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.

Specimens of Paladin Series | H.W. Caslon type specimen booklet 1930s?

Specimens of Paladin Series | H.W. Caslon type specimen booklet 1930s?

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Intertype Matrix Handbook | Intertype Limited | Undated

Intertype Matrix Handbook | Intertype Limited | Undated

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The Development & Classification of Type Design, School of Printing R.E. O'Brien

The Development & Classification of Type Design, School of Printing R.E. O'Brien

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The Ludlow System – brochure of trade press advertisements | Ludlow Typography Co

The Ludlow System – brochure of trade press advertisements | Ludlow Typography Co

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Monotype 96-unit Copyfitting System | Technical reference guide, 1980s?

Monotype 96-unit Copyfitting System | Technical reference guide, 1980s?

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Typographica 6 new series, December 1962. Edited by Herbert Spencer. Notebook by Robert Brownjohn. Lund Humphries | braille

Typographica 6 new series, December 1962. Edited by Herbert Spencer. Notebook by Robert Brownjohn. Lund Humphries | braille

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Booklet – Stephenson Blake price list, 1st January 1968 | Type, Brass rule, Electros

Booklet – Stephenson Blake price list, 1st January 1968 | Type, Brass rule, Electros

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Jan Tschichold Designer – The Penguin Years | Richard B. Doubleday | Oak Knoll / Lund Humphries, 2006

Jan Tschichold Designer – The Penguin Years | Richard B. Doubleday | Oak Knoll / Lund Humphries, 2006

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Type specimen broadsheet | Linotype Type Faces for Books | Undated

Type specimen broadsheet | Linotype Type Faces for Books | Undated

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Interludes journal, Spring 1968 issue | Harris-Intertype Limited

Interludes journal, Spring 1968 issue | Harris-Intertype Limited

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Types of the Sixties, by Kenneth Day | Leaflet, reprinted from The Penrose Annual, 1968

Types of the Sixties, by Kenneth Day | Leaflet, reprinted from The Penrose Annual, 1968

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The Monotype Recorder | Volume 42 Number 3, Winter 1962–3 | Easing the adventure into literacy

The Monotype Recorder | Volume 42 Number 3, Winter 1962–3 | Easing the adventure into literacy

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The Monotype Recorder | Vol. 26, No. 234 | Jan-Feb 1930 issue

The Monotype Recorder | Vol. 26, No. 234 | Jan-Feb 1930 issue

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The Typographical Association | Origins and History up to 1949 by A. E. Musson | Oxford University Press, 1954

The Typographical Association | Origins and History up to 1949 by A. E. Musson | Oxford University Press, 1954

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Monotype Composition Faces | Monotype Corporation booklet | Undated, probably 1960s?

Monotype Composition Faces | Monotype Corporation booklet | Undated, probably 1960s?

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Linotype Caledonia – fold out type specimen poster | W.A. Dwiggins | Undated

Linotype Caledonia – fold out type specimen poster | W.A. Dwiggins | Undated

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The Monotype Recorder Vol XXVI No 217 Jan-Feb 1927 | Antonio Blado Italic

The Monotype Recorder Vol XXVI No 217 Jan-Feb 1927 | Antonio Blado Italic

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Monotype Recorder July-August 1924 Vol XXIII, No. 202 | Monotype Corporation

Monotype Recorder July-August 1924 Vol XXIII, No. 202 | Monotype Corporation

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Intertype Headletter and Display Type Faces | Intertype Corporation brochure | Undated

Intertype Headletter and Display Type Faces | Intertype Corporation brochure | Undated

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TypoGraphic Writing edited by David Jury | Introduction by Wim Crouwel | International Society of Typographic Designers, 2001

TypoGraphic Writing edited by David Jury | Introduction by Wim Crouwel | International Society of Typographic Designers, 2001

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Pen to Printer. A special edition of The Scribe No. 77 & EJF Journal No. 8 | 2003

Pen to Printer. A special edition of The Scribe No. 77 & EJF Journal No. 8 | 2003

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Visible Language journal Vol XV, No. 1, 1981 | Spatial arrangement of text

Visible Language journal Vol XV, No. 1, 1981 | Spatial arrangement of text

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Visible Language journal Vol V, No. 2, Spring 1971

Visible Language journal Vol V, No. 2, Spring 1971

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Intertype Garamond | Wire-bound type specimen brochure | Undated

Intertype Garamond | Wire-bound type specimen brochure | Undated

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