Rimmer Jim (10 results)

Condition: New. McDougald, Sheryl (illustrator).

Condition: As New. McDougald, Sheryl (illustrator). Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. DA 66 Number 66, Spring / Summer 2010 A Tribute to Jim Rimmer (1934-2010) edited by Don McLeod with contributions by him and Widen, Alex; Stanton, Ralph J.; Maloney, Brian; Swanick, Eric; Rimmer, Jim. 88 pages, paper with stiff cover. Black and white reproductions. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 24 pgs. Published quarterly by the Alcuin Society this issue noteable for Jim Rimmer's article on reviving F.W. Goudy's Kaatskill font into a digital format at Giampa Textware, Vancouver, BC. The cover linocut of Goudy is also by Rimmer. Other contributors to this issue are: Sandra Kirshenbaum, Guy Robertson, and Geoff Spencer.

Paper Ephemera. Condition: Fine. First Edition. An illustrated, multi-colour, single sheet broadside,11.5 x 18 inches. Written, designed, illustrated, and typeset by Jim Rimmer (1934-2010) and digitalized and printed by Gerald Giampa (1950-2009); a fine copy. This broadside highlights F.W.Goudy's font, Hadriano, 'drawn and digitalized from newly cast metal types for a faithful translation of Goudy's original letterforms'.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jim Rimmer (Jacket design) (illustrator). No Edition Stated, Presumed First. Both fiction and non-fiction from the Stephen Leacock Award winning author. 261 pp. Grey cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine. Head of spine is slightly rubbed. Unclipped DJ has edge wear around head of spine. Bookseller's Inventory # 171319.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. jim rimmer ( jacket design) (illustrator). True First Edition, Firstt Printing. Number line: 74 75 76 77 78 5 4 3 2 1 . Reader will discover ' the essence of Ontario in a view which however personal, retains the perspective of an experienced onlooker.' 209 pp. plus Index. Illustrated. Map ep's. Cloth covered boards have silver gilt text on spine only. Tail of spine very slightly rubbed, tiny ding bottom front edge. Book comes with two DJs, both unclipped. DEDICATION: For Peter best wishes Max Braithwait SIGNED by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 154818. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jim Rimmer (illustrator). First Edition - Limited Edition. A limited edition suite of Al Purdy's last 3 poems. (3 broadsides) The poems were sent to Alex Widen with the suggestion that they be published for Al Purdy Day events, April 21, 2009. The broadsheets are printed on Sommerset rag paper and measure 12.5 by 19.5 inches and are housed in a paper presentation folder 13 by 20 inches. Limited to 60 numbered sets, this is number 7. Graphic designer & letterpress printer, Jim Rimmer (1934-2010), contributes the type designs and the illustration of the Purdy cottage at Roblin Lake, Ameliasburg, Ontario. A very handsome and scarce production, and a fitting tribute to Purdy (1918-2000).

An illustrated broadside, one sheet measuring 11.5 x 17.5 inches. Printed in black, green, red, and gray. Fine condition. This is the special issue: "A SPECIAL EDITION SIGNED & NUMBERED FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS OF GIAMPA TEXTWARE CORP". This is copy #3 of 25 copies signed by Jim Rimmer. This broadside is basically an advertisement for Giampa Textware Corp., and Goudy's Hadriano Font, "Now in Digital Font Format".

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 6ff., + 30pp. accordionfold strip. One of fifty copies signed and numbered by the author. Initial signature includes a brief introductory essay by Jim Rimmer of the Pie Tree Press and Typefoundry about the new typeface showcased here. The type is called Duensing Titling, named after American typographer and private press printer Paul Hayden Duensing, and it was designed, cut in metal, and cast by Rimmer. The typeface is presented on the accordion strip of Reg Lissel's handmade paper; the strip can be pulled out from the book, extending more than five feet to display the entire face. The book is cased in paper-covered boards, with a printed vellum label to spine. Near Fine. (2 1/4 by 3; 74x60mm). Uncommon.