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By Stephen Coles’ Type & Lettering Recommendations

bookcover for How Writing Came about

How Writing Came about

Denise Schmandt-Besserat 

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Paperback

$29.95

bookcover for Cuneiform: Ancient Scripts

Cuneiform: Ancient Scripts

Irving Finkel, 

Jonathan Taylor 

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Other

$21.79

bookcover for Scripts and Calligraphy: A Timeless Journey

Scripts and Calligraphy: A Timeless Journey

Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan Al Saud 

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Hardback

$50.00

$46.50

bookcover for Islamic Calligraphy

Islamic Calligraphy

Sheila S. Blair 

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Paperback

$95.45

bookcover for Typographic Firsts

Typographic Firsts

John Boardley 

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Hardback

$40.00

$37.20

bookcover for Italic: What Gives Typography Its Emphasis

Italic: What Gives Typography Its Emphasis

Hendrik Weber 

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Hardback

$29.95

$27.85

bookcover for Type. a Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles

Type. a Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles

Cees W. de Jong, 

Jan Tholenaar, 

Alston W. Purvis 

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Hardback

$80.00

$74.40

bookcover for A History of Arab Graphic Design

A History of Arab Graphic Design

Haytham Nawar, 

Bahia Shehab 

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Paperback

$49.95

bookcover for Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902-1911

Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902-1911

Diane V. Silverthorne, 

Dan Reynolds, 

Megan Brandow-Faller 

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Hardback

$75.00

$69.75

bookcover for Bauhaus Typography at 100

Bauhaus Typography at 100

Ellen Lupton, 

Rob Saunders 

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Hardback

$45.00

$41.85

bookcover for Vintage Signs of America

Vintage Signs of America

Debra Jane Seltzer 

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Paperback

$25.99

$24.17

bookcover for Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History

Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History

Briar Levit, 

Martha Scotford 

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Paperback

$27.50

$25.58

bookcover for How Many Female Type Designers Do You Know?: I Know Many and Talked to Some!

How Many Female Type Designers Do You Know?: I Know Many and Talked to Some!

Yulia Popova, 

Carol Wahler, 

Martina Flor, 

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Hardback

$25.00

$23.25

bookcover for Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type

Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type

Toshi Omigari, 

Kiyonori Muroga 

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Paperback

$34.95

$32.50

bookcover for Fuse 1-20

Fuse 1-20

Neville Brody, 

Jon Wozencroft 

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Other

$60.00

$55.80

bookcover for Heated Words: Searching for a Mysterious Typeface

Heated Words: Searching for a Mysterious Typeface

Rory McCartney, 

Charlie Morgan 

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Hardback

$65.00

$60.45

All about the iron-on blackletter synonymous with various subcultures of 1970s. Has there ever been such an deep dive into a single typeface that isn’t a metal classic? And yes, that is raised velvet on the cover and spine.