Phaidros: A Search for the Typographic Form of Plato's Phaedrus by Stauffacher, Jack W - 1978

Cloth cover with imprint of author on front. Silver on spine. The book is in good condition, pages are crisp and clean with a binding that is tight. There is a ding on the top spine but the photos will show it is in lovely shape with some sun fading. Bargain priced without the dust jacket. Please view photos for quality views.
"From the dust jacket: Paul Rand's stature as one of the world's leading graphic designers is uncontestable. For half a century his pioneering work in the field of advertising design and typography has exerted a profound influence on the design profession; he almost single-handedly transformed "commercial art" from a practice that catered to the lowest common denominator of taste to one that could assert its place among the fine arts. Among the numerous clients for whom he has been a consultant and/or designer are the American Broadcasting Company, IBM Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
In this witty and instructive book, Paul Rand speaks on the process and… Read More

Basel, Switzerland:: Studio for Design,, 2015.. Standard Edition of 187 copies. 3.25 x 4.75"; 10 pages. Leporello structure. Hand composed and handprinted in four colors: black, red, blue, and yellow. Striped paper band closure. Numbered. Text in German and English.. Romano Hänni, information booklet: "Work on this folding book (leporello), began in September 2014, was interrupted by commissioned work , and lasted until April 2015. Folding book means that the pages at the front and at the binding are only folded. After removing the book jacket the twelve pages of the content can be folded into one strip... "Preparation of the printing form. Handcomposing with lead type, synthetic type, brass lines and geometrical signs. Every printing form is composed with single pieces. "Print: Letterpress, hand proofing press, four-color."Standard edition (187 copies). Numbers 1 to 50 in slipcase together with the unikat edition. Numbers 51 to 187 as single books… Read More

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1958. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/none. 13" × 9" × 2 1/2" (33 × 22.9 × 6.4 cm) . Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. First Printing. Edited by Frederick Startridge Ellis. Illustrated by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Printed by Copifyer Lithograph Corporation. Small Folio. Bound in publisher's original hardcover blind-stamped cream leatherette, by The Press of the World Publishing Company, in imitation of the alum tawed pigskin binding design for the book by Morris and executed by Douglas Cockerell at the Doves Bindery. Gilt titles to spine. Printed on fine, thick and heavy, in imitation of the original Kelmscott paper paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon and special printer's device designed by Morris especially for this book. [xx], 554 pp. Includes a new introduction by John T. Winterich and a glossary for the modern reader. Often called "The Most Beautiful Book Ever Published," William Morris's acclaimed masterpiece, "THE KELMSCOTT… Read More

NY: J. M. Bowles and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine cloth eroded.. 1912. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies. A republication of an article by Currier which originally appeared in the August 1910 edition of The Graphic Arts magazine. Printed by Norman T. A. Munder and Company of Baltimore. Inscribed by Munder on the title page "To some good friend of Mr. John Hoyle". Brown cloth spine. Printed paper-covered boards. Printed on cream-colored laid paper. Currier Press printer's mark and initial T on page three drawn by Frederic W. Goudy and printed in orange ink. "...The choicest type face in the world may have its beauty or its legibility nullified by bad spacing. The tools are not superior to the workman." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 19 pages .

Ames Lake:: MKimberly Press,, 1988.. Edition of 88. 5 x 8.5"; 26 pages. Letterpress printed on Ragston paper, with an Astrolux dust jacket cover. Lino cuts. Sewn binding. Signed and numbered by the artist. Letterpress printed speciment book to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the M. Kimberly Press. A fun Type Specimen book that pairs the Type with guides to titems of curiosity and interest. For example, Cameo type is paired with poisons. Skulls are printed with the names of poisons underneath each - snake venom, puffer fish, datura, tobacco, nux vomica, foxglove, hemlock, draino. Additional types and guides are News Gothic /Spontaneous Combustion; Barnum / Spotted Animals; Stymie Outline / Slug Extermination; and so on.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1963. Hardcover. VG+/VG. ...with an introductory essay by Stanley Morison and supplemental material by Kennth Day. Large 4to, black cloth, gilt titles, xiii, 66, 377 plates, index. VERY GOOD+ book / VERY GOOD jacket: dj has some lite edgewear, discoloring and rubbing to spine (in mylar) A must-have for your book arts collection.

New York: The Press of the Woolly Whale, 1933.. Quarter cloth and boards, printed label. Fine in slightly worn glassine dust jacket. First edition. One of two hundred numbered copies printed on Arnold handmade paper for private distribution, with an extra page of supplementary information, in addition to 450 copies printed for members of the AIGA. LAWSON & PANKOW 24.

London: C. & E. Layton. Very Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Ca: 1928. Clean tan paper covered boards with brown titles. Cloth spine. Light shelf edge wear. Texts interior is tight, clean & intact. 28 laid in pages of the Erbar Group of Typefaces; Cable Group of Typefaces and Erbar Medium Italic. Showing the comprehensive collection of famous types, borders, and ornaments used by C&E Layton. Also included, the supplement to the Layton Type Book. Small paper hole on a laid in page. Typography ; Type Faces; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 120 pages .

NY: J. M. Bowles and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine cloth eroded.. 1912. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies. A republication of an article by Currier which originally appeared in the August 1910 edition of The Graphic Arts magazine. Printed by Norman T. A. Munder and Company of Baltimore. Inscribed by Munder on the title page "To some good friend of Mr. John Hoyle". Brown cloth spine. Printed paper-covered boards. Printed on cream-colored laid paper. Currier Press printer's mark and initial T on page three drawn by Frederic W. Goudy and printed in orange ink. "...The choicest type face in the world may have its beauty or its legibility nullified by bad spacing. The tools are not superior to the workman." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 19 pages .

Paris: Pour l'imprimeur et le bibliophile, 01926. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Les trois premiers siècles de l'imprimerie française. - Les ancêtres du livre, du journal et de l'almanach. - Pour l'imprimeur et le bibliophile. Paris, Bulletin Officiel, 1924-1925-1926. 3 volumes in-4. [Revue luxueuse sur les métiers du livre en forme de florilèges illustrés à pleine page, répertoriant les meilleurs moyens actuels d'impression]. Brochés. The first part of the volume, paginated, deals with a theme related to the book trades (here an overview of printing under the Ancien Régime). The second part contains many specimens presenting the media and printing processes new or used at the time. Prospectus; advertisements for major magazines; picture boards and book covers. they are supplied by the major manufacturers. Paperback, illustrated cover. The book has been handled with part of paper spine missing. 12.5 inches tall; Illustrated with color plates on cardstock. Text in French.… Read More