Grannis Fine Books

Memoirs of the Forty-Five First Years of the Life of James Lackington, the Present Bookseller in Chiswell Street, Finsbury Square, London more books like this

by Lackington, James other copies of this book

Description: Seventh edition, the most complete edition and the first one with an index. 16mo., 320pp., blue boards. Engraved frontis portrait. Frederic Melcher's bookplate. Binding completely worn out--several sections separated including soiled boards; front free endpapers, frontis and title page waterstained and foxed, dedication pages foxed, edges worn. Read More

Books and Printing: a Treasury for Typophiles more books like this

by Bennett, Paul A., Ed other copies of this book

Description: First edition, limited to 1000 copies for private distribution to friends of the publisher. 8vo., 417pp., grey boards. Chandler B. Grannis' signature on front endpaper. Illustrated. Essays by Wroth, Warde, Dwiggins, Rogers, Grannis, Grabhorn, Moris on, Gill, Goudy and others. Fine in lightly edge worn jacket wrapped in glassine. Read More

Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe more books like this

by Eisenstein, Elizabeth L. other copies of this book

Description: Reprint. 8vo., 297pp., wrappers. Illustrated. Fine. Read More

The Colonial Printer more books like this

by Wroth, Lawrence C. other copies of this book

Description: First thus. 8vo., 368pp., wrappers. Black & White illustrations. A study of the first presses and printing houses in the American colonies. Lightly worn. Read More

The Art of Graphic Design more books like this

by Thompson, Bradbury other copies of this book

Description: First edition. Folio, 218pp., blue cloth, gilt. Illustrated with 38 b&w and 272 color plates. Thompson's authoritative study of graphic design. As new in like jacket. Chandler B. Grannis' review copy: review slip, publisher's newsletter, a thank-you letter from the Editor of Printing History, Rene Weber, and a photocopy of Grannis' review as it appeared on thr April 28, 1979 issue of the magazine. Read More

Graphic Design in America: a Visual Language History more books like this

by Friedman, Mildred, Et Al other copies of this book

Description: First Edition. 4to., 264pp., blue cloth. With over 390 illustrations, including 80 full-color plates. Published on the occasion of the inauguration of the exhibit GRAPHIC DESIGN IN AMERICA organized by the Walker Art Center and AIGA. Abrasion on fro nt endpaper, otherwise as new in very fine jacket. Pamphlet from the exhibit laid in. Read More

A Tally of Types more books like this

by Morison, Stanley other copies of this book

Description: New Edition with additions by several hands. Sm. 4to, 138pp., black cloth. Preface by Brooke Crutchely. Introduction by Stanley Morison and P. M. Handover. Fine in lighty worn jacket, with three closed tears and a crease along rear flap. Read More

The Printer in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg. an Account of His Life & Times, His Office & His Craft more books like this

by Klapper, August other copies of this book

Description: Revised 1955 edition. 8vo., 34pp., paper wrappers. Illustrated. Fine. Read More

A Short History of the Printed Word more books like this

by Chappell, Warren other copies of this book

Description: First edition. 8vo, 244pp., black over brown cloth. Illustrated. Spine lightly rubbed, mild discoloration of lower edge of front board, otherwise very fine, without jacket. Read More