens) or mounted (the single page specimens) onto 34 leaves of good quality black stock. Bound into flexible cloth boards with string ties, printed cover label. A little extremity wear, contents mostly fine. These specimens..... More
Boston, (1903). 8 x 6. 248 pages. Pictorial cloth. Some soil & wear; front hinge open, but binding tight and contents near fine. This copy was sent to Mr. C. Quint, Yarmouth, Maine. A mechanical genius, Hansen worked for the Dickinson Type Foundry until the great Boston Fire of 1872..... More
Baltimore: Hill Press, 2014 (actually 2020). 7 x 9 3/4. vi, 44, (1) pages illustrated with several tipped in photos. Title page wood engraving by Chris Manson. Red cloth, paper spine & cover labels. Fine. WITH 11 loose broadside specimens of type and prayer books. These range in size from..... More
Haarlem, 1993. 5 1/2 x 9. Two volumes. Facsimile is clothbound; 116-page introduction in wraps. Both in slipcase. One upper corner on each volume is lightly bumped, else fine. More
Edinburgh, 1839. 5 3/4 x 9 1/2. 85 leaves printed one side only. Title page in black & red within an architectural border of printers' ornaments. Original printed boards with title on upper cover, leather spine. Extremities worn, upper cover and first two leaves detached. Otherwise very good, contents clean..... More
Amsterdam, (1784). (5 1/4 x 8. 68 leaves: double-spread title and introduction in Dutch and French (7 pages) followed by 64 leaves of type specimens printed rectos only on heavy paper. Collates [pi 4] A-H8. This copy lacks 20 leaves at the end: I8-L4 (astrological signs, music, & ornaments). The..... More
London, 1892. 9 x 11. (x) pages of Introduction & list of contributors + about 350 leaves of specimens (3 folding). Publisher's full vellum over boards, titled in gold on spine and upper cover. Covers have old soil, spine darker, upper joint split one-third but held on tightly. Some protruding..... More
San Francisco: Mackenzie & Harris, 1948. 5 1/2 x 12 1/2. Single sheet printed on both sides. The price list is on one side, with Bruce Rogers Borders on the other. Very good. Copies at Cambridge & Berkeley. More
Adobe Systems, 1994. 8 1/2 x 11. (41) pages + tipped on leaf. Illustrated with type specimens throughout. Wraps. Fine. One of 1000 copies. A bit of a landmark in the evolution of digital typefaces. Type design based on Jenson and Arrighi types. More
Frankfort, Leipzig, & Budapest, ca. 1920. 8 3/4 x 11 3/4. xxvii, 1198 pages; plus 17 sectional titles and 363 subscripted pages. There are 6 gaps in pagination, as issued, reducing the page count by 120 pages. Total page count including prefatory material and section dividers is 1485. Collated complete..... More
