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.

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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Supplementary Catalogue of Printing Novelties | Soldan & Co, Book No. 11

Supplementary Catalogue of Printing Novelties | Soldan & Co, Book No. 11

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Type Design Developments 1970 to 1985 by LW Wallis | National Composition Association, 1985

Type Design Developments 1970 to 1985 by LW Wallis | National Composition Association, 1985

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Stanley Morison Displayed by Herbert Jones | Frederick Muller Limited, 1976

Stanley Morison Displayed by Herbert Jones | Frederick Muller Limited, 1976

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Re-Dressing the House-Set Advertisements | Reprinted from the Monotype Recorder

Re-Dressing the House-Set Advertisements | Reprinted from the Monotype Recorder

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Monotype Corporation | Falstaff type specimens x 4 | Printed by Oliver Burridge & Co

Monotype Corporation | Falstaff type specimens x 4 | Printed by Oliver Burridge & Co

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2 x Stephenson Blake type specimen sheets: Wide Sans and Narrow Sans Italic | Wace Group

2 x Stephenson Blake type specimen sheets: Wide Sans and Narrow Sans Italic | Wace Group

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Typographic 13. Journal of the Society of Typographic Designers March 1979

Typographic 13. Journal of the Society of Typographic Designers March 1979

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Monotype Corporation – collection of 20 type specimen sheets | Undated

Monotype Corporation – collection of 20 type specimen sheets | Undated

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Finer Points in the spacing & arrangement of Type by Geoffrey Dowding | Hartley & Marks, 1995

Finer Points in the spacing & arrangement of Type by Geoffrey Dowding | Hartley & Marks, 1995

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Ludlow/Brightype/Elrod | Folder for Ludlow Typography Company | Empty folder

Ludlow/Brightype/Elrod | Folder for Ludlow Typography Company | Empty folder

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Typefounders - collection of 48 type specimen sheets | Venus, Grotesque, Folio, Fortune, News Gothic, etc

Typefounders - collection of 48 type specimen sheets | Venus, Grotesque, Folio, Fortune, News Gothic, etc

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