Cary Melbert B (90 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Oak Knoll Books, 1981. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with light fading on spine.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

paper wrappers. Cary Jr., Melbert B. (illustrator). thin 8vo. paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. A brief description of the important holdings of the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection in the graphic arts complex of the Rochester Institute of Technology. A fine copy. In addition to works of historical interest, many important private presses are represented, including the Press of the Woolly Whale, which Mr. Cary founded.

Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Reprint. Hardcover with dustjacket : like new / like new. Jacket in mylar protector. Reprint: ".reproduced from and original in the Yale University Library." Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

48pp, (7 x 8.5 inches), b&w illustrations. VG in light blue stiff wrappers (soft cover). Tiny chip at tail of spine, corners a little soft, edges of covers sunned (browned). Contents crisp and tight. Brief essays by Thomas Perry Stricker, Monroe Wheeler, William A. Kittredge, William A. Jackson. International examples.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Reprint. Originally published in 1938. Publications of the private printing company listed by year from its first location in Illinois, to Massachusetts, then New York. Illustrations, index.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. 211pp Illus "Including an account of the genesis of the press by Frederick W. Goudy and a portion of the 1903 diary of Will Ransom, co-founder.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. The DJ is in a clear protective sleeve and shows little wear. The boards are nice. The hinges and the spine are very good. 205 pages. Small brown spot on the right side outside edge of the pages. The inside pages are bright and look unmarked.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Approx. 5 3/4" wide by 8 3/4". ; 32 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 210p. A total of 232 items listed and described. A fresh clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Reprint of original 1938 edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Blue cloth with spine lettering gilt. Fine in dust jacket. First published in 1939 by The Press of the Woolly Whale, and expertly reprinted here by Oak Knoll from an original held at Yale University Library.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. This is a supplement to "War Cars" by Melbert B. Cary Jr. , and has instructions to paste it to the inside back cover of that title. ; 7 pages.

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust jacket is fine. Illustrated with photographs. This bibliography documents the career of The Village Press with meticulous detail and insight. In a short memoir at the beginning of the book, Frederic W. Goudy gives an account of the vicissitudes of a printer's life that is certain to ring familiar with anyone who has experienced the "fun and fury" of a private press. The brief section from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, gives some idea of the magnitude of the initial problems that were encountered. despite these difficulties, they were still able to produce books that were an able tribute to William Morris in many ways Goudy's chief inspiration in book design. The prss was no mere imitation of the Kelmscott Press, however. In the years of its operation it forged a style that was distinctly Goudy's Frederic W. Goudy was perhaps the most influential type designer, English or American, of the twentieth century. His influence on advertising art and book design was considerable, and he became an artbiter of typographic taste for an entire generation between the wars. Part of the reason for his success lay with his practical knowledge of the problems of designer and printer. Much of this expertise was gained through his Village Press. Tight, clean, very good, almost fine but for three small stains on the bottom edge of the text block. Blue cloth 8vo. 205 pp. including index followed by 7 pp. Errata, Conclusion and Addenda Originally published in 1938. This is the 1981 reprint.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Wraps, octavo, pp. [48]. Illustrated throughout. Errata slip laid in. Catalogue of reproductions of cards from the collection of Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Published in connection with the first public exhibition of the Cary Collection, which opened at Yale University Jan. 17, 1973. CARY was also author of the Bibliography of the Village Press, 1903-1938.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Very Good+ hardcover; a solid copy ; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED; ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; Size: 3.5 x 6".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Decorations by Warren Chappell (illustrator). First Edition. One of a few copies only. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint Edition. Leather spine has splitting and cracking. Covers have two two small, light stains on the front and marginal light browning. Private owner's name lable on the front endpaper. ; Limited to 250 copies. Produced as a Christmas book in 1931.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint Edition. A Fine Reprint Edition in a like dust-jacket; The Village Press was a small, independent publisher that was active from 1903 to 1938. The press was founded by Frederic W. Goudy and Will Ransom, and published a variety of books, including an early edition of the dictionary. The press was influential in the early years of the American publishing industry, and its books often reflected the progressive values of the era.; 8vo; 205 pages.

paper wrappers. Village Press (illustrator). 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages. With a note by Melbert Cary and a five page history by Will Ransom. Minor chipping around edges, else near fine.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. 79pp.; HB beige w/dk.bluegreen; slight rub w/some waterdamage,bttm.spine; clean,tight pgs. DJ redw,white,&blk.; rubbed w/spine&edges sunned; chip,bttm.spine. "50 complete alphabets of the most modern type faces.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Edition. 79pp.; HB beige w/dk.bluegreen; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ red,white,&blk.; rubbed w/spine&edges sunned; 3"tear,bttm.spine; 2"tear,bk.flap; chips&tears. "50 complete alphabets of the most modern type faces.".

Condition: New.

Spiral. Condition: new. Spiral. Wood type in myriad designs--from stark condensed sans serifs to bizarre ornamental scripts--created variety in commercial advertising more than 180 years ago, and continues today to influence modern signs, posters, and billboards. The Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection at RIT maintains an impressive collection of wood type, numbering over 300 fonts. This book showcases over 250 of our best wood type specimens, including many complete fonts and samples from unusual designs. All specimen reproductions were painstakingly printed from the original wood type blocks, some distressed with 100 years of use and abuse. The resulting compendium is a rich typographic resource sure to delight any designer, scholar, collector and student of graphic arts history. Includes an introduction and classification system used by permission of David P. Wall. Foreword by R. Roger Remington. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Original publisher's green-blue paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, dustjacket, 8vo: [x], 205pp., [7]pp., frontispiece, illustrations, 3 essays, publications of the Press, index.Very fine copy - as new.