Type Specimens (267 results)
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BULMER ROMAN AND BULMER ITALIC, FROM THE TYPES USED BY W. BULMER AT THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 1790-1819
Language: English
Published by American Type Foundry, Elizabeth, NJ, 1933
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. With a number of woodcuts and other illustrations. "Adapted by Morris Benton from a face cut about 1790 by William Martin for William Bulmer and the Shakespeare Press in London." McGrew, American Metal Type Faces, page 55. A variant of this specimen booklet bound…into a larger heavy paper wrapper printed with "Bulmer." Some wear to edges. Staining on rear cover. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Intertype Corporation n.d., Brooklyn
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Contact seller5-star sellerstapled, stiff paper wrappers. large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 14 pages. Waverley was designed by George Trenholm for Intertype. Specimens mostly in texts. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by International Typeface Corporation, N.P., 1990
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerself paper wrappers. 4to. self paper wrappers. All specimens are in fine condition. The group includes: ITC SYMBOL (1984), ITC ARABIC (1988), ITC JAMILLE (1988), ITC PANACHE (1988), The ITC Typeface Collection (Summer 1989), ITC MASTERWORKS (1989), and finally ITC QUAY SANS (1990). Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Press of A. Colish n.d., Mount Vernon
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (24) pages. Printed in three colors. A fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Mergenthaler Linotype Company, New York, 1958
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellercloth spine, flexible boards. 4to. cloth spine, flexible boards. xvi, 292 pages. With an index to faces. Crease from top to bottom of the front cover. Covers with light soiling. Spine split along the tail of the front hinge. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Stephenson Blake n.d., Sheffield
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Contact seller5-star sellerpaper wrappers. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (12) pages. Includes Chisel and Chisel Expanded. A fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Intertype Corp, Brooklyn, 1960
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Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. A lovely specimen featuring Baskerville Light, Bold, Italic, and Small Caps. Minor tears and soiling to wrappers, else a near fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Bauer Alphabets Inc n.d., New York
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Contact seller5-star sellerstapled, stiff paper wrappers. large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Four variants of "Horizon," mostly in lines. Probably early 60's. A fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Bauer Alphabets, New York, 1950
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 54 pages. Demonstration of type specimens. A fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Intertype Corporation n.d., Chicago
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Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. This type face was designed by George F. Trenholm. Minor creasing to covers, else near fine. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Published by Rudisill and Company n.d., Lancaster, PA
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Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. Includes Monotype and Foundry type, as well as a section on rules, borders, and ornaments. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Published by P22 Type Foundry, (Buffalo, NY, 2013
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Limited to 1500 copies. No. 6 in a series of Michael Stickley's P22 Type Foundry type specimen books. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Published by International Typefounders, (Norristown PA), 1998
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerpaper-covered boards. square 8vo. paper-covered boards. not paginated. Volume two only. Thousands of type faces, each having one example, available from over 50 independent foundries and designers from around the world for PC or Mac. There is a CD available, but it is not included in the books. There is also a list of typeface d…istributors worldwide who carry these typefonts along with a website for ordering online. Quite interesting and very comprehensive. Please note this is volume 2 only. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Published by AIGA, N.P., 1948
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Contact seller5-star sellerself paper wrappers. 12mo. self paper wrappers. 32 pages. Biographical information on each designer accompanied by a photograph and a listing of types designed. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by New York Times n.d., New York
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Contact seller5-star sellerstapled stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stapled stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Brief history, with illustrations, of how different type faces developed. A fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Monotype Typography Ltd, Redhill, Surrey, 1992
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Contact seller5-star sellerstapled paper wrappers. oblong 12mo. stapled paper wrappers. 59, (3) pages. A lovely copy. A terrific assortment of fonts in small format. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1962
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellercloth. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 208 pages. Revised edition. Ex library copy with markings, minor soiling to boards, else a fine copy. Contains 180 full page specimens showing 24 Monotype, 1 Intertype and 3 Linotype faces. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Monotype Typography Ltd, Redhill, Surrey, 1991
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstapled paper wrappers. oblong 12mo. stapled paper wrappers. 73, (1) pages. A lovely copy. A terrific assortment of fonts in small format. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Design Press, New York, 1990
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 184 pages. With an introduction by Edward M. Gottschall. First edition. A fine copy. An easy-to-use guide for comparing different typefaces. In each case the full font is shown running across the page so that it is easy to compare key letters. Divided into ten chapte…rs each covering a different group of faces. The manufacturer's cross reference section lists the various companies names for similar faces, the original designer and the foundry or manufacturer. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Linotype AG, (Frankfurt, Germany, 1987
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Contact seller5-star sellerpaper-covered boards. tall 4to. paper-covered boards. 288 pages. Written in English, German, and French. Ottmar Mergenthaler, a German immigrant to America, invented the Linotype typesetter, and as is fitting, a vast amount of typefaces is present in this handbook from the Mergenthaler Type Library. Types are numbered, but organ…ized alphabetically. Generally speaking, there are seven different type specimens per page. A near fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Linotype Company), (Hauppauge, NY, 1988
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerpaper-covered boards. 4to. paper-covered boards. 360 pages. Text in English, French, and German. A catalogue of type faces offered for sale by Linotype. Table of contents. A near fine copy. Type specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Lund Humphries, (London), 1990
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- First Edition
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 184 pages. With an introduction by Edward M. Gottschall. First English edition. A fine copy. An easy-to-use guide for comparing different typefaces. In each case the full font is shown running across the page so that it is easy to compare key letters. Divided into te…n chapters each covering a different group of faces. The manufacturer's cross reference section lists the various companies names for similar faces, the original designer and the foundry or manufacturer. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Pioneer Press, (Terra Alta, WV, 1994
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Contact seller5-star sellerpaper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. (36) pages, one folding plate. Founded in 1817. John K. Rogers & Co. Facsimile reprint by David Peat of this 1856 catalogue issued by the Boston Type Foundry. A fine copy. Illustrated. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Linotype Company), (Hauppauge, NY, 1989
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Contact seller5-star sellerpaper-covered boards. 4to. paper-covered boards. variously paginated. Text in English, French, and German. A catalogue of type faces offered for sale by Linotype. Table of contents. A near fine copy. Type specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Lanston Monotype Machine, Philadelphia, 1946
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Contact seller5-star sellerself paper wrappers. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. Foldout broadside. Printed in two colors. A near fine copy. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by James Upton Limited, Birmingham, 1950
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellersmall 4to. spiral bound self paper wrappers. Six volumes bound in one, each 8 pages long. With showings of Baskerville, Bodoni, Plantin and Perpetua, Times New Roman, Bembo, and Plantin and Rockwell. With text on each face. A near fine copy. spiral bound self paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Monotype Typography LTD, N.P., 1992
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 22 pages. Includes a handlist of the Monotype Conference Exhibition and a discussion of old face type and notable people and presses of the nineteenth century. A fine copy. Also discusses Stanley Morison's interest in and use of old face. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Mergenthaler Linotype Co, New York, 1948
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerstiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 1217-1418 pages. Supplement to Mergenthaler's specimen book. A near fine copy. Contains supplements of 1, 2, and 3. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by American Book - Stratford Press, New York, 1949
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellercloth, top edge gilt. thick 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. x, 584, (15) pages. Fiftieth anniversary catalogue. Machine composition volume only. Type Specimens (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Adobe Systems, (Mountain View, CA, 1990
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerfolded brochure. 8vo. folded brochure. Descriptive information on the Utopia type face. Black, red, and white illustrations, references. Type Specimens (illustrator).
