Type Specimens Monotype (7 results)

stapled, stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). small 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. A fine copy. Unlike display type, book lettering should not demand attention, and differences between book faces can be subtle. Monotype compares settings of the same text page in 30 different book faces, with a brief discussion of the merits and characteristics of each.

single broadside, folded once. Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. single broadside, folded once. Beautifully printed in black and red. A near fine copy. "The single decorative leaf is a motif which long preceded the arabesque and is of Classical not Islamic origin. It is used singly, often as a paragraph mark, whereas in the true arabesque the leaf is conbined cursively into a complex interlaced geometrical pattern.".

broadside. Type Specimens (illustrator). 23 x 12 inches. broadside. folded in three with the two outside panels being about an inch short of the middle panel creating an overlap effect. First edition of 300 copies printed for The Monotype Conference 1992. The newly drawn typeface for 1992 drew its inspiration from types used in Spain to create new text types of economical yet highly readable proportions, and with particularly handsome large display sizes , specifically to meet the requirements of digital typography.

folded twice. Type Specimens (illustrator). large broadside (23 x 17 inches). folded twice. Printed on both sides with some use of red ink including a red border. Minor chipping to the edges, else a near fine copy. Shows a large range of sizes and variants. Loosely inserted is an additional small broadside showing additional information on this face.

Type Specimens (illustrator). 12mo. which folds out twice. Single broadside sheet printed on both sides. Brief history and two color printing of specimens. A near fine copy. Single broadside sheet printed on both sides.

Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. vinyl covers with metal circular binding. Not paginated. (half inch thick). Well preserved specimen book. Very scarce. vinyl covers with metal circular binding.

London, Monotype Corporation Ltd, (ca. 1961-1967). Large 4to. [ca. 300 pp. with specimens]. Cloth. (library copy; binding damaged (hinges severely split, but holding); label of the North-East Essex Technical College & School of Art of pastedown; a few library stamps throughout; some leaves frayed; leaves bolted together) - heavy book, additional postage required. Not entirely complete ("The value of this loose-leaf book depends on your willingness to keep it up-to-date"), but still with hundreds of specimens. Includes a list of discontinued types / 'withdrawal of series' from 1967 on; and checklists for May 1967; December, August, March 1966; October (2x), March, June 1965; November, February 1964; September 1961; September 1962.