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.

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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Monotype Newsletter 63 – September 1961 | Urdu newspaper | Javed Press

Monotype Newsletter 63 – September 1961 | Urdu newspaper | Javed Press

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Type specimen sheet – Linotype Maximus newpaper type | Undated leaflet

Type specimen sheet – Linotype Maximus newpaper type | Undated leaflet

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Nonesuch News – 1935 – broadsheet/poster folded | The Nonesuch Press

Nonesuch News – 1935 – broadsheet/poster folded | The Nonesuch Press

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The Typographical Adventure of William Morris | William Morris Society exhibition booklet, 1957

The Typographical Adventure of William Morris | William Morris Society exhibition booklet, 1957

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Printing types from the Caslon Letter Foundry | Stephenson Blake Sheffield, 1953

Printing types from the Caslon Letter Foundry | Stephenson Blake Sheffield, 1953

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A Catalogue of Typefaces, Borders, Rules | Western Typesetting Co, Bristol 1930s?

A Catalogue of Typefaces, Borders, Rules | Western Typesetting Co, Bristol 1930s?

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MiceType Alphabets Inc. Summer/Fall 1988 | Volume II, no. 1&2

MiceType Alphabets Inc. Summer/Fall 1988 | Volume II, no. 1&2

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Stanley Morison at Cambridge. Wynkyn de Worde Society reprint | Curwen Press, 1974

Stanley Morison at Cambridge. Wynkyn de Worde Society reprint | Curwen Press, 1974

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Monotype ‘Monotype Imprint' type specimen leaflet | The Monotype Corporation | Undated

Monotype ‘Monotype Imprint' type specimen leaflet | The Monotype Corporation | Undated

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Rhyme & Reason: A Typographic Novel | Erik Spiekermann | H. Berthold AG, 1987

Rhyme & Reason: A Typographic Novel | Erik Spiekermann | H. Berthold AG, 1987

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Typography Papers 5 | University of Reading, 2003 | Editor Paul Stiff

Typography Papers 5 | University of Reading, 2003 | Editor Paul Stiff

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Soldans Introduce Variante to the British Printer | Soldans Ltd | Undated

Soldans Introduce Variante to the British Printer | Soldans Ltd | Undated

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Pages from Books Set on the Monotype Composing Machine | The Monotype Corporation, 1931

Pages from Books Set on the Monotype Composing Machine | The Monotype Corporation, 1931

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