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Sample book from the D. Stempel company featuring the Palatino font, designed by Herman Zapf in the late 1940s and modeled after the humanist types of the Italian Renaissance. Specimens include regular, italic, semi bold, small caps, etc.
Condition: Near Fine in a custom-made mylar cover, faint soft creasing to top right corner.
Item #761
U&lc (upper and lowercase) Magazine was published by the International Typeface Corporation to showcase innovative uses and designs for the typefaces, lettering and the revivals of classic fonts the company produced. The magazine was read and closely watched by design professionals and type enthusiasts. This issue features articles on Feliks Topolski by Steven Heller, the masks of Mexico, the ITC typeface, and typographic milestones. Great resource for advertisments and design from the period as well. We have several different issues available from the mid-1980s - feel free to inquire if you are.....
Item #542
A study of the great artists' books of the 20th Century, with particular attention to Italy's place within the international artist book movement. Richly printed color illustrations. Includes an illustrated bibliography with thumbnails of books on books categorized by genre. Text in English and Italian. Out of print.
Condition: Very Good; corner bump/crease of 1.25" to the top corner of back cover, faintly visible as a tiny corner bump to the last 40 pages.
Item #945
Typographica, founded and edited by Herbert Spencer, was published in two series, each containing 16 issues - the "old series" (from 1949-1959) and the "new series" (from 1960-1967). The issues in both series were numbered 1-16 (for a total of 32 issues).
This is issue No. 11 is from the "old series," and appeared in 1955. Included are features on Swissair's branding, H.N. Werkman (with a tipped-in color plate of his work), an essay on international publishing, an essay "Tower of Babel" by Alan Dodson, a small section on...
Item #438
The original and scarce 1999 edition of Issue Six of the amazing Crap Hound magazine by the brilliant designer Sean Tejaratchi. This issue's focus is images of death, telephones and scissors. Crap Hound was a monumental feat of compilation. Also includes typography sample pages for Astro, Regicide, Lumberboy and Huffman. And the fake television listings at the back are very funny.
Condition: Fine, like new with very slight foxing to the back cover.
Item #44
