Collection: Typography

This large collection of vintage typography-focused books, catalogues and journals explores how type design influences perception and conveys emotions, while also providing creative inspiration for designers, illustrators, and anyone passionate about the visual power of language.

Proben einiger Hausschriften der Offizin W. Drugulin | Leipzig 1924 limited edition – one of 500 copies

Proben einiger Hausschriften der Offizin W. Drugulin | Leipzig 1924 limited edition – one of 500 copies

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Spartan Medium and Medium Italic type specimen leaflet | American Type Founders, undated

Spartan Medium and Medium Italic type specimen leaflet | American Type Founders, undated

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Egmont – An Exclusive Intertype Face | Type specimen booklet

Egmont – An Exclusive Intertype Face | Type specimen booklet

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Immer vor dem Wind - mit Folio | Type specimen booklet | Harris-Intertype, undated

Immer vor dem Wind - mit Folio | Type specimen booklet | Harris-Intertype, undated

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Ruleform Composition the Economical Ludlow Way | Fold-out promotional poster

Ruleform Composition the Economical Ludlow Way | Fold-out promotional poster

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Schadow-Antiqua type specimen sheet | Schriftgiesserei C. E. Weber | Undated

Schadow-Antiqua type specimen sheet | Schriftgiesserei C. E. Weber | Undated

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The Lumitype System by G.L. Wakefield | Reprint from Graphic Technology 7 | May-June 1962

The Lumitype System by G.L. Wakefield | Reprint from Graphic Technology 7 | May-June 1962

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Soldans type specimen – broadsheet and related letter | '16 x Bauer Folio' | West Germany, July 1966

Soldans type specimen – broadsheet and related letter | '16 x Bauer Folio' | West Germany, July 1966

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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Acte II Scene IV – Molière | Monotype specimen leaflet | Undated

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Acte II Scene IV – Molière | Monotype specimen leaflet | Undated

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Ideal – A Versatile Intertype Face | Intertype Corporation type specimen booklet

Ideal – A Versatile Intertype Face | Intertype Corporation type specimen booklet

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Jan Tschichold: Typographer by Ruari McLean | Lund Humphries, 1990 softback

Jan Tschichold: Typographer by Ruari McLean | Lund Humphries, 1990 softback

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Leaflet Twenty-six points to remember about Monotype type composing and casting machines

Leaflet Twenty-six points to remember about Monotype type composing and casting machines

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Visible Language. The Journal for Research on the Visual Media of Language Expression | Volume VI, Number 4, Autumn 1972

Visible Language. The Journal for Research on the Visual Media of Language Expression | Volume VI, Number 4, Autumn 1972

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The Didot Family and the Progress of Printing | Albert J George | Syracuse University

The Didot Family and the Progress of Printing | Albert J George | Syracuse University

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Typos 2 An International Journal of Typography | edited by F.W. Lambert | London College of Printing, c. 1980

Typos 2 An International Journal of Typography | edited by F.W. Lambert | London College of Printing, c. 1980

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A Concise Chronology of Typesetting Developments 1886-1986 by L.W. Wallis 1988

A Concise Chronology of Typesetting Developments 1886-1986 by L.W. Wallis 1988

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The House of C & E Layton type specimen book | Undated

The House of C & E Layton type specimen book | Undated

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A Typographer's ABC | Elsi Vasdal Ellis, 1992 | limited edition signed Eve Press

A Typographer's ABC | Elsi Vasdal Ellis, 1992 | limited edition signed Eve Press

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List of Types on English Body | D. Stempel Type Foundry, Frankfurt type specimen leaflet

List of Types on English Body | D. Stempel Type Foundry, Frankfurt type specimen leaflet

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Saint George type specimen booklet | Stephenson Blake, undated

Saint George type specimen booklet | Stephenson Blake, undated

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The Graphicist Journal of Alphabetics & International Graphicae No. 1 | A.J. Bastien at Colneside Press, 1957

The Graphicist Journal of Alphabetics & International Graphicae No. 1 | A.J. Bastien at Colneside Press, 1957

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Bristol & Carlton | Amsterdam Type Foundry type specimen | Dick Dooijes, c.1929?

Bristol & Carlton | Amsterdam Type Foundry type specimen | Dick Dooijes, c.1929?

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Die Gruppe Wiener Buch und Kunstverleger zur Herbstmesse Würthle | Julius Kimpel | Undated, presumed 1920/30s

Die Gruppe Wiener Buch und Kunstverleger zur Herbstmesse Würthle | Julius Kimpel | Undated, presumed 1920/30s

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Christmas card / leaflet – Bauer Type Foundry Frankfurt-Main | Dorit Winzens, 1959

Christmas card / leaflet – Bauer Type Foundry Frankfurt-Main | Dorit Winzens, 1959

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