Typography Design, Signed (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [New York]. (2013). Square 4to. INSCRIBED by Heller and Ilic on f.f.e.p. & f.p.d. Light bumping to extremities of mildly rubbed covers. Slight scraping to one joint end and lower fore corners of covers. Slight spotting to spine of covers. VG. INSCRIBED.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp 144. Original publishers black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the typographer, Ruari McLean, "To Ruari, also complete disclaimer for jacket. John 1978." Permission fax loosely inserted. ISBN: 0214203131 Very good indeed in slightly used but complete, very good dust jacket. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. SIGNED BY AUTHOR with inscription to previous owner that reads, "To Bruce / Typophile /s/ 6/2004." Clean, solid copy with otherwise unmarked text. Cover corners are square; light bump to bottom front corner of spine. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is glossy with moderate surface rubbing and edge wear; no tears. Heavy, oversize hardcover. First edition, second printing. We are unable to ship oversize books and multi-volume sets internationally. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Folio with 385 pages. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author, "To Robert Shaw, Happy Birthday. May 28, 2001, Doyald Young." Gift presentation on the half title page, "To another type afficionado. Happy Birthday Love Bud. 5/28/01." The book and DJ are in very good condition, very slight shelf wear. Interior clean and tight. The spine is blue with white text. Size: Folio. Signed. Hardcover.

Large 4to, 30.4cm. Pp. 385,[3], very numerous typographical examples throughout, ,bibliogr., indices. Hardbound, orig. black cloth with gilt- and blind-tooled lettering to front cover, with dust-jacket. Very slight superficial rubbing to jacket, fine otherwise. - Signed by author in pencil on final (colophon) page with date "7/2000".

4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket. not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies for the American market signed by Zapf. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color. Jacket has a faint stain along top of front cover. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket.

4to. quarter parchment over paper covered boards, parchment tips, paper dust jacket. Not paginated. With Prefaces written by Paul Standard, New York, G. K. Schauer, Frankfurt, and Charles Peignot, Paris, together with commentary notes and specifications. Limited to 500 numbered copies produced by this American publisher, and signed by Zapf on the colophon page. Jacket chipped with tears along top edge, else a very good copy. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color, with many being tipped-in. Hermann Zapf was an award-winning typographer and book designer known for his clean techniques. quarter parchment over paper covered boards, parchment tips, paper dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book measures 8.5 x 12 inches. Preface by Paul Standard. Published in an edition of 500 by Museum books for the American market. This copy is hand numbered 66 and signed by Zapf. Binding in half vellum spine, with paper covered boards. Printed on hahnemuhle paper. An extraordinary book set and printed in various typefaces from the Stempel Foundry in Germany (many of which were designed by Zapf). This book is impeccably printed, and a valuable resource for any typographer or letterpress printer. There is a key at the back of the book which lists typefaces used in each example. A very valuable type specimen reference as well. Near Fine in solid binding. Dust jacket shows a few small closed tears along edges, and one minor small faint stain to to cover. Near Fine / Very Good. Signed by Author(s).

Original Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 62pp. English and Hebrew text. Illustrations. IMPORTANT CATALOGUE OF ALL THE TARSHISH BOOKS. SIGNED BY DR. SPITZER ON THE TITLE PAGE. A FINE COPY. LIKE NEW. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover. Number 254 of 500 copies and signed by Hermann Zapf on the colophon. This is an interesting and informative work on typography and title page design. There are 78 book and title pages, some bound in and others inserted. In his preface, Paul Standard of New York wrote: The typographer's true task is to bring to each book the grace, distinction and convenience proper to its content; and to make the title and every other part mutually reflect each other." A description of each of the title pages is included following the samples of typographic design. Bound is grayish green paper covers with a vellum spine with gilt titling. Ownership signature of Bernard Klem in ink to free front endpaper. Short closed tear to bottom of title page, else in near fine condition with light sunning to covers. No slipcase. Measures 8.5 x 12 inches. Unpaginated. PRINTARTS/100324. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author. Bound in quarter brown leather and marbled ivory paper with spine and cover stamped in gilt and marbled endpapers. Includes photo illustrations of vintage equipment. Slipcase. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 1st. One of 500 copies printed. Author's signed presentation on front fly leaf. Bound in quarter white vellum with spine stamped in gilt and charcoal cloth boards. Signed.