Composing Room (9 results)

self paper wrappers. Christmas Boooks (illustrator). 16mo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Quotations and illustrations from Dickens's A Christmas Carol, commemorating Christmas 1966.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Three issues, 1924-1927. Stiff printed wrappers, small slender 8vo., 8 pages each. Comprise Vol. II, Nos. 2 and 3 and Vol. IV, No. 8. Very good or better issues.

paper wrappers. Composing Room (illustrator). 8vo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Advertising brochure describing good printing done in the format of a primer for children.

Spiral-bound. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Typographic service company business card stapled to inside of front wrap, else unmarked. Well packaged in a box; ships with tracking.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This comprehensive guide delves into the intricacies of typography and its transformative power. The author meticulously explores the historical evolution of printing techniques and the profound impact it has had on the dissemination of knowledge and understanding of diverse subjects. The book offers practical advice on applying typographical principles to enhance communication effectiveness, ensuring clarity and engagement. Through its insightful analysis, readers gain a deeper appreciation for the nuances of typography and its role in shaping the impact and legacy of written works. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

loose leaf bound. Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. loose leaf bound. unpaginated. Typefaces offered by Composing Room of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Listing of faces offered. With a "camera section." Covers soiled. Label on inside front cover. Listing of faces offered mostly xeroxed.

Condition: Good. Folio, Folded Sheet, [4 pp.] Illustrated. Very Good, with light staining.

Condition: Good. Letterpress on Toyogami red paper. Discolored. 56 x 43cm. Provenance: from the estate of Raymond Gid who died Sunday November 12, 2000 in Paris. Born on November 25, 1905, Raymond Gid became first known through his posters, after having studied at les Beaux-Arts. As a film enthusiast, he designed many movie posters, for example Vampyr de Dreyer (photomontage, 1932), Le Silence de la mer by Melville (1949), Les Diaboliques by Clouzot (1955). But a meeting with Guy Levis Mano (editions GLM), editor and typographer, soon directed Gid towards the book. In 1935, he publishes, together with the photographer Pierre Jahan Devot Christ de Perpignan and Chats, Chiens by Ylla. It is an intensive period of his life period: he meets Dufy, Corbusier, Hake, Lurcat and receives the gold medal for a poster at the International exhibition of Paris (1937). He reacts to the Civil War in Spain with a poster " Help to the civil populations ". Together With Father Carre, « bete-a-bon-Dieu » of the Resistance, Raymond Gid began to design liturgical texts. Apocalypse Six (an extract of the biblical text of Saint John) appeard after the war. It is one of his major works, composed in the Peignot typeface, which was designed by Cassandre in 1937. He designs several post-war period posters, for example Week of absent, a simple Lorraine cross surrounded by barbed wire on a dark background. Right from the beginning of the symposiums in Lure (Provence) in 1954, Raymond Gid participates in discussions on typography, particularly with Maximilen Vox, Charles Peignot, Roger Excoffon. Raymond Gid puts on page and illustrates the Dialogues of the Carmelite nuns by Bernanos (1954), then some pages in Caractere Noel 1955, dedicated to his friend Jan van Krimpen, the creator of dutch type faces. He plays with the breathing of the text, in the manner of Mallarme, as in his Book of hours (1959) or his Apocalypse (1964), adapting medieval text to present day tastes. He also designs posters like those for the Club Mediterranee (1961), Bally (1976) or, heavier fare, like that of Amnesty International (1973). During his whole life, Raymond Gid remained attached to the typographical arts. He liked to try out new characters in his compositions, mixing them with his very free drawings, as for example in Messidor published by the Imprimerie nationale (1989). Jean-Francois Porchez, type designer; translated from french by Babelfish and cleaned up a bit. Links Art and Poster Bally posters Chicago Center for the Print Bally posters Poster Auctions International, New York Catalogue from the personal exhibition at the Bibliotheque Forney, Paris, in 1992.

Condition: Good. Letterpress on Blue Toyogami paper. Discolored with large stabilized tear.55 x 43cm. Provenance: from the estate of Raymond Gid who died Sunday November 12, 2000 in Paris. Born on November 25, 1905, Raymond Gid became first known through his posters, after having studied at les Beaux-Arts. As a film enthusiast, he designed many movie posters, for example Vampyr de Dreyer (photomontage, 1932), Le Silence de la mer by Melville (1949), Les Diaboliques by Clouzot (1955). But a meeting with Guy Levis Mano (editions GLM), editor and typographer, soon directed Gid towards the book. In 1935, he publishes, together with the photographer Pierre Jahan Devot Christ de Perpignan and Chats, Chiens by Ylla. It is an intensive period of his life period: he meets Dufy, Corbusier, Hake, Lurcat and receives the gold medal for a poster at the International exhibition of Paris (1937). He reacts to the Civil War in Spain with a poster " Help to the civil populations ". Together With Father Carre, « bete-a-bon-Dieu » of the Resistance, Raymond Gid began to design liturgical texts. Apocalypse Six (an extract of the biblical text of Saint John) appeard after the war. It is one of his major works, composed in the Peignot typeface, which was designed by Cassandre in 1937. He designs several post-war period posters, for example Week of absent, a simple Lorraine cross surrounded by barbed wire on a dark background. Right from the beginning of the symposiums in Lure (Provence) in 1954, Raymond Gid participates in discussions on typography, particularly with Maximilen Vox, Charles Peignot, Roger Excoffon. Raymond Gid puts on page and illustrates the Dialogues of the Carmelite nuns by Bernanos (1954), then some pages in Caractere Noel 1955, dedicated to his friend Jan van Krimpen, the creator of dutch type faces. He plays with the breathing of the text, in the manner of Mallarme, as in his Book of hours (1959) or his Apocalypse (1964), adapting medieval text to present day tastes. He also designs posters like those for the Club Mediterranee (1961), Bally (1976) or, heavier fare, like that of Amnesty International (1973). During his whole life, Raymond Gid remained attached to the typographical arts. He liked to try out new characters in his compositions, mixing them with his very free drawings, as for example in Messidor published by the Imprimerie nationale (1989). Jean-Francois Porchez, type designer; translated from french by Babelfish and cleaned up a bit. Links Art and Poster Bally posters Chicago Center for the Print Bally posters Poster Auctions International, New York Catalogue from the personal exhibition at the Bibliotheque Forney, Paris, in 1992.