Alphabets by Zapf Hermann (25 results)
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Sub title, some marginal notes on type design.
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Paperback. Condition: near fine(-). First MIT Press paperback editoin. 142 pages illustrations, portrait 19 cm. Nice copy. ? Caract?res d'imprimerie Sp?cimens, Imprimerie Sp?cimens, Printing, Printing Specimens, Specimens, Type and type-founding, Type and type-founding Specimens, Zapf, Hermann, type specimens (documents Graphic…Design; Typographer. Book design Printing; Language. Small edge stain, minor edge-wear and faint creasing to front wrap fold; else near fine(-) thus and apparently unread -- or very lightly read.
Published by MIT Press, 1970
- Softcover
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Clean interior with tight binding; cover lightly worn.
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hardcover. 4.5 x 7 inches. hardcover. 112 pages. Foreword by Robert Bringhurst. Typophiles Chapbook, New Series, 3. "Letterforms are things that nearly all of us in the Western world have learned to take for granted. We treat them much like door knobs, water taps, thermostats, and hinges. We evidently think (in defiance of all l…ogic) that what we read or write matters far more than how it's read or written, and that letterforms are just a way to get there, as a door knob is a way to open a door," writes Robert Bringhurst in the Foreword to About More Alphabets. This book hopes to bring attention to a neglected topic by focusing on the letterforms of Hermann Zapf. From metal type to the digital characters, Hermann Zapf has composed exceptional type designs for seventy years. He can be considered one of the most important calligraphers of all time, as well as a most notable book designer and typographer. His typefaces are among the most beautiful and familiar in the world. This book, a companion volume to the Typophile Chapbook About Alphabets (1960, updated 1970), describes Zapfs post-1970 type designs and provides new research on many of the earlier types. In this volume, typographer and calligrapher Jerry Kelly describes the origins and history of numerous Hermann Zapf typefaces including Marconi, ITC Zapf International, Linotype Zapfino, and Zapf Civilité. Kelly also includes new information on the Palatino nova and Optima nova families. This new Typophiles Chapbook is profusely illustrated with type specimens and drawings, many of which have never before been reproduced. Illustrations include drawings by Zapf, comparisons of various types, early sketches, typefaces never issued, and a twenty-eight page image section of type specimens. Other types described include Hallmark Textura, AMS Euler fraktur bold, Zapf Renaissance italic swash, Medici script, Aurelia, AMS Euler, Zapf Renaissance, ITC Zapf Chancery, and Zapf Civilité. Robert Bringhurst calls Zapf one of historys greatest two-dimensional architects. He says, "Hermann Zapf has made letters so subtle, so lovely they bring tears to knowledgeable eyes. And there are very few people who know Zapfs work as well as Jerry Kelly. Read him and weep.". Zapf, Hermann (illustrator).
Published by The Typophiles, in association with RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, Rochester, 2007
- Softcover
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Fine. Wraps. Printed in black and blue, and illustrated throughout.
Language: English
Published by The Typophiles, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Minor wear & discoloration to boards, otherwise very good.
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by The MIT Press, London, 1970
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Blue paperback, 153pp. Wear to spine and corners, otherwise fine.
Language: English
Published by The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970
- Hardcover
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. [143]pp [rubbing and edge wear to dust jacket; spine cocked] This is a revised edition of the Typophile Chap Book No. 37 first issued in 1960. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Cover is shelf worn and slightly rubbed with a crease on the bottom corner edge. The edges are worn, particularly the outer edge. Spine is creased, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.
Published by 16mo, pp.142, colophon, The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1970., 1970
- Softcover
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Frontispiece drawing by Gi Neuert-Hoffman; many plates and illustrations, set in Linotype Optima & printed by Ludwig Oehms. Semi-stiff card covers, titled in white, slightly worn at the edges. A fine copy. A revised edition of Typophile Chap Book No.37.
- Hardcover
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:0262240106.
- Hardcover
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1970. Blue cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; mild wear; jacket has mild edge wear and rubbing; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 142 pages.
Language: English
Published by Museum Books Inc., New York, 1952
- Hardcover
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Quarter vellum gilt with Fabriano paper-covered blind stamped boards, landscape 4to., 25, (5) leaves, illustrated by Hermann Zapf with metal engravings cut by hand by August Rosenberger. One of 2,000 copies printed by the D.Stempel AG type foundry in Frankfurt, in black and brown on Fabriano pape…r. Text set in Palatino. A clean, very good copy with minor wear and light toning to the spine and with the gilt title faded. Hermann Zapf (illustrator).
More imagesPen and Graver: Alphabets & Pages of Calligraphy
Zapf, Hermann. With a Preface by Paul Standard. Cut in Metal by August Rosenberger.
Language: English
Published by Museum Books Inc., New York, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Court Street Books LLC, Florence, AL, U.S.A.Court Street Books LLC
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful book, tight and square with bright covers and spine, clean unmarked interior. Sturdy binding. Attractive custom bookplate on front pastedown.
More imagesPublished by The Typophiles, New York, 1960
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good +. One of 300 signed and numbered copies, duodecimo size, 118 pp. total, this volume signed by Hermann Zapf. Hermann Zapf (1918-2015) was one of the most influential typographers of the early digital age, having a career that "spanned the glory days of hot metal composition right through to the ri…se of the Apple Mac"; his creations continue to inspire today. Interestingly, it is Zapf's "dingbats" that may have had the biggest impact on modern communication: these formed the basis for Unicode's symbols, which in turn paved the way for the now-ubiquitous emoji. This volume signed by Zapf at the colophon, being no. 102 of the edition (both the signature and number in blue ink). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue cloth over stiff cardboard, brown leather spine label with gilt lettering, the frontispiece a reproduction of a photograph of Zapf, replete with typographic designs, several being double-page; duodecimo size (7" by 4 1/2"), pagination: [1-6] 7-117, [1, colophon], this one of 300 signed/numbered copies (total English edition 700 copies; there were also 1300 copies printed in German). ___CONDITION: Better than very good: the cloth binding clean overall and without wear, all corners perfectly straight and unrubbed, a strong text block with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and the sole prior owner marking we see a gift inscription on the flyleaf dated "vii.62"; we would have graded this book fine except for (i) an old damp-stain at the head of the spine which has darkened the leather spine label and the cloth at the very top, and (ii) foxing to the edges of the text block. Even with its few faults, still special with Hermann Zapf's signature. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariat Lang, Rennerod, GermanyAntiquariat Lang
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Add to basketCambridge / Mass. & London: The M.I.T. Press, 1970. Blue-black Orig.-cloth with blue dust-jacket. 142, (1) pages with a Frontispiece drawing of H. Zapf by Gi Neuert-Hoffmann and numerous type specimens and print type samples. - 18 x 11,5. * Englische Textausgabe mit 3-zeiliger handschriftlicher persönlicher Widmung und Signatur…von Hermann Zapf an Dr. Helmut Presser, den damaligen Direktor des Gutenberg-Museums in Mainz.
Published by Cambridge, Mass, USA: The M.I.T. Press, 1970., 1970
- Hardcover
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Add to basketA revised edition of the Typophile Chap Book No. 37 first issued in 1960. Set in Linotype Optima and printed in offset by Ludwig Oehms, Frankfurt a.M. Bound in blue cloth by the Ladstetter bindery, Hamburg, gilt lettering to the spine. Clear, removanle, archival protective sleeve fitted to the printed dust-jacket. 12mo, 182 x 12…0 mm, pp. 144. A book in Very Good condition with feint offsetting on free endpapers.
More imagesPublished by MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 1970
- Hardcover
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition Thus. A fine copy in fine dustjacket of the 1970 edition by MIT Press after the firts of 1960 with a new introduction by typographer and type designer Zapf. Neatly signed by him on the title page in pencil. A lovely copy.
Published by Cambridge/Mass., London: The M.I.T. Press, 1970
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariat Tautenhahn, Lübeck, GermanyAntiquariat Tautenhahn
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Add to basket142 (2) Seiten, Fadenheftung, zweifarbiger OLnbd. mit goldgeprägtem Rückenlängstitel, OU., 18 x 11,5 cm. Mit vielen fotomechanischen Wiedergaben der von Hermann Zapf geschriebenen Alphabete und Schriftmuster. - In englischer Sprache. - Provenienz: Bibliothek Klaus L[.] Neumann (1933-2022; Redakteur im Bereich 'Alte Musik' des WD…R, Köln; die Provenienz ergibt sich nur aus dem Fundzusammenhang). Neumann hatte den Band mutmaßlich von Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse erhalten, der Ehefrau von Hermann Zapf (Vermerk Neumanns auf dem vorderen fliegenden Vorsatzblatt: "von Gudrun in Darmstadt"). - Der Schutzumschlag schwach berieben. Gutes Exemplar.
More imagesPublished by The Typophiles, New York, 2011
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- Signed
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Add to baskethardcover, slipcase. 4.5 x 7 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 112 pages. Foreword by Robert Bringhurst. Deluxe edition signed by the author and limited to 75 copies. Includes four type specimens in a paper folder and a slipcase for the book and specimen folder. Typophiles Chapbook, New Series, 3. "Letterforms are things that nearly…all of us in the Western world have learned to take for granted. We treat them much like door knobs, water taps, thermostats, and hinges. We evidently think (in defiance of all logic) that what we read or write matters far more than how it's read or written, and that letterforms are just a way to get there, as a door knob is a way to open a door," writes Robert Bringhurst in the Foreword to About More Alphabets. This book hopes to bring attention to a neglected topic by focusing on the letterforms of Hermann Zapf. From metal type to digital characters, Hermann Zapf has composed exceptional type designs for seventy years. He can be considered one of the most important calligraphers of all time, as well as a most notable book designer and typographer. His typefaces are among the most beautiful and familiar in the world. This book, a companion volume to the Typophile Chapbook About Alphabets (1960, updated 1970), describes Zapf's post-1970 type designs and provides new research on many of the earlier types. In this volume, typographer and calligrapher Jerry Kelly describes the origins and history of numerous Hermann Zapf typefaces including Marconi, ITC Zapf International, Linotype Zapfino, and Zapf Civilité. Kelly also includes new information on the Palatino nova and Optima nova families. This new Typophiles Chapbook is profusely illustrated with type specimens and drawings, many of which have never before been reproduced. Illustrations include drawings by Zapf, comparisons of various types, early sketches, typefaces never issued, and a twenty-eight page image section of type specimens. Other types described include Hallmark Textura, AMS Euler fraktur bold, Zapf Renaissance italic swash, Medici script, Aurelia, AMS Euler, Zapf Renaissance, ITC Zapf Chancery, and Zapf Civilité. Robert Bringhurst calls Zapf one of history's greatest two-dimensional architects. He says, "Hermann Zapf has made letters so subtle, so lovely they bring tears to knowledgeable eyes. And there are very few people who know Zapf's work as well as Jerry Kelly. Read him and weep.". Zapf, Hermann (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Museum Books Inc. New York, USA, 1952
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- First Edition
Seller: Marcus Campbell Art Books, London, United KingdomMarcus Campbell Art Books
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. 23 x 31cm near fine hardback with a text by Paul Standard followed by numerous examples of beautiful script in black and red.
Published by Oblong 4to, 25, [5] leaves, illustrations, 23 x 31 cm, New York: Museum Books, 1952., 1952
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- First Edition
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United KingdomCollinge & Clark
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. One of 2,000 copies of the first edition in English of ''Feder und Stichel' (1950) printed in black and reddish-brown on one side of the leaf at the private printing-office of D.Stempel. The calligraphic pages were desiged during 1939-41 by Hermann Zapf. All the meta…l plates were cut by hand. Type: Palatino, designed by Hermann Zapf for the original German edition. Brown paper-covered boards decorated in blind, vellum spine titled in gilt. Blue paper dust-jacket. A fine copy. Scarce.
More imagesPublished by Museum Books, New York, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Fahrenheit's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, limited to 2,000 copies, inscribed by Zapf on the title page, the binding is beginning to crack at the head of the inner front hinge but otherwise remains solid. The book also has light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, rubbing with areas of…staining to the covers, a touch of peeling to the cover edges, minor foxing to the edges of the text block, mild discoloration along the spine, glue stains from a bookplate that has come loose to the front flyleaf, and shallow waving to the text block. Overall, a Near Very Good copy. Additional images available upon request. Zapf, Hermann; Rosenberger, August (illustrator).
