Typography 2. Spring 1937, 9 x 11", 48 pages. London. The second issue of this wonderful English typography magazine, with tip-ins throughout including art exhibition invitations designed by Ashley Havinden, Maurice Bennett and Frederick Horn. Also laid in is a pamphlet, sewn in wrappers, 8vo., with an extract of an essay by William Hazlitt "The Fight" set in Electra, the typeface designed by W. A. Dwiggins., mint copy. With 3 illustrations by Bernard Griffin. Also laid in is a printed note from the publisher stating the first issue is out of print. Includes articles by John Betjeman, Ellic Howe, John Rayner, others. Type specimens and reviews of them in this issue include Allegro, Cartoon Bold, and Thorne Shaded. Very fine. see image
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Typography 4. Autumn 1937, 9 x 11", 44 pages. London. Articles by Harry Carter on Typefounding, an article by Misha Black on dust wrappers, with tip-ins of jackets for books by J. B. Priestly, Circle Magazine, others. Type specimen reviews and showings of Perpetua Light Titling, Temple, a script face from the Monotype Corporation, Claudius by Rudolf Koch, Ludlow Hauser Script by George Hauser, Scarab, and Bessemer. Very fine, bright copy. see image
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Typography 5. Spring 1938, 9 x 11", 62 pages. London. With an article by Eric Gill on the artist Denis Tegetmeier, also an article on the Bauer typefoundry by Konrad Bauer, an article on modern newspaper make-up by John E. Allen, type specimen reviews and showing of A. M. Cassandre's Peignot, Legend by F. H. Ernst Schneider, Gill Sans Medium and Gill Bold Extra Condensed, Coronation from the Stephenson Blake foundry, and Times New Roman Wide from Monotype. Very fine. see image
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Typography 6. Summer 1938, 9 x 11", 60 pages, London. With articles by John Betjeman on Ecclestiastical Typography with amusing illustrations, Imre Reiner which includes illustrations by the noted designer and artist, A. F. Johnson on seventeenth century English types, type specimen reviews and showings of Ludlow Coronet Script, Dorchester Script, Grosvenor Script, Elizabeth from Bauer, Floride by Imre Reiner. Very fine. see image
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Typography 7. Winter 1938, 9 x 11", 60 pages, London. With articles by John Carter, Roland Knaster, Denis Megaw on "Twenthieth-Century Sans Serifs", with showings of Gill Sans, Johnston Sans, Berthold Sans, Elegant Light, etc., a very good piece on the history of sans serif types, type specimens and reviews of Post-Roman from Berthold, Playbill from Stephenson Blake, Matura from Monotype, an interesting script from Bauer Lilith, others. The spiral binding is missing, so all of the sheets are loose, neverthless a fine copy. see image
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Typography 8. Summer 1939, 9 x 11", 58 pages, London. Articles by Denis Peck on the typography of children's comics, Robert Harling, Edith Olivier on Rex Whistler's Book Decorations, type specimens and reviews of Amanda, a script from Stephenson, Blake, Caprice, a script from Berthold, Imre Reiner's Corvinus Skyline, Slender and Slender Bold, from Ludwig & Mayer, Chisel from Stephenson, Blake, and Tea Chest, a display stencil face from Stephenson, Blake. Very fine copy. see image
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Alphabet and Image: 2. September 1946, 8 x 9 1/2", 92 pages, London. With a charming article on the illustrator Edward Bawden by Denis Saurat, 20 illustrations, 4 in color. Also included is a lengthy article by Peggy Lang on Times Roman, with a fold-out specimen sheet. Another article appears on "News Bills: A Retrospectus" by S. L. Righyni, with color illustrations, a history of the form dating from 1865 to the late '30s, including showing the use of wood type, spiral bound, very fine. see image
$50.00

Alphabet and Image: 4. April 1947, 8 x 9 1/2", 98 pages, London. With articles by Ellic Howe, James Thorpe, Graham Reynolds, Harold Keeble, Maurice de Sausmarez. The article by Keeble, "The Typography of Psychological Warfare" is particularly interesting, with reproductions of newspapers and leaflets from various countries including Germany, and France. Another article appears on the "Beggarstaff Brothers" by James Thorpe, the name an invented one. Poster designer, they were very popular in their time, illustrations in color. Spiral binding, very fine. see image
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Alphabet and Image: 5. September 1947, 8 x 9 1/2, 100 pages, London. With this issue, binding in wrappers with a wrap-around jacket was introduced. With articles on the drawings of Lynton Lamb, "Fat Faces" by A. F. Johnson, an article by Simon Nowell-Smith on the phonetic fonts of Robert Bridges, or "phonotypes." Very fine in the dust jacket, light wear. see image
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Alphabet and Image: 6. January, 1948, 8 x 9 1/2, 96 pages, London. With an article on the type designs of Eric Gill by Robert Harling, an article on Pre-Raphaelite drawings by John Gere, including one illustration in color. Very fine in dust jacket, lightest of wear. see image
$50.00

Alphabet and Image: 8. Winter, 1948, 8 x 9 1/2, 100 pages, London. With an article by Douglas Newton on the paintings of Edward Wadsworth, illustrations in color, an article about the illustrator, wood engraver Robert Gibbings, others. Very fine, dust jacket torn apart at spine, otherwise, very fine. see image
$35.00

Octavo: 1 - 7. 1986 - 1990. 7 issues of the 8 published. 8 1/4 x 11 3/4, London, each issue 16 pages, plus covers, with printed wrappers. Edited by Simon Johnston, Mark Holt, Michael Burke, Hamish Muir. A tour-de-force of contemporary typography, great printing and design. Includes articles by April Greiman, Wim Crouwel, Wolfgang Weingart, many others. There simply is nothing else like it. As new. The set of 7
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Books on design and typography

Bauhaus Drucksachen Typografie Reklame. Dusseldorf, 1984, 9 1/4 x 11, cloth in dust jacket, 360 pages, hundreds of illustrations, most in black and white. With original texts in German by Josef Albers, Herbert Bayer, Joost Schmidt, many others. The definitive book on the subject, a wonderful history with images from the original works of these artists. Very fine in the dust jacket.
$40.00

(Brody, Neville) The Graphic Language of Neville Brody. New York, 1988, 10 1/4 x 12 1/4, 450 illustrations, most in color, text by Jon Wozencroft. The definitive work on one of the most important modern designer/typographers, creator of The Face magazine, and much more. As new in dust jacket.
$40.00

(Dutch Graphic Design) Dutch Graphic Design A Century. Cambridge, 1993, 10 x 13, 550 color plates, text by Kees Broos and Paul Hefting. The definitive history of contemporary Dutch design and typography. As new in dust jacket.
$50.00

(Thompson, Bradbury) Bradbury Thompson The Art of Graphic Design. New Haven, 1988, 10 x 13 1/2, 218 pages, 310 plates, 272 in color, texts by Thompson, J. Carter Brown, Edward M. Gottschall, others. The standard work. Mint in dust jacket.
$60.00

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