Melbert cary (37 Ergebnisse)

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 experie…

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 edit…

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…

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 pr…

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…

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 maint…

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 Bruc…

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 ty…

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 Text…

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…

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…