[Rarebooks] FS: Harry Carter Typographer

[John Howell]

Offered Today:

[Carter]  THOMAS, Martyn, LANE, John A., and ROGERS, Anne.  

Harry Carter: Typographer.  

[Bath]: The Old School Press, 2005.  

Two Volumes in Slip Case, as issued.  4to.  11 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches.  xii, (116) pp.  Half-title contains a quote from the Book of Job, black-and-white photographic frontispiece portrait of Carter tipped-in, title page printed in black and green, 14 tipped-in illustrations, most black-and-white photographs, but also including a sample of Curwen patterned paper designed by Carter, and a type specimen of a type designed by Carter, among others, bibliography of Carter’s writings, list of lectures, index; text clean, unmarked.  Quarter green crushed morocco bound by The Fine Bindery, boards covered with marbled paper by Ann Muir, spine titled in gilt; binding square and tight, spine faded.  

WITH: CARTER, Harry (1901-1982).  

Three Pieces: Baskerville’s Influence; Bradley’s Observations; Thomas Bensley as a Partner, as originally drafted by Harry Carter with an introduction by Martyn Thomas and Anne Rogers.  

[Bath]: The Old School Press, 2005.  

4to.  11 1/16 x 8 11/16 inches.  [ii], (26) pp.  Black-and-white photographic portrait tipped-in to the title page, printed on handmade Van Gelder paper; text clean, unmarked.  Green cloth, printed paper front cover label, with two specimen sheets 1) “Carter’s Emerald” typeface, and 2) “Carter’s Borders” inserted in a pocket bound into the rear cover; binding square and tight.  Fine.  All housed in a slip case covered in dark green cloth, printed paper spine label; some small stains to the slip case sides.  SIGNED by Martyn Thomas on the colophon.  Very Good.  

$ 350

DE LUXE EDITION, LIMITED to 25 copies of a total edition of 250 copies, this is number 28, SIGNED by Martyn Thomas on the colophon.  Harry Carter was one of the greatest typographic historians of the twentieth century and thus of any century, since the history of type-forms and printing was only given structure, breadth, and depth in the past 100 years.  Carter’s knowledge spanned all the type-related crafts, from letter design, punch-cutting, type-founding, and printing on the hand-press. 

TERMS: Offered subject to prior sale.  Payment with order.  20% courtesy to the trade.  Institutions may be billed.  Can accept check, PayPal, or credit cards.  Guaranteed as described.  Returns accepted for any reason within ten days of receipt; please notify me of your intentions before returning.  $8.00 domestic media mail insured or $15.00 Priority Mail insured.  International orders shipped at cost.  Insurance extra on international orders.  


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