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.

Fourteen type designs from the Linotype repertory of Book Faces | Linotype & Machinery Ltd

Fourteen type designs from the Linotype repertory of Book Faces | Linotype & Machinery Ltd

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The London Society of Compositors: A Centenary History | E. Howe & H. Waite 1948

The London Society of Compositors: A Centenary History | E. Howe & H. Waite 1948

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Exercices de Style by Raymond Queneau | Club de Libraries de France, 1947 | Numbered limited edition

Exercices de Style by Raymond Queneau | Club de Libraries de France, 1947 | Numbered limited edition

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Arbeitsmappe Futura – workbook / type specimen | Bauersche Gießerei Frankfurt

Arbeitsmappe Futura – workbook / type specimen | Bauersche Gießerei Frankfurt

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Making Sure – A colour and sound film in two parts traces the making of matrices and machines at the Monotype Works | The Monotype Corporation

Making Sure – A colour and sound film in two parts traces the making of matrices and machines at the Monotype Works | The Monotype Corporation

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Copyfitting book showing average number of lower case characters contained in given measures | Booklet produced by J.H. Graphics Ltd.

Copyfitting book showing average number of lower case characters contained in given measures | Booklet produced by J.H. Graphics Ltd.

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Linotype Bodoni Series and Parma Ornaments | Type specimen booklet 1920/30s?

Linotype Bodoni Series and Parma Ornaments | Type specimen booklet 1920/30s?

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Three Modern Families: Stellar Karnak Tempo | Ludlow type specimen booklet, 1933

Three Modern Families: Stellar Karnak Tempo | Ludlow type specimen booklet, 1933

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Stephen Austin. Printers at Hertford 1768-1993 | Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd, 1993

Stephen Austin. Printers at Hertford 1768-1993 | Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd, 1993

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Linotype: news and classified advertisement typefaces | Type specimen leaflet, 1960s?

Linotype: news and classified advertisement typefaces | Type specimen leaflet, 1960s?

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A-Z Founders London | Friends of St Brides Printing Library, 1998 | Justin Howes

A-Z Founders London | Friends of St Brides Printing Library, 1998 | Justin Howes

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Fournier: a Classic 18th Century Roman & Italic Type | Monotype type specimen

Fournier: a Classic 18th Century Roman & Italic Type | Monotype type specimen

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Guide Pratique du Compositeur (1855, first edition) by Théotiste Lefevre | Firmin Didot Frères

Guide Pratique du Compositeur (1855, first edition) by Théotiste Lefevre | Firmin Didot Frères

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Typos 1 An International Journal of Typography | ed. Fred Lambert | London School of Printing, 1980

Typos 1 An International Journal of Typography | ed. Fred Lambert | London School of Printing, 1980

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Friedrich Hölderlin – Der Rhein Ein Gedicht | Monotype Corporation booklet, undated

Friedrich Hölderlin – Der Rhein Ein Gedicht | Monotype Corporation booklet, undated

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Rookledge’s International handbook of designers Ron Eason, Sarah Rookledge | Sarema Press, 1991 | First edition

Rookledge’s International handbook of designers Ron Eason, Sarah Rookledge | Sarema Press, 1991 | First edition

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The Layton Type Book | Type Faces: C. E. Layton Typesetters & Printers c.1930s

The Layton Type Book | Type Faces: C. E. Layton Typesetters & Printers c.1930s

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Scientific Copyfitting for 'Monotype' & 'Monophoto Machines' | The Monotype Corporation Limited

Scientific Copyfitting for 'Monotype' & 'Monophoto Machines' | The Monotype Corporation Limited

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American Type Founders 2 x type specimen leaflets: Stymie Bold and Park Avenue

American Type Founders 2 x type specimen leaflets: Stymie Bold and Park Avenue

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Memories of Willy de Majo booklet to accompany Memorial Evening 28 February 1994 The Society of Typographic Designers in association with ICONOGRADA

Memories of Willy de Majo booklet to accompany Memorial Evening 28 February 1994 The Society of Typographic Designers in association with ICONOGRADA

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William Caslon 1766–1966 | Wynkyn de Worde | Portfolio with nine inserts, 1966

William Caslon 1766–1966 | Wynkyn de Worde | Portfolio with nine inserts, 1966

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Assymetric Typography by Jan Tschichold | translated by Ruari McLean | Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York 1967

Assymetric Typography by Jan Tschichold | translated by Ruari McLean | Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York 1967

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Typographic – The Journal of the Society of Typographic Designers | Issue 38/39, 1990

Typographic – The Journal of the Society of Typographic Designers | Issue 38/39, 1990

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Libra Medium and Light | Amsterdam Type Foundry type specimen | S.H. de Roos | Undated, presumed c.1938

Libra Medium and Light | Amsterdam Type Foundry type specimen | S.H. de Roos | Undated, presumed c.1938

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