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.

The Monotype Recorder – May 1912 Vol XI No. CXXV | Lanston Monotype Corporation

The Monotype Recorder – May 1912 Vol XI No. CXXV | Lanston Monotype Corporation

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Monotype Newletter – September 1968, No 84 | The Monotype Corporation

Monotype Newletter – September 1968, No 84 | The Monotype Corporation

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Monotype Newsletter – May 1967, No 81 | The Monotype Corporation

Monotype Newsletter – May 1967, No 81 | The Monotype Corporation

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One-Line Specimens of Ludlow Typefaces | Type specimens booklet | Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago | Undated, 1930s?

One-Line Specimens of Ludlow Typefaces | Type specimens booklet | Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago | Undated, 1930s?

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Unjustified texts perspectives on typography by Robin Kinross. Hyphen Press, reprint 2011

Unjustified texts perspectives on typography by Robin Kinross. Hyphen Press, reprint 2011

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Typefaces for desktop publishing. A user guide by Alison Black | Architecture Design and Technology Press, 1990

Typefaces for desktop publishing. A user guide by Alison Black | Architecture Design and Technology Press, 1990

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The Imprint: Number One | Wynkn de Worde reprint | Curwen Press, 1972

The Imprint: Number One | Wynkn de Worde reprint | Curwen Press, 1972

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The Monotype Recorder | Hans Schmoller: Typographer | Number 6, April 1987

The Monotype Recorder | Hans Schmoller: Typographer | Number 6, April 1987

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TYPOS: International Journal of Typography | London College of Printing

TYPOS: International Journal of Typography | London College of Printing

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Letterspace. The Newsletter of the Type Directors Club 1997 | With Nicolete Gray obituary

Letterspace. The Newsletter of the Type Directors Club 1997 | With Nicolete Gray obituary

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Type 90. ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale) | 1990 conference guide

Type 90. ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale) | 1990 conference guide

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An Approach to Type by John R. Biggs | New revised edition, Blandford, 1961

An Approach to Type by John R. Biggs | New revised edition, Blandford, 1961

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The Monotype Recorder | Beatrice Warde | Volume 44, Number 1, Autumn 1970

The Monotype Recorder | Beatrice Warde | Volume 44, Number 1, Autumn 1970

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Catalogue of I Typefounders' Specimens... | Birrell & Garnett | Graham Pollard, 1972 reprint

Catalogue of I Typefounders' Specimens... | Birrell & Garnett | Graham Pollard, 1972 reprint

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Introduction to Typography by Oliver Simon | Pelican – revised 1954 edition

Introduction to Typography by Oliver Simon | Pelican – revised 1954 edition

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Visible Language journal XX I | Winter 1986 | Special issue – Pattern Poetry

Visible Language journal XX I | Winter 1986 | Special issue – Pattern Poetry

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An introduction to The Linotype – with key reference charts | Undated leaflet

An introduction to The Linotype – with key reference charts | Undated leaflet

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Visible Language – Volume XXI Number 3/4, 1987 | The Avant-Garde and the Text

Visible Language – Volume XXI Number 3/4, 1987 | The Avant-Garde and the Text

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The Monotype Recorder – Fifty years of type-cutting 1900-1950 | Volume 39, No. 2, 1950

The Monotype Recorder – Fifty years of type-cutting 1900-1950 | Volume 39, No. 2, 1950

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Letterpress card insert produced by G.F. Smith & Son (London) | Cover paper specialists

Letterpress card insert produced by G.F. Smith & Son (London) | Cover paper specialists

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Techniques of Typography by Cal Swann | Lund Humphries, 1969

Techniques of Typography by Cal Swann | Lund Humphries, 1969

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Type specimen fold-out broadsheet | Linotype Book Faces | Revised edition, 1962

Type specimen fold-out broadsheet | Linotype Book Faces | Revised edition, 1962

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Modern Man in the Making by Otto Neurath. Secker & Warburg, London, 1939 | Isotype

Modern Man in the Making by Otto Neurath. Secker & Warburg, London, 1939 | Isotype

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Type specimen broadsheet – Linotype Pilgrim | Eric Gill | Undated

Type specimen broadsheet – Linotype Pilgrim | Eric Gill | Undated

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