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.

Le Polyphème et le Cyclopéen type specimen leaflet | Deberny et Peignot, undated

Le Polyphème et le Cyclopéen type specimen leaflet | Deberny et Peignot, undated

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The Monotype Recorder | No. 242, Vol XXX, Buy British issue Sept–Dec 1931

The Monotype Recorder | No. 242, Vol XXX, Buy British issue Sept–Dec 1931

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Octavo magazine: The New Synthesis | Journal of Typography – 90.7 | Eight Five Zero, 1990 edition of 3000 copies

Octavo magazine: The New Synthesis | Journal of Typography – 90.7 | Eight Five Zero, 1990 edition of 3000 copies

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Alphabet and Image – issue number 2 | Design and print journal, September 1946 | Robert Harling

Alphabet and Image – issue number 2 | Design and print journal, September 1946 | Robert Harling

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icographic number 11, 1977 | International Council of Graphic Design Associates

icographic number 11, 1977 | International Council of Graphic Design Associates

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Der Typographische Raster | The Typographic Grid, by Hans Rudolf Bosshard, 2000

Der Typographische Raster | The Typographic Grid, by Hans Rudolf Bosshard, 2000

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Type specimen folder – Società Nebiolo, Torino | Designed by Aldo Novarese

Type specimen folder – Società Nebiolo, Torino | Designed by Aldo Novarese

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Forte: a new Monotype Script Face Designed by Carl Reissberger | Type specimen

Forte: a new Monotype Script Face Designed by Carl Reissberger | Type specimen

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Archigraphy – Lettering on Buidings | Agnès Laube and Michael Widrig, 2016

Archigraphy – Lettering on Buidings | Agnès Laube and Michael Widrig, 2016

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Typo-Foto: Elementaire Typografie in Nederland 1920-1940 | Dutch edition | Dick Maan

Typo-Foto: Elementaire Typografie in Nederland 1920-1940 | Dutch edition | Dick Maan

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Go Modern | Type specimen leaflet for Stephenson Blake modern typefaces | 1960s

Go Modern | Type specimen leaflet for Stephenson Blake modern typefaces | 1960s

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LUX – Zur Schönen [Jacob] Erbar-Grotesk | Type specimen | Ludwig & Mayer 1930s?

LUX – Zur Schönen [Jacob] Erbar-Grotesk | Type specimen | Ludwig & Mayer 1930s?

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Alec Davis – Type in Advertising | Published by Raithby, Lawrence & Company, c.1950

Alec Davis – Type in Advertising | Published by Raithby, Lawrence & Company, c.1950

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Klingspor Type Faces | Duo type specimen leaflet | Soldans Ltd, 1954 | Alfred Finsterer

Klingspor Type Faces | Duo type specimen leaflet | Soldans Ltd, 1954 | Alfred Finsterer

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Types of Tomorrow | Small fold-out Intertype Corporation type specimen booklet

Types of Tomorrow | Small fold-out Intertype Corporation type specimen booklet

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The English Lettering Tradition from 1700 to the Present Day | Alan Bartram, 1989

The English Lettering Tradition from 1700 to the Present Day | Alan Bartram, 1989

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Such things happen. The life of a typographer by John Lewis | Unicorn Press, 1994

Such things happen. The life of a typographer by John Lewis | Unicorn Press, 1994

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Paris - type specimen sheet | Fonderie Typographique Française | Crous-Vidal, 1954

Paris - type specimen sheet | Fonderie Typographique Française | Crous-Vidal, 1954

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Typographic 9 The Journal of the Society of Typographic Designers | includes article on Edward Wright by Theo Crosby

Typographic 9 The Journal of the Society of Typographic Designers | includes article on Edward Wright by Theo Crosby

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Nowa typografia 1920-1940 Cseska Ksiazka Okresu Konstruktyvizmu | edited by Jan Rous | Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu, 1980

Nowa typografia 1920-1940 Cseska Ksiazka Okresu Konstruktyvizmu | edited by Jan Rous | Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu, 1980

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Chancery Printing and Stationery Co. | List of typefaces | Type specimen booklet undated presumed to be 1950/60s

Chancery Printing and Stationery Co. | List of typefaces | Type specimen booklet undated presumed to be 1950/60s

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The Monotype Recorder | Vol 34, No 3, Autumn 1935

The Monotype Recorder | Vol 34, No 3, Autumn 1935

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Typography: Macro + Microaesthetics by Willi Kunz | Verlag Niggli | 2000 edition

Typography: Macro + Microaesthetics by Willi Kunz | Verlag Niggli | 2000 edition

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Sphinx | Type specimen fold-out poster | Deberny et Peignot c.1931 | Alfred Latour

Sphinx | Type specimen fold-out poster | Deberny et Peignot c.1931 | Alfred Latour

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