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.

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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Stephenson Blake. Specimens of Printing Types, 1950

Stephenson Blake. Specimens of Printing Types, 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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Stanley Morison: First Principles of Typography | The Monotype Corporation, 1955

Stanley Morison: First Principles of Typography | The Monotype Corporation, 1955

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Intertype Corporation: Ideal News Face | Type specimen brochure, 1930s?

Intertype Corporation: Ideal News Face | Type specimen brochure, 1930s?

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Letter and Image by Massin | Translation by Caroline Hillier | Studio Vista 1970

Letter and Image by Massin | Translation by Caroline Hillier | Studio Vista 1970

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Fleurons. Their place in history and in print by Mark Arman, The Workshop Press, Thaxted, hand printed, 1988

Fleurons. Their place in history and in print by Mark Arman, The Workshop Press, Thaxted, hand printed, 1988

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Typographica journal old series 1-16 edited by Herbert Spencer. Lund Humphries

Typographica journal old series 1-16 edited by Herbert Spencer. Lund Humphries

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Le Message. Miniature book by Jean-Michel Folon with Giorgio Soavi | Olivetti, 1967

Le Message. Miniature book by Jean-Michel Folon with Giorgio Soavi | Olivetti, 1967

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Second book of Alphabets | The Studio, 1959

Second book of Alphabets | The Studio, 1959

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A Dissertation Upon English Typographical Founders with A Catalogue and Specimen of the Typefoundry of John James by Edward Rowe Mores, OUP, 1963

A Dissertation Upon English Typographical Founders with A Catalogue and Specimen of the Typefoundry of John James by Edward Rowe Mores, OUP, 1963

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Chronique de la Maison Tolmer | Soixante Ans de Création Graphique Paris 1984

Chronique de la Maison Tolmer | Soixante Ans de Création Graphique Paris 1984

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Type Faces in use at The Curwen Press | Type specimen brochure 1930s/40s?

Type Faces in use at The Curwen Press | Type specimen brochure 1930s/40s?

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