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.

A check-list of the Caslon Old Face type family | Caslon type specimen brochure

A check-list of the Caslon Old Face type family | Caslon type specimen brochure

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Flash and Psitt – 2 x type specimen sheets | Fonderie Typographique Française

Flash and Psitt – 2 x type specimen sheets | Fonderie Typographique Française

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Type Design: An Essay on American Type Design | Douglas C. McMurtrie, 1927

Type Design: An Essay on American Type Design | Douglas C. McMurtrie, 1927

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Adynamische Werken, Wim T Schippers | Museum Fodor Amsterdam – fold-out sheet, 1962

Adynamische Werken, Wim T Schippers | Museum Fodor Amsterdam – fold-out sheet, 1962

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Lettergieterij Joh. Enschedé En Zonen Haarlem, Holland | Undated

Lettergieterij Joh. Enschedé En Zonen Haarlem, Holland | Undated

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Typographic 70 | International Society of Typographic Designers ISTD, 2017

Typographic 70 | International Society of Typographic Designers ISTD, 2017

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Cable Series: Orplid | Type specimen | Cable series designed by Rudolph Koch | Klingspor 1930s

Cable Series: Orplid | Type specimen | Cable series designed by Rudolph Koch | Klingspor 1930s

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My Justification – Congress of the Association Typographique, 1992 | Colin Banks | Limited edition booklet

My Justification – Congress of the Association Typographique, 1992 | Colin Banks | Limited edition booklet

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Soldans Types | The Erbar Grotesque in Three Series | Type specimen brochure | Designed by Jakob Erbar

Soldans Types | The Erbar Grotesque in Three Series | Type specimen brochure | Designed by Jakob Erbar

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Traité de la Typographie | Henri Fournier (Reprint of the 1825 edition) 1971

Traité de la Typographie | Henri Fournier (Reprint of the 1825 edition) 1971

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Signature | 3, July 1936 | Edward Bawden and Graham Sutherland | Edited by Oliver Simon

Signature | 3, July 1936 | Edward Bawden and Graham Sutherland | Edited by Oliver Simon

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Typographische Monatsblätter. January 1961, No. 80

Typographische Monatsblätter. January 1961, No. 80

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A booklet of interest to every printer... | Stephenson Blake promotional booklet | Undated, probably 1950s?

A booklet of interest to every printer... | Stephenson Blake promotional booklet | Undated, probably 1950s?

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Designing Books by Jost Hochuli | Agfa Compugraphic | 1990 | Ruari McLean

Designing Books by Jost Hochuli | Agfa Compugraphic | 1990 | Ruari McLean

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The Bibliophile’s Almanack for 1927 editors Oliver Simon and Harold Child | The Fleuron Curwen Press

The Bibliophile’s Almanack for 1927 editors Oliver Simon and Harold Child | The Fleuron Curwen Press

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Le Correcteur Typograph. Essai historique, documentaire et technique by L.E. Brossard | 1971 Edition

Le Correcteur Typograph. Essai historique, documentaire et technique by L.E. Brossard | 1971 Edition

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The Western Type Book – 191 Specimens of Typefaces for Books | Hans Schmoller, 1962

The Western Type Book – 191 Specimens of Typefaces for Books | Hans Schmoller, 1962

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Font. Sumner Stone, Calligraphy & Type Design in a Digital Age | Ditchling, 2000

Font. Sumner Stone, Calligraphy & Type Design in a Digital Age | Ditchling, 2000

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Soldan & Co No. 19 | Type specimen booklet | Early 20th century

Soldan & Co No. 19 | Type specimen booklet | Early 20th century

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Visible Language journal | Volume XXIII, Number 2/3 Spring/Summer 1989

Visible Language journal | Volume XXIII, Number 2/3 Spring/Summer 1989

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Visible Language journal | Vol V Number 3, Summer 1971

Visible Language journal | Vol V Number 3, Summer 1971

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Bauer Beton | Type specimen booklet | Bauer Type Foundry | Heinrich Jost 1936?

Bauer Beton | Type specimen booklet | Bauer Type Foundry | Heinrich Jost 1936?

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Schriftvorlagen portfolio | Bertold Wolpe, Rudolph Koch | Kassel 1934

Schriftvorlagen portfolio | Bertold Wolpe, Rudolph Koch | Kassel 1934

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Classical Typography in the Computer Age by Hermann Zapf and John Dreyfus, 1991 | William Andrews Clark Memorial Library

Classical Typography in the Computer Age by Hermann Zapf and John Dreyfus, 1991 | William Andrews Clark Memorial Library

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