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WAVERLEY, A NEW INTERTYPE FACE
Language: English
Published by Intertype Corporation n.d., Brooklyn
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stapled, stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 14 pages. Waverley was designed by George Trenholm for Intertype. Specimens mostly in texts.
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9 CLASSIC TYPE FACES SELECTED FROM A LARGE REPERTORY OF ENGLISH MONOTY PE FACES .
Language: English
Published by Press of A. Colish n.d., Mount Vernon
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (24) pages. Printed in three colors. A fine copy.
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PALATINO
Language: English
Published by D. Stempel n.d., Frankfurt am Main
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
self paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. This type was designed by Hermann Zapf. A near fine copy. English language version sold by Amsterdam Continental Types.
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ANOTHER VICTORIAN TYPE-FAMILY IDEALLY SUITED TO MODERN NEEDS
Language: English
Published by Stephenson Blake n.d., Sheffield
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). small 8vo. paper wrappers. (12) pages. Includes Chisel and Chisel Expanded. A fine copy.
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BASKERVILLE
Language: English
Published by Intertype Corp, Brooklyn, 1960
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 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.
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HORIZON
Language: English
Published by Bauer Alphabets Inc n.d., New York
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stapled, stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Four variants of "Horizon," mostly in lines. Probably early 60's. A fine copy.
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INTERTYPE CORNELL
Language: English
Published by Intertype Corporation n.d., Chicago
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. This type face was designed by George F. Trenholm. Minor creasing to covers, else near fine.
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TYPE SPECIMEN BOOKLET
Published by Rudisill and Company n.d., Lancaster, PA
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. Includes Monotype and Foundry type, as well as a section on rules, borders, and ornaments.
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STICKLEY OPTICAL FAMILY: FOUR OPTICAL SIZES
Published by P22 Type Foundry, (Buffalo, NY, 2013
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 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.
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INTERNATIONAL TYPEFOUNDERS. VOLUME TWO
Published by International Typefounders, (Norristown PA), 1998
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paper-covered boards. Type Specimens (illustrator). 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 distributors worldwide who carry these typefonts along with a website for ordering online. Quite interesting and very comprehensive. Please note this is volume 2 only.
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AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNERS AND THEIR TYPE FACES ON EXHIBIT
Published by AIGA, N.P., 1948
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
self paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 12mo. self paper wrappers. 32 pages. Biographical information on each designer accompanied by a photograph and a listing of types designed.
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SPECIMEN OF "MONOTYPE" PERPETUA DESIGNED BY ERIC GILL OF THE MONOTYPE CORPORATION LIMITED OF LONDON
Language: English
Published by Lanston Monotype Machine, Philadelphia, 1946
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
self paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. Foldout broadside. Printed in two colors. A near fine copy.
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COMPOSING STICK. (BASKERVILLE SPECIMEN)
Language: English
Published by James Upton Limited, Birmingham, 1950
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Type Specimens (illustrator). small 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.
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CLASSIC REVIVALS THE MONOTYPE CONFERENCE EXHIBITION 1992 AND BACK TO BASICS
Language: English
Published by Monotype Typography LTD, N.P., 1992
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 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.
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SPECTRUM; DESIGNED BY J. VAN KRIMPEN
Language: English
Published by Monotype Corporation, London, 1957
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
cord-tied paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. cord-tied paper wrappers. (12) pages. Designed by Will Carter and Jan van Krimpen for The Monotype Corporation. Printed by Joh. Enschedé in Holland. A fine copy.
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PERSEUS STATUE, EXTRACTS FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENVENUTO CELLINI PRESENTED AS A SPECIMEN OF THE LINOTYPE JULIANA TYPE FACE
Language: English
Published by Linotype and Machinery Limited, London, 1958
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Designed by S.L. Hartz of Haarlem. A fine copy.
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SIMONCINI
Language: English
Published by Simincini n.d., Milano (Milan), Italy
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. spiral bound stiff paper wrappers. (98) pages. Simoncini type faces. A near fine copy. spiral bound stiff paper wrappers.
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MONOTYPE COMPOSITION FACES
Language: English
Published by Monotype Corporation Ltd, London, 1955
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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.
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SPECIMEN BOOK LINOTYPE FACES, SUPPLEMENT NEW FACES
Language: English
Published by Mergenthaler Linotype Co, New York, 1948
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 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.
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TYPE FACES, MACHINE COMPOSITION
Language: English
Published by American Book - Stratford Press, New York, 1949
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
cloth, top edge gilt. Type Specimens (illustrator). thick 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. x, 584, (15) pages. Fiftieth anniversary catalogue. Machine composition volume only.
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BULMER ROMAN AND BULMER ITALIC, FROM THE TYPES USED BY W. BULMER AT THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS, 1790-1819
Published by American Type Foundry, Elizabeth, NJ, 1933
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 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.
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CATALOG OF IMAGES.|A
Published by Typographic Images, New York, NY, 1986
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 88 pages. Introduction, explanation of Quadex 5000, glossary, index of products offered. Slightly worn at edge of spine.
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DIAMANTYPES, ONE LINE SHOWING OF TYPES, ORNAMENTS, INITIALS, BORDERS, TYPOGRAPHIC SIGNS, ACCENTS
Published by Diamant Typographic Service, Inc n.d., New York
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Type Specimens (illustrator). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding. (22) pages. Slightly faded covers. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding.
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TRUMP-GRAVUR
Published by C.E. Weber Schriftgiesserei, Stuttgart, 1960
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
self paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). tall 8vo. self paper wrappers. Six page foldout with sheet loosely inserted. Printed in colors and showing this type face designed by Georg Trump.
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TYPE FACES IN THE COMPOSING ROOM OF THE TYPOGRAPHIC SERVICE CO
Published by Typographic Service Co n.d., New York
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Type Specimens (illustrator). 8vo. comb binding, stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 59 pages. Fully illustrated type album. Last 2 rings of comb binding broken. Wrappers soiled. comb binding, stiff paper wrappers.
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MONOTYPE-THOMPSON TYPECASTER A TYPE FOUNDING MACHINE
Published by Lanston Monotype Machine Company n.d., Philadelphia
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
self paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. The broadside shows a specimen sheet produced by the typecaster. A near fine copy.
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LIST OF TYPES, FOUNDRY, MONOTYPE, ENGLISH MONOTYPE, LUDLOW, LINOTYPE & INTERTYPE.|A
Published by Westcott & Thomson, Inc, Philadelphia and New York, 1949
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens (illustrator). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 33 pages. A look at what a fine printer had available. A near fine copy.
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ELIZABETH, ROMAN AND ITALIC
Language: English
Published by Bauer Type Foundry n.d., New York
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
single sheet, folded twice. Type Specimens (illustrator). small 4to. single sheet, folded twice. (6) pages. Printed in two colors. Designed by Miss E. Friedländer, a pupil of Weiss. Bauer Alphabets, New York. A near fine copy.
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PRINTERS BARGAIN NEWS
Published by Turnbaugh Printers Supply Co, Mechanicsburg, PA, 1981
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Type Specimens (illustrator). Broadsides (22 by 16 inches). 2 Volumes. Advertisements of type specimens and printing equipment commemorating Turnbaugh's 50th anniversary.
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Publication Announcement by Harold Berliner Typefoundry
Published by Harold Berliner's Typefoundry n.d., Nevada City, CA
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MBS
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Type Specimens (illustrator). brochures, various sizes. Announcements from Berliner's. Include announcement of the Third edition of Type We Can Make, "News of the Shop," and specimens of the Zapf Civilité type face. In envelope.
