Type Designs History Development by Johnson (9 results)

Language: English
Published by Grafton & Co, London, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellercloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 184 pages. Second edition. Spine lightly faded to the jacket, else a near fine copy. "A study of typography from the point of view of type design from the invention of the art to the nineteenth century.".
Published by Grafton, (London), 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.Colophon Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerSecond Edition. Second Edition. octavo, two-tone blue cloth with gilt design on front cover. viii, (184) pp. Grafton, "This book.is a study of type design from the invention of the art up to the nineteenth century. The gothic, roman, italic, script, and other types are fully described and their histories related with scholarship… and lucidity." Illustrated. From the library and with the signature and date of Darrell Hyder, Sun Hill Press. Top edge of text block a bit foxed, binding, including spine faded. octavo, two-tone blue cloth with gilt design on front cover.

Published by Grafton, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1959. 2nd Edition. 183 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning.
Published by A Grafton Book / Andre Deutsch, 1966
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries, Groningen, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Berger & De Vries
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Add to basketThird edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. viii, 183 p. -(Signs of use to the dj, fly-leafs foxed, but otherwise in very good condition.).

Published by Grafton & Co., 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 184 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue illustrated cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Minor tape marks to free endpaper…s. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edge wear with tears and creases. Moderate tape marks to interior jacket an flaps. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Published by Grafton & Co., 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd edition . From the collection of Ex-Libris William S. Ford, with his book plate. 2nd edition, 1959. There is gilt on the spine of the book and gold decoration to the front of the book. Frontispiece. Publication of 183 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, there a…re no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Published by Andre Deutsch, 1966
- Hardcover
Seller: Haymes Bookdealers, Kingscliff, NSW, AustraliaHaymes Bookdealers
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Edges and endpapers lightly foxed. Jacket rubbed on top edge; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; (viii,184) pages.
Published by Third edition, revised, 8vo, 21.5cm, pp.viii, 184, Grafton & Co., London, 1966., 1966
- Hardcover
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United KingdomCollinge & Clark
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 3rd Edition. Illustrations within the text. Blue cloth with gilt spine titling, decorative dust-jacket. . Grey pictorial dust-jacket, tiitled in white. A fine copy of a seminal work. First published in 1934.
More imagesPublished by London: Andre Deutsch, 1966
- Hardcover
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United KingdomForest Books, ABA-ILAB
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Add to basketThird edition, 8vo, viii, 184pp., WITH A A.L.s FROM THE AUTHOR to David Chambers, illustrs., original cloth, d.w. a fine copy. Provenance: From the private press reference library of David Chambers (1930-2025).