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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good +. reprint. 6 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. Reprint published by Yale? DJ is VRY GOOD+ ; very clean, spine sunned. Books. Stax.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust jacket is fine. Illustrated with photographs. This bibliography documents the career of The Village Press with meticulous detail and insight. In a short memoir at the beginning of the book, Frederic W. Goudy gives an account of the vicissitudes of a printer's life that is certain to ring familiar with anyone who has experienced the "fun and fury" of a private press. The brief section from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, gives some idea of the magnitude of the initial problems that were encountered. despite these difficulties, they were still able to produce books that were an able tribute to William Morris in many ways Goudy's chief inspiration in book design. The prss was no mere imitation of the Kelmscott Press, however. In the years of its operation it forged a style that was distinctly Goudy's Frederic W. Goudy was perhaps the most influential type designer, English or American, of the twentieth century. His influence on advertising art and book design was considerable, and he became an artbiter of typographic taste for an entire generation between the wars. Part of the reason for his success lay with his practical knowledge of the problems of designer and printer. Much of this expertise was gained through his Village Press. Tight, clean, very good, almost fine but for three small stains on the bottom edge of the text block. Blue cloth 8vo. 205 pp. including index followed by 7 pp. Errata, Conclusion and Addenda Originally published in 1938. This is the 1981 reprint.

Original publisher's green-blue paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, dustjacket, 8vo: [x], 205pp., [7]pp., frontispiece, illustrations, 3 essays, publications of the Press, index.Very fine copy - as new.

Original publisher's green-blue paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, dustjacket, 8vo: [x], 205pp., [7]pp., frontispiece, illustrations, 3 essays, publications of the Press, index. Very fine copy - as new., Facsimile Original Edition New York 1938.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. [27]p. A very good copy, which is slightly rubbed at the spine ends and the forecorners of the front cover, no d.j. "A few copies only of this booklet . . . have been printed on Arak for private distribution in August, 1933." (colophon) Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Facsimile reprint, plentifully illustrated with photographs, specimen pages, etc. Grey-blue cloth, gilt, dust-jacket a little faded and dusty. A very good copy. Originall printed at the Press of the Woolly Whale in 1939.

spiral_bound. Zustand: Brand New. 305 pages. 8.50x1.50x11.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Reprint Edition. A Fine Reprint Edition in a like dust-jacket ; The Village Press was a small, independent publisher that was active from 1903 to 1938. The press was founded by Frederic W. Goudy and Will Ransom, and published a variety of books, including an early edition of the dictionary. The press was influential in the early years of the American publishing industry, and its books often reflected the progressive values of the era.; 8vo; 205 pages.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white. Brown paper wrappers, titled in black with a design from a playing card laid down. A fine copy. Published in connection with the first public exhibition of the Cary Collection, which opened at Yale University Jan. 17, 1973.

Reprint of the original 1938 edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in; 8vo, pp. [10], 205, [7]; frontispiece, 8 plates; spine of dust jacket very slightly discolored, else fine.

Orig. cloth.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 8vo (23.5 cm), [10], 20, [7] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly stained and sunned). Reprint of the 1938 edition. This bibliography meticulously documents the career of The Village Press. It begins with a short memoir by Frederic W. Goudy, offering a candid account of the challenges faced by a printer. A brief excerpt from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, provides insight into the significant initial difficulties they encountered. Despite these challenges, The Village Press produced books that paid homage to William Morris, who greatly inspired Goudy's approach to book design.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 8vo (23.5 cm), [10], 20, [7] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). Reprint of the 1938 edition. This bibliography meticulously documents the career of The Village Press. It begins with a short memoir by Frederic W. Goudy, offering a candid account of the challenges faced by a printer. A brief excerpt from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, provides insight into the significant initial difficulties they encountered. Despite these challenges, The Village Press produced books that paid homage to William Morris, who greatly inspired Goudy's approach to book design.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Connecticut Constitution' offers a detailed examination of the fundamental laws governing the state of Connecticut. Written by Melbert Brinckerhoff Cary, this volume provides valuable insights into the historical context, principles, and structure of the state's constitution. Explore the foundational document that shapes Connecticut's legal and political landscape.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Double-page facsimile of the Daye printing of 'Oath of a Free-man'. A historical study of the first printing in America in 1639 by Lawrence C. Wroth and with a note on the Stephen Daye Press by Melbert B. Cary. Sm. 8vo., original red cloth, printed title label to upper cover. Slight fading to spine, otherwise a very good copy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wood type in myriad designs--from stark condensed sans serifs to bizarre ornamental scripts--created variety in commercial advertising more than 180 years ago, and continues today to influence modern signs, posters, and billboards. The Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection at RIT maintains an impressive collection of wood type, numbering over 300 fonts. This book showcases over 250 of our best wood type specimens, including many complete fonts and samples from unusual designs. All specimen reproductions were painstakingly printed from the original wood type blocks, some distressed with 100 years of use and abuse. The resulting compendium is a rich typographic resource sure to delight any designer, scholar, collector and student of graphic arts history. Includes an introduction and classification system used by permission of David P. Wall. Foreword by R. Roger Remington.

8vo, pp. 39, [1]; illustrations and facsimiles, mostly full-page, some color, throughout; original tan printed wrappers, French flaps, mostly fine. 2 articles published: David J. Lasko's "Pinmarks, Nicks, and Grooves: some notes on the history of American typefounding"; and Herbert H. Johnson's "Unrecorded Books Designed by Bruce Rogers while at the Riverside Press, 1896-1914".

Tankobon Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 8.50x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Cover illustration drawn by Fritz Kredel. 'Woolly Whale' press mark drawn by Willi Harweth. An invitation to a reception celebrating the publication of 'Melbert B. Cary and the Press of the Woolly Whale' at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Wallace Library, Rochester Institute of Technology. Set in Rudolph Koch's Koch Antiqua type. 4 pp folded, with the note on type and illustrations used in the invitation inserted loose. A very good example of this Woolly Whale ephemera. The illustration on the front of the invitation was originally drawn by Fritz Kredel, and was one of series he created for a 1938 Woolly Whale edition of 'Schnitzelbank', 'an old German song, with some of its verses revised to mirror the activities & idiosyncrasies of the publishers'.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Exhibition catalog. Foreword by Melbert B. Cary Jr., 35, [13] pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers with embossed element. Front cover very lightly soiled along the foredge else fine. An interesting and nicely produced catalog. Prints "The Textbook of the Past" by William A. Jackson, "The International Textbook" by William A. Kittredge, "The Textbook of the Future" by Monroe Wheeler, and "The American Textbook" by Thomas Perry Stricker.

Lion decorations specially drawn by Warren Chappell, then cast at the Village Letter Foundry from a matrix by Frederick Goudy. 12 other illustrations in the text. One of only 'a few copies' printed for private distribution. Handset in Poliphilus and Blado types and printed on Arak paper by George W. Van Vechten Jr. and Charles H. Richards. 16mo., original blue and green illustrated boards, in the chipped and toned glassine wrapper. A good copy housed in a later folding grey cloth portfolio. Inscribed by Warren Chappell on the title page: 'Warren & Lydia Chappell for Bill and Virginia' [Ogg].

Zustand: Good. Prospectus for: A Bibliography of The Village Press, by Melbert B. Cary, Jr. To be privately printed by The Press of the Woolly Whale, New York, 1938. Single sheet folded once to make a 4-pp. booklet. 6-2/8 x 9-1/8 inches (folded dimensions). Deckled edge. The Village Press was Goudy's first press, founded in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1903. Includes sample pages from proposed book. Order form laid in. Very Good. Scarce.From the collection of San Franciscan Albert Sperisen.