A (Selected) Bibliography of Publications

[in preparation]

Monographs - New Series
Chap Books
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Monographs are one of the perquisites of being a Typophile. They are distributed free to all members in good-standing in the year in which they are published. Subsequently, Typophiles Monographs may be purchased from our distributor, Oak Knoll Books. In the list below, pamphlets which are still in print have direct links to the book at Oak Knoll’s website.

Monographs - New Series
Author/Title/Year Design/Printer Typography








26Beletsky, Misha. The Book Jackets of Ismar David (Cary Graphic Arts Press, RIT, and The Typophiles, 2010). 48 p.: ill (color). Misha Beletsky / RIT Cary Graphic Arts press (250 copies for the Typophiles with imprint.)
[Out of print] [Copies are still available from Cary Graphic Arts Press]
25Barbara Henry, editor. The Joy of Vandercooking: The Role of the Vandercook Proof Press in Fine Printing. (2009) 29 p. : ill. (black and white), with erratum slip.
Writings by Barbara Henry (Harsimus Press), John Kristensen (Firefly Press), Ron Gordon (Oliphant Press), and Michael Peich (Aralia Press).
Paul Moxon / (Fameorshame). The Typophiles first print-on-demand book, with a letterpress cover printed at Fameorshame.In Print from Oak Knoll
24Manuale Zapficum. (2008) 24 p.: 20 specimens.
A facsimile published by the Typophiles of the limited edition issued by RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Press to commemorate the ninetieth birthdays of typographers Hermann Zapf and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse.
Various. Contributors include Jill Bell (Brandlettering Design), Rick Cusik (Hallmark Cards), Jerry Kelly (Kelly-Winterton Press and Nonpareil Type); Nancy Leo-Kelly (Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin USA, Inc.), David Pankow (Curator of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection), and Doyald Young.[Out of print] [Copies of the original limited letterpress edition, of which this is a facsimile, are available from the Cary Graphic Arts Press]
23Jerry Kelly and David Pankow. Spend Your Alphabets Lavishly! The Work of Hermann & Gudrun Zapf. (Cary Graphic Arts Press, RIT, and The Typophiles, 2007) 48 p.: ill. (color).
Catalogue of an exhibition featuring some of the unique Zapf holdings at the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology
 [Out of print] [Copies are available from the Cary Graphic Arts Press]
22[Jerry Kelly]. Gotthard de Beauclair: Art and Literature through Typography and Design. (2006). [28] p., 15 p. of plates: ill. (color). 
Typophiles issue of a Grolier exhibition catalog about the German designer and printer (1907-1992), who worked with Hermann Zapf at Stempel typefoundry and was responsible for the prize-winning work of the Insel-Bücherei and the Trajanus Presse.
Jerry Kelly[Out of print] [Copies may be available from the Grolier Club]
21[Johnson, Samuel]. The Vision of Theodore: the Hermit of Teneriffe. (2005) vii, 25, [2] p. Published in collaboration with The Johnsonians. 600 copies designed by Roland A. Hoover in ATF Bulmer types and printed by him at the Pembroke Press.
Roland Hoover / Pembroke PressATF Bulmer[Out of print]
20Currie, Kit, et al. Abe Lerner 1908-2002 (2003) 31, [1] p.  Ronald Gordon / Thames PrintingIn print.
19Matz, Jenni (editor). Reminiscences and Remembrances of Herman and Aveve Cohen and the Chiswick Bookshop (1935-2001). (2002) 32 p.Jerry Kelly / Thames PrintingIn print.
18Danforth Jr., Ted. Pietro Bembo 'Foster Father' of the Modern Book (2003) 33, [1]  Designed by Ted Danforth / composed by Micharel and Winifred BixlerIn print.

17

"A BR Quartet; Letters from Bruce Rogers to Thomas Bird Mosher" 2001 (in print)

Designed and printed at the Ascensius Press

Caslon Old Face


16

C.M. Bajetta, "Some Notes on Printing & Publishing in Renaissance Venice" 2000 (in print)

Designed and printed by Roland A. Hoover

Poliphilus & Blado


15

Morris Arthur Gelfand, "The Typophiles Publishing Program" 1999 (in print)

Designed and printed at Woodside Press



14

Fernand Baudin, "From Mechanical to Cybernetic Exercises" 1997 (in print)

Designed & printed by Dan Carr & Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry & Press

Romulus & Cancelleresca Bastarda


13

Kenneth Auchincloss, Magnificent Obsession, The Printing of the Boswell Papers, 1995 (in print)

printed at The Stinehour Press with design by Abraham Brewster at the Oliphant Press



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11

John Dreyfuss (compiler), Heritage of the Graphic Arts Lectures Series: A Complete Listing (in print)

Illustrated by Lili Cassel Wronker, arranged by Doc Leslie



10

Abe Lerner, "Designing a Book" 1993 (in print)

Designed by Abe Lerner, printed at the Stinehour Press



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"Joseph Blumenthal, 1897 - 1990; Recollections by Baskin, Dreyfus, Frasconi, Godine, Gordon, Hyder, Stinehour & Zapf

Designed by Jerry Kelly and printed at the Meriden-Stinehour Press

Emerson (Blumenthal)


6

Victor Hammer, "The Forms of Our Letters" 1988

Facsimilie of design by Carolyn Hammer and Paul Holbrook

American Uncial (Hammer)


5

Martin Hutner, "Daniel Berkeley Updike and the British Connection" 1988

Designed by Jerry Kelly and printed at the press of A. Colish



4

Wolfgang Tiessen, "Serving Author and Reader" 1987




3

Maxwell Whiteman, "Forgers and Fools" 1986




2

Arnold Bennett, "A Ninteenth Century English Printing Office" 1985




1

Jerry Kelly & Kit Currie, "The Book Typography of Hermann Zapf"



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Chap Books
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Author/Title/Year Design/Printer Typography


Paul A. Bennett, “Announcing a Series of Typophile Chap Books”, 1940




1

Song for a Printers Way Goose, edited by Paul Bennett




2

T.M. Cleland, Harsh Words