Gress Edmund (59 results)

8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Shaken, else near fine. cloth, paper spine and cover labels.

8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Covers rubbed with damaged spot at top of spine. Shaken. cloth, paper spine and cover labels.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 8 pages. Limited to 800 numbered copies. Presentation from Gress to James E. Creech and presentation from Creech to The Graphica on first blank page. Gress, Edmund G. (illustrator).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Booklet has the blind stamp of a high school printing teacher on the last page. Envelope has some patchy slight browning. Title page of booklet has traces of browning. ; Approx. 5 7/8" wide by 8 3/4". Pages tied with cord. Presented to members of the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts on their visit to the factory of the Ludlow Typograph Company, and further distributed to other members of the American Institute of Graphic Arts as Keepsake No. 24. In a decorated envelope. ; 4+ pages.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hard Cover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. The pages are slightly darkened with age but clean and tight. Page edges are lightly soiled. Front hinge has small tears. Binding is tight. Gold foil cover is scuffed and slightly edge worn. 201 pages. Illustrated throughout.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Tall. 96 numbered pages of text. Profusely illustrated including many full page plate. Half leather binding with usual wear to leather. Tear along full length of one spine edge. Interior very good. (Q8).

xx, 212 pp. Illustrated. Folio, publisher's cloth with printed paper labels on spine and front cover. Second edition. Spine tanned and chipped at extremities; cloth tanned, particularly at the edges, and frayed at corners and joints.

8vo. cloth-backed gold paper-covered boards. xxx, 201 pages. First edition. (Hart no.20). Foreword by Frederic Goudy. Gress covers "the various periods at which decided changes in the matter of type design or changed tastes in type arrangement took place." Lacking the dust jacket. Wear to the head of the spine. cloth-backed gold paper-covered boards.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers. Head of the spine chipped, light bump to the bottom of the spine, and minor defects.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. September, Volume 89, Number 3. Perfect-bound illustrated wraps, stapled signatures, 136 pages, industry trade journal, articles, vintage ads, full page color plates; minute edgewear, mild soiling to covers, tight square, clean internals. …

Hardcover. 2nd ed. Twelvemo. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with pattern bordered title tags. 284 pages illustrations (some color) color chart 20 cm. VG. Light touch of fraying to the front bottom spine corner.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a comprehensive examination of typography from manuscript origins through contemporary digital applications. The author takes a chronological journey commencing with the development of letters and symbols used in early handwritten manuscripts, and tracing their evolution into the movable type invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century. Particular focus is given to the major historical figures of typography, including William Morris, whose work influenced a resurgence of interest in craftsmanship and fine printing. The author also discusses 20th-century innovations such as the Linotype typesetting machine and the rise of the personal computer. The book's thematic depth spans art, history, and technology, providing a rich exploration of how typography has shaped the dissemination of ideas and knowledge throughout history. Its insights will appeal to anyone interested in the history, technique, and enduring cultural significance of typography. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inserted plates and illustrations within the text; grained green cloth with printed labels, some wear. A good copy.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. This book is hard-bound in brown paper covered boards with a gray cloth spine with a printed paper label on the spine, in a dust jacket with soiling/toning, edge-wear, and chipping with loss to the corners and spine-ends. The covers show edge-wear, and rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. This book is Signed/Inscribed by Edmund G. Gress on the front free end-page. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. Colour plates and illustrations within the text. Printed in red and black. Green cloth with labels. Bookplate. Spine in poor shape and coming away. A reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The cover boards are very scuffed and marked due to age. Spine has been repaired. However, this is a classic Typographic reference book of its era, regardless of the covers condition. Edmund Gress was the Editor of "The American Printer" and Author of "The American Handbook of Printing". Packed with design examples and illustrations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Second Edition. "Including a brief history up to the twentieth century, with reproductions of the work of early masters of the craft, and a practical discussion and an extensive demonstration of the modern use of type-faces and methods of arrangement". Green cloth with beveled edges with paper title labels on spine and front cover. Top edges gilt.Sample chapters include Origin of Typography, Typography in the Nineteenth Century, Ornamentation, Catalogs, Announcements, Posters, Advertisements, Type-Faces, and many others. At the beginning of each chapter is a full page example ot the subject. Literally hundreds of excetional illustrations. Ex-library copy from Ford Motor Company Library. With minimal markings: a faint call number on bottom of spine; stamps on front fixed endpaper and copyright page; pocket affixed to rear fixed endpaper with faint "withdrawn" stamp. Covers and paper labels darkened with age. Interior is clean and unmarked. Solid binding. …

Illustrated by three color plates, b/w and color ads, woodcuts, engravings. First edition. Stitched wraps. 4to. pp. 136. Very Good. Chipped at edges of cover and one corner of first page, one small tape repair, internally fine. Highlights: An Exhibit of Calendars issued by the Marchbanks Press for the first six months of 1926 (C.B. Falls wood cuts); Engraving and Printing from linoleum and rubber by Robert F. Salade; Early American Imprints - North Carolina by I. Nelson Nichols. Monthly periodical established in 1885.…