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We carry a wide range of books for Calligraphy and Bookbinding. Our selection covers a wide variety of calligraphy from Copperplate and Spencerian to the classical Broad Edge hands like Uncial and Foundational, and to the modern styles of calligraphy. With bookbinding you will find titles to help you learn how to bind your own books or read about conservation of historical texts.
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Schriftkunst - Letter Art by Karlgeorg Hoefer
$24.95B1000. Schriftkunst/Letterart by Karlgeorg Hoefer. 1989. 95pp. 8"x8.5". Hardcover. A collection of articles on Karlgeorg Hoefer and his calligraphy and type design by Hermann Zapf, Dieter Leitner, Larry Brady, Gottfried Pott, Sheila Waters and others...B1000$24.95 -
Script Lettering and Design by Linda Schneider
$35.00B3959. Script Lettering and Design: Anywhere, Anytime, and on Anything by Linda Schneider. This book has not yet been published. If you are interested in purchasing a copy when it becomes available, please email info@johnnealbooks.com. Don't limit your...B3959$35.00Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:$35.00Subtotal: -
Sheila Waters - Her Golden Thread
Scripsit
$30.00B4501. Sheila Waters - Her Golden Thread, 1929-2022. Scripsit Volume 44, Number 1 2022. A Life in Letters - selected writings of the calligrapher, artist, designer, teacher, and author.B4501$30.00 -
Sheila Waters Retrospective
Sheila Waters
$30.00B3246. Sheila Waters Retrospective. 2010. 48pp. 8.5"x11". Paper. Signed. Here it is, what we waited years for - 300 full-color images of Sheila's life's work, designed by Julian Waters, presenting Sheila's Retrospective Show of 2009. A great companion to...B3246$30.00 -
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Simply Bound by Cherryl Moote
Cherryl Moote
Now: $27.23List: $29.95B2429. Simply Bound: Beginnings in Bookbinding by Cherryl Moote. 2001.80pp. 8.5" x 11". Spiral-bound softcover. For paper crafters and others wanting to start making books, this manual gives clear, precise instructions with step-by-step...B2429Now: $27.23List: $29.95 -
Sleight of Binding by Cherryl Moote
Cherryl Moote
B2480. Sleight of Binding by Cherryl Moote. 2002. 88pp. 8.5"x11". Spiral-bound softcover. Cherryl Moote's second how-to manual is about trick books, including flexagons, Jacob's ladders, and folded forms. Full of fun stuff! A best seller at conferences.B2480Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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Speedball Textbook 25th Edition
Speedball
Now: $14.99List: $15.99B4346. The Speedball Textbook 25th Edition. 2021. 120pp. 5.5"x8.25". SpiralboundThis new edition features a lay-flat spiral binding, pages of instruction and alphabets (medieval to modern), and inspiring examples of calligraphy in use.Co-editors Suzanne...B4346Now: $14.99List: $15.99 -
Spencerian Practice Pack by Michael Sull
Michael Sull
$17.50B2463. Spencerian Practice Pack by Michael SullThe traditional method for students to learn Spencerian Script was known as the copybook format, where a model line of Spencerian penmanship was printed at the top of a sheet with blank lines underneath for...B2463$17.50 -
Spencerian Script & Ornamental Penmanship, V1 by Michael Sull
Michael Sull
$55.00B4174. Spencerian Script and Ornamental Penmanship, Volume One by Michael Sull. (1989) 2019. 218pp + three guideline sheets. 8.25"x11". Spiral-bound.This instructional manual, written by world-renowned master penman Michael Sull, is available again in a...B4174$55.00 -
Sumi Workbook by Christine Flint Sato
B4267. Sumi Workbook by Christine Flint Sato. 2014. 130pp. 8-1/4"x11-5/8". Paper An extensive introduction to the use of sumi ink with the brush, written for Western artists -- to create their own art. Thoroughly covers brush, ink, and paper and their...B4267Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
Sundials: Cutting Time by Frank King and Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley
B4347. Sundials: Cutting Time by Frank King and Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley. 2019. 140pp. 4.8"x7". Paper This title is currently out of stock. If you would like to be notified when it is available, please email info@johnnealbooks.com. Sundials:...B4347Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
Take Your Pleasure Seriously by Luca Barcellona
B4102. Take Your Pleasure Seriously by Luca Barcellona. 2016. 240pp. 9"x13". Paper.June 2022: This title is out of stock. If you would like to be notified when it is available, please email info@johnnealbooks.com.Features commissioned work and personal...B4102Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Subtotal: -
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The Art and Craft of Hand Lettering (New Ed) by Annie Cicale
Now: $22.50List: $25.00B4254. The Art & Craft of Hand Lettering by Annie Cicale. Revised 2018. 192pp. 10"x10". Paper Annie Cicale is well-known to calligraphers throughout the USA and Canada from the many workshops and classes she has taught for guilds and at many of the...B4254Now: $22.50List: $25.00 -
The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter by Izzy Pludwinski
$50.00B4510. The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter by Izzy Pludwinski. Hardcover; 240 pages; 10” x 10”. Explore the unparalleled beauty of the Hebrew letter in this extraordinary and groundbreaking book. Izzy Pludwinski, a passionate calligrapher and...B4510$50.00 -
The Encyclopedia of Monograms by Leonard G. Lee
$19.95B4502. The Encyclopedia of Monograms by Leonard G. Lee. 368 pages. 6"x9". Paperback. Monograms, once indicators of social or commercial exclusiveness, are now symbols of creativity, testaments to the idea that everyone deserves to individualize his or...B4502$19.95 -
The Hidden Factor by Steven Skaggs
$29.95B4512. The Hidden Factor - Mark and Gesture in Visual Design by Steven Skaggs. Hardcover, 192pp, 9 x 8 inches. By mapping different kinds of marks and showing how marks combine with image and word, it explains that our desire for conceptual...B4512$29.95 -
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The Image of Grace by Ann Hechle
Now: $24.95List: $29.95B4333. The Image of Grace: An Exploration of Hexagram No. 22 in the I Ching by Ann Hechle. 2020. 34pp. 9.45"x7.87". PaperThe book begins with a short history of the I Ching and how the hexagrams evolved. As Ann steeped herself in the images and the...B4333Now: $24.95List: $29.95 -
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The Ins and Outs of Public Lettering: Kindersley Inscriptions in the Open by Marcus Waithe, Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley and Thomas Sherwood
Now: $24.95List: $29.95B4349. The Ins and Outs of Public Lettering: Kindersley Inscriptions in the Open by Marcus Waithe, Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley and Thomas Sherwood. 2020. 108pp. 5.5"x6.8". Hardcover The subject of this book is the Kindersley Workshop's public face:...B4349Now: $24.95List: $29.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:Now: $24.95List: $29.95Subtotal: -
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The Technique of Copperplate Calligraphy by Gordon Turner
Now: $6.95List: $7.95B3116. The Technique of Copperplate Calligraphy by Gordon Turner. 1987. 42pp. 8.25x11". Paper.This instruction book is good for self-learners or use with an instructor as a supplemental book. The author covers the basic strokes for lowercase, the most...B3116Now: $6.95List: $7.95 -
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Una Hoja del Arbol de la Vida
Now: $4.23List: $10.00B1535. Una hoja del arbol de la vida: A leaf of the tree of life. 1990. 20pp. 8.5"x11". Paper **Limited Stock** Presents 24 calligraphic works done from around 1970 to 1990, each created by a different scribe of international repute, with some works that...B1535Now: $4.23List: $10.00