Printing Types by Blake Stephenson (21 results)

8vo.; stiff wraps with gray plastic spiral binding, softcover; 97 pages plus index; name written on title page and last page with soiled wraps that are lightly edgeworn else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Quarter drab cloth with paper-covered boards, 8vo., 244 pages, illustrated. A good only copy with considerable wear, in archival mylar.

Follded Sheet. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4 pages. Price list dated September 17th, 1929. Soiled, worn, fold mark across centre. [753] Size: 280mm. X 220mm.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 233 pages. 9.80x6.80x0.70 inches. In Stock.

8vo, (204mm.), [4],149,[3]p. An internally good copy in original jacketed wrappers which are soiled. Loosely inserted in a 24p. price list of type, brass rule, and electros.

8vo, 98pp., of specimens, spiral binding, original printed stiff wrappers.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Black and White illustrations. Very Good (-), without dust jacket. Green cloth spine, with grey/green paper-covered boards titled in black (some staining to rear cover). Oversize; Postage & Packing may cost extra.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Red canvas covers, titled in black, spiral-bound. A near fine copy. With an excellent selection of types, borders and ornaments.

8vo, 84pp., specimens of printing types throughout, original printed wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Viii pp + 344 pages with a 4 page supplemental price list for May 1932, a company business card pasted into inside front board, also a Robert Gower 12 page loose leaf catalogue of decorative borders for 1924, each page showing the type variations, styles and names, full page plate of the company foundry, some coloured with two-colour process, a chart and description of the history of the company., some light foxing to preface text, original embossed cloth with a split at corner of the spine at bottom edge, cloth a little handling and darker with age at edges in, quarto. No date presumed to be 1932 or earlier.…

Cloth, Gilt. Condition: Very Good. Condensed Edition. 1927 & 1925 catalogues in one binding, as issued. vi, [2], 27,[1],47-126, 145-156, [163-166], 173-177,[1], 191-211,[1], 221-267,[1], 271-294,301-344 then xvi, 77 pages. many illustrations, some in colour, company family tree. Olive green cloth, with gilt titling to cover, spine, dated 1927. As ever with these catalogues, difficult to collate, but appears only to lack pp. 239/240. Some bumping, wear to covers, some sections loose, some spotting, cut out sections to pages 57/8; 303/4; 313/4; 325/332; 337/8; 43/4; 49/50; 73/4, the majority of these being in the Electros and Sundries section, pp. 331/2 has some tape repairs. Uncommon. [16687/808] Size: 290mm. x 230mm. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's olive green cloth binding, with gilt titling. Printed in colour and b/w . company family tree. B/w frontispiece illustration of the Sheffield Foundry. Pagination thus :- xvi., [2], 1-87, 97-118, [4], 135-189, 199-350, [4], 383-426, [4], 443-462, [2], 481-496, 501-523, [2], 533-592, [2], 601-616, [2], 621-624, [2], 631-642, [4], 651-678, 691-702. Some bumping, wear, damp staining to covers, previous owner's names to front endpaper and title page, some age toning, finger marks. [841] Size: 295mm. x 240mm. …

4to, 446pp., specimens thoughout, original publishers cloth-backed printed boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Numerous specimens printed recto and verso, some in two colours: Amongst the recent additions are Festival Text, Granby Family, Glenmoy, Jubilee, Kingston and Kingston Bold, Perpetua and Richmond Family. Again there is a fine selection of borders, ornaments and initials. Quarter blue cloth (spine lacking), light blue paper-covered boards titled in black (bruised at bottom right front cover revealing cardboard underlay). One page torn away, at least one excision. Book label of H.B. Naylor, Stephenson, Blake. About good.…

Hardback. Condition: good. No Dust Jacket. cream binsing some notes in pencil occasionally.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Numerous specimens printed recto and verso, some in two colours: Amongst the recent additions are Dominus Italic, Granby Family, Glenmoy, Kingston and Kingston Bold, Perpetua, Richmond Family including Brackets and Bracket Border, Scarab and Spartan Outline. There is a fine selection of borders, ornaments and initials. Quarter blue cloth, titled in dark blue, light blue paper-covered boards titled in black. A very good to fine copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed on heavy toned art paper in red and black with some occasional coloured plates. Olive-green cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt, decorative endpapers. Some slight staining to boards and a little wear to edge of spine, but a very good bright copy of a great specimen book Around1925 issue. Pagination is fairly regular, Spartan is present, Mazarin is absent.…

Condition: Very Good. Printed on heavy toned art paper in red and black with some occasional coloured plates. Olive-green cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt, decorative endpapers. Stephenson, Blake ownership label. A near fine copy of one of the greats. The pagination is somewhat irregular, in itself suggesting later issue. This is confirmed by the inclusion of BASUTO (1927), MAZARIN (SB recutting of a Deberny & Peignot face) and GANTON (1927). …

2 catalogues bound in 1 (as issued), cloth, gilt cover-titles, 4to, vi, [2], 27,[1],47-126, 145-152, [163-166], 173-177,[1], 191-211,[1], 221-267,[1], 171-288,[2], 291-294,301-344 + xvi, 77 pp, ills (some colour). Scarce: Two copies only of the 1925 Composing Room Equipment catalogue found on JISC Discover, and one (2014) auction record (for the combined catalogue). The type catalogue is less scarce but the earlier issues as here are still uncommon. The contents of the first, type, catalogue are given as: "Introductory Matter i-viii pp; Book and News Letter 1-28; Display Letter 49-126,200-212; Grotesques and Sans Sérifs 141-156; Scripts 171-178; Black Letter 191-198; Typewriters 199; Initials 221-227; Borders, Ornaments, &c. 228-268; Figures 271-288; Spacing Material 291-294; Brass Rule 301-308; Electros and Sundries 311-338; Wood Letter 339-340; Miscellaneous Information, Index, &c. 341-344. " Despite the typically erratic pagination of the type catalogue, both catalogues appear complete as issued. Name and date (1931) on front free endpaper, pencilled date 1927 on title-page of first catalogue, covers somewhat rubbed and scuffed with minor bubbling and slight wear, rebacked with the original spine laid down, internally a Good clean copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A superb "Collectors Copy" of the magnificent 1924 SB Type Specimen Book, one of the finest ever produced and the magnum opus of local printer J.W.Northend. who printed and bound it. Quarto [11½"x9"] xiv, [4], 702 pp+ index. In original green buckram with olivine edges and patterned endpapers Tissue guarded frontispiece and second colours throughout. Original 1927 typescript regarding revised priceing loosely inserted and the bookplate of previous owner E.Smith of Manchester.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No DJ. Published: n.d. Condensed edition. DESCRIPTION: Green cloth with bevelled boards. Framed gilt titles, Stephenson and Blake logo to front and large gilt block lettering titles to spine. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Rubbed cloth with marks. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and strong hinges. Clean unmarked pages. Toned and spotted text block edges. DJ Condition: No DJ Size: 29cm by 22.5cm. POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you if additional charges are required. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information.…