Bauer type foundry (15 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. [16] pp., 8vo, sewn self-wrappers. Type specimen issued by the Bauer Type Foundry, here with the label of Bauer Alphabets's New York office pasted onto the front. Laid in are two copies of a specimen sheet for the Bauer Bodoni Extrabold typeface. Near fine.

Stapled Booklet. Zustand: Very Good. No Jackets. A collection of ephemera related to Bauer Type Foundry, in Frankfurt, including: a stapled booklet of Venus Typefaces; a similar booklet for Folio typefaces; a small booklet of Bauer Types and a perfect bound booklet entitled 'For your Guidance: Bauer Type Foundry, Frankfurt am Main' , also listing available types (4 items in total). The latter 2 items refer to the Soldans Company in Theobalds Road, London but appear to be published in Germany. All items are clearly aimed at the English market and are largely in English. All items are undated but the Folio booklet has a very neat signature form the original owner, dated 1965, to the front cover . All are in very good condition, for their age. Ideally suited to anyone interested in the history of printing or in the Bauer company.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Green wrappers, titled in black, printed within in red and black. Fine condition. Originally a Wagner and Schmidt design, some weights were sold to several founders.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Decorated covers in black, blue and red. A fine copy. Originally designed by Francois Ganeau at Fonderie Olive (1952) and related to 18th century French types.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Printed in black and red. Pink, blue and black decorative covers, titled in black. A fine copy. Fortune or Volta, a display roman whose stubby flat serifs give it the appearance of a Clarendon. Although not mentioned by Jaspert, a Bold Italic also exists.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Printed in blue and black with illustrations in the text; printed wrappers. A fine copy.

Set in Weiss Rundgotisch and printed in reddish-brown and black on wover paper. Profusely decorated with wood-engraved vignettes by Fritz Kredel. Semi-stiff wrappers decorated and titled on the front. A near fine copy. Designed by E.R. Weiss. A calligraphic type following the German style of the period and leaning on black letter, but also Italian and Spanish manuscript writing. Descenders are very short.…

Covers a little spotted. A very good copy. The Bauer version of the Bodoni types was than any others and not adopted by any other foundry.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Printed in red and black. A fine copy. Based on Futura, this is a condensed type in which the normally roound letters acquire straight sides.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Advertising broadsides printed mostly to a uniform size with the folder in red and black on cream wove but a few with other colours, somewhat smaller. Contents fine, wrappers a little soiled. Designed by Lucien Bernhard as a text and display type. Distinguishing marks are the cross-over W and tilted O.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Set in Folio-Grotesk and printed on handmade Hahnemuhle paper. Illustrated with 25 wood-engravings (including a few repeats). Reddish-brown paper-covered boards, titled in black up the spine with an additional wood-engraving on the front. Presentation inscription on rear blank, otherwise a fine copy. Folio (1957-1962) was designed by Konrad Bauer and Walter Baum. It is a sans serif following early nineteenth century models. There are seventeen versions of the basic design. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A particularly attractive specimen, printed in many weights and colours with attractive examples; printed folder in red and black, slightly soiled. A very good copy Ascenders and descenders are short. The condensation of the letters is achieved by flattening the sides of the round letters. Serifs are very thin.…

14 woodcuts by Günther Stiller of Wiesbaden. A type specimen in the form of 5 different pieces by major authors in their original language and English about cats all set in different types. Designed by Walter Plata. Small square 4to, original wrappers with wood cut by Stiller, housed in the original black card envelope. A very good copy. A type specimen especially for the New York City friends of Bauer Alphabets printed in Folio Medium Extended, Bauer Bodoni, Fortuna, Weiss, venus, Futura etc.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Printed in red and black (with other colours), many illustrations and decorations. Black and red wrappers with cartoon design, original glassine. A fine copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Attractively printed, uniformly fine condition. Astoria, a rimmed fat lineale; Balle Initials, a series of light inline decorated initials designed by Maria Balle, Elizabeth Roman and Italic, designed by Elizabeth Friedlaender, 1937; Folio (2 specimens with different weights), designed by Konrad Bauer & Walter Baum, 1957-1962, a sans serif; Hellenic Wide, a linear slab serif; Lucia types, originally designed by Lucian Bernhard, 1925, this is a light design with tall ascenders; Topic: a new design by Paul Renner, based on Futura, this is a condensed type, 1953-55; Venus Condensed.…