- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Katherine Small Gallery, Somerville, MA, U.S.A.Katherine Small Gallery
AbeBooks seller since March 17, 2026
Condition: Used
US$ 80.00
Quantity: 1 available
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This one is a commemorative collection issued to mark the 80th birthday of the Dutch type designer and engraver Sem Hartz. The volume gathers Hartz's reflections on his long career at the renowned Joh. Enschedé en Zonen foundry. It's set in Hartz's own Emergo typeface-a private, sharp-serifed face he designed during WWII that was never commercially released. The essays provide a rare, first-person glimpse into the technical world of steel engraving for banknotes and stamps, as well as Hartz's complicated professional relationship with his predecessor, Jan van Krimpen. It is a tactile piece of printing history that serves as a bridge between the tradition of hand-cut punches and mid-century industrial production. Partly in Dutch, but that'll be no problem for your devices to decode. Fine and initialed by Hartz. 306.
Seller Inventory # 48610069414128
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Sem Hartz: Essays
- Author
- Sem Hartz
- Publisher
- Spectatorpers, Serifpers, and Klein Kapital
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Item weight
- 306 grams
- Dimensions
- 5.625 × 8.5 inches
Katherine Small Gallery
Somerville, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 17, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 2 to 8 business days | 1 to 3 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 5.05 | US$ 6.40 |
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Small exhibits about graphic design, typography, and lettering. Also, a bookstore. Visit us at [https://ksmallgallery.com/] or in real life in Somerville (next to Boston and Cambridge), Massachusetts.
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Rare and used books about graphic design and typographySeller's business information
Kat Ran Press, Inc.
108 Beacon Street
Somerville, MA U.S.A. 02143
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