Fonts in Use Catalog of References and Type Specimens

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Type Makers

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Date Added

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Type Formats

Title
Publisher/Author
Cover Photo
Circa?
Date Published
Type Makers
Type Format
Interior Photos
Country
City
Specimen Format
Binding
Scripts (non-Latin)
Date Acquired
Price
Library
Notes
date catalogged
Antiker Schriften Atlas

Ludwig Petzendorfer

1889
Metal
DE

Bound
11/10/2023
$133.95
FIU (Berlin)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Strong’s Book of Designs

C. J. Strong and L. S. Strong

1917
Lettering
US

Chicago

UseGlyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Studio Handbook

Samuel Welo

1927
Lettering
US

Chicago

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 20, 2025 12:43 AM
50 Alphabets

The Hunt Brothers

1931
Lettering
US

Milwaukee

Glyphs
Bound
Greek
11/28/2022
$30.87
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettering of Today: A Collection of Modern Alphabets & Numerals 2nd Ed.

The Hunt Brothers

1937
Lettering
US

Milwaukee

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 20, 2025 12:46 AM
Lettering of Today: A Collection of Modern Alphabets & Numerals 3rd Ed.

The Hunt Brothers

1941
Lettering
US

Milwaukee

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
New Letters and Lettering

Paul Carlyle, Guy Oring

1943
Lettering
US

New York

GlyphsUse
Bound
12/15/2024
$20.00
FIU (Oakland)

[DUPE] 2 copies same ed., one FIU invoice

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
60 Alphabets

The Hunt Brothers

1944
Lettering
US

Milwaukee

Glyphs
Bound
Greek
11/28/2022
$41.20
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Script and Manuscript Lettering

Higgins Ink Co.

1947
Lettering
US

Brooklyn

GlyphsUse
Booklet
04/18/2023
$51.30
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettering Inc. Styles

Lettering Inc.

1948
Lettering Inc.Other
Photo
US

New York

LineUseGlyphs
Booklet
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
13 Typefaces

Mergenthaler Linotype

1950
Linotype
Metal

Booklet
03/18/2022
$16.99
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Styles for Imperial Typewriters Brochure

Imperial

1954
Typewriter

Booklet
04/13/2021
$15.26
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettera 1, 3rd Ed.

Armin Haab, Alex Stoker

1960
HaasStephenson BlakeDeberny & PeignotBertholdOther
Mixed
CH

Teufen

GlyphsUse
Bound
02/12/2022
$45.09
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Photolettering

Dix Typesetting Co. Inc.

ca.

1960
OtherFilmotype
Photo
US

Syracuse

Glyphs
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Styles Display Catalog

Filmotype

ca.

1960
Filmotype
Photo
US

Chicago

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Photo-Lettering Styles

Adtype

ca.

1960
Photo
US

Los Angeles

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettering Styles Display Catalog

Filmotype

ca.

1960
Filmotype
Photo
US

Chicago

Use
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Photoscript 1

Photoscript

ca.

1960
Photoscript
Photo
US

Glyphs
Binder
09/16/2022
$78.93
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
L&M News

Linotype

1961
Linotype
Metal
UK

Booklet
06/25/2024
$9.06
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Techni-Process Lettering

Techni-Process

1961
Techni-Process
Photo
US

New York

UseLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettera 2, 1st Ed.

Armin Haab, Walter Hættenschweiler

1961
HaasFonderie OliveOther
Mixed
CH

Teufen

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettera 1, 5th Ed.

Armin Haab, Alex Stoker

1963
BauerEnschedéHaasStempelDeberny & PeignotStephenson BlakeFigginsFTFBertholdOther
Mixed
CH

Teufen

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
ATA Type Comparison Book

Frank Merriman

1965
ATFMonotypeIntertypeLudlowStephenson BlakeLinotypeOther
Metal
US

Line
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type By Haber

Haber Typographers

1966
LinotypeLudlowOther
Metal
US

New York

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
A Catalogue of Some Art Nouveau & Ornate Typefaces

Photoscript

1967
Photoscript
Photo
UK

London

GlyphsLine
Booklet
01/25/2022
$26.56
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Techni-Process Binder

Typo Techni-Process Lettering Inc.

1967
Other
Photo
US

Wilmington

Line
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
List of Type Faces

Photoscript

1968
Photoscript
Photo
UK

London

Line
Booklet
CyrillicArabicGreekHebrew
01/25/2022
$39.84
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type By Haber

Haber Typographers

1968
LinotypeLudlowOther
Metal
US

New York

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Film Faces for Photo/Typography

Tri-Arts Press

1969
Photo
US

Bound
08/01/2022
$33.55
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Antique Alphabets

J. I. Biegeleisen

1969
US

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 20, 2025 12:52 AM
Franklin Film Faces

Franklin Typographers

1970
Photo
US

Bound
06/11/2023
$61.58
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Specimen

Photoscript

1970
Photoscript
Photo

Booklet
01/16/2022
$34.11
FIU (Berlin)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
List of Typefaces Catalogue

Photoscript

1970
Photoscript
Photo
UK

London

Line
Booklet
CyrillicArabicGreekHebrew
10/05/2021
$15.27
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Headliners Phototypes

The Headliners International, Inc.

1970
Headliners
Photo
US

New York

UseLine
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Photo Type Styles Catalog 1

Lettering Inc.

ca.

1970
Lettering Inc.
Photo
US

Chicago

GlyphsUse
Binder
04/27/2025
$250.00
FIU (Oakland)

Contains Lettering Inc. originals (such as Directors Gothic), but mostly copies of other typefaces, which appear to be redrawn as they differ slightly from their sources. Most of the families include a glyph set printed with a screened fill.

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Complete Alphabet Innovations Collection

Alphabet Innovations

ca.

1970
Alphabet Innovations
Photo
US

GlyphsLineUse
Binder
09/24/2022
$45.00
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Eine exklusive ständig wachsende Sammlung ausgefallener Schriften von Lettergraphics München

Lettergraphics

ca.

1970
Lettergraphics
Photo
DE

Munich

GlyphsLine
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Caratteri Letraset Instant Lettering

Letraset

1970
LetrasetOther
Transfer
IT

Firenze

LineGlyphs
Bound
GreekHebrewArabicCyrillic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Typographie Internationale Binder

The Headliners, Inc.

ca.

1970
Headliners
Photo
FR

Paris

Glyphs
Binder
FIU (Berlin)

Jul 19, 2025 11:11 PM
Photo-Lettering’s One Line Manual of Styles

Photo-Lettering

1971
Photo-Lettering
Photo
US

New York

Line
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Composition Corporation Binder, AlphaSette issued

Composition Corporation

1972
LinotypeAlphatypeFilmotype
PhotoMetal
US

Albany

GlyphsLine
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettera 4, 1st Ed.

Armin Haab, Walter Hættenschweiler

1972
BauerNebioloMorograpficBertholdHeadlinersAffolter und GschwindLudwig & MayerKlingsporHaasPhotoscriptHollensteinLetraset
Mixed
CH

Teufen

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Process Typography Catalogs (2)

Techni-Process Lettering Inc.

1973
Techi-ProcessLSCHaasStempelOther
Photo
US

New York

LineUse
Bound
04/22/2025
$32.00
FIU (Oakland)

[DUPE] Supplement 2 duplicated, not in FIU library

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
ITC Typefaces

ITC

1973
ITC
Photo
US

UseGlyphs
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Letraset USA Graphic Art Products Catalog

Letraset

1973
LetrasetATFHaasITCFonderie OliveTypefoundry AmsterdamStempelBauerStephenson BlakeMonotypeNebioloBertholdDeberny & PeignotBerlingOtherMiller & RichardVGCKlingsporFace Photosetting
Transfer
US

Bergenfield, NJ

GlyphsLine
Booklet
12/13/2024
$53.20
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Headliners Text & Headline Type Specimen Poster

The Headliners International, Inc.

1974
Headliners
Photo

Leaflet/Poster
04/13/2021
$33.20
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Headliners Type Specimen Poster

Neotype

1974
Headliners
Photo

Leaflet/Poster
04/13/2021
$33.20
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Catalogue of international Phototypesetting Typefaces for Copytype System

Copytype

1974
ATFBauerBertholdVGCLudlowStempelTypefoundry AmsterdamPhotoscriptFilmotypeFotoStar/Facsimile FontsWeberLudwig & MayerHaasMonotypeHollensteinStephenson BlakeDeberny & PeignotNebioloChurchward TypeFonderie OliveBrendel/TypeshopOther
Photo
DE

Hamburg

GlyphsLine
Binder
Greek

Non-obvious Index abbreviations: TET: Typefoundry Amsterdam FAC: FotoStar/Facsimile Fonts WAG: Weber BP: Brendel/Typeshop

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Berthold Fototypes E1

Berthold

1974
Berthold
Photo
DE

Berlin

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Type Specimen Book

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

1974
LinotypeLudlowOtherIntertype
Metal
US

New York

LineGlyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
270 Schriften

Callway

1974
Photo
DE

Munich

Glyphs
Bound
02/12/2022
$4.96
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
装飾アルファベット(Soshoku arufabetto gurafikku eremento-shu, Decorative Alphabets)

Kashiwa Shobo

1974
Photo
JP

Tokyo

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Latent Lettering Typebook

Latent Lettering

1974
Filmotype
Photo
US

New York

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
New Alphabets A to Z

Herbert Spencer, Colin Forbes

1974
Photo
UK

London

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Formatt Catalog No. 5

Formatt (Graphic Products Corp.)

1974
Formatt
Transfer
US

Rolling Meadows, IL

LineGlyphs
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Bundscho Photo Display

Bundscho

ca.

1975
OtherLettergraphicsHeadlinersITC
Photo
US

Chicago

Line
Bound
09/02/2022
$10.60
FIU (Oakland)

[DUPE] invoices show 2 copies purchased for FIU, only one found Includes Morgan Press Collection (Headliners).

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type’s: Na Luta por um Nova Valorização dos Tipos

Type’s Sistemas Gráficos

ca.

1975
OtherLettergraphicsLettera
Photo
BR

São Paulo

LineGlyphs
Bound
01/21/2022
FIU (Oakland)

donated by Fernando Mello via Gui Menga

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Mecanorma Graphics Products Catalog

Mecanorma

1975
Mecanorma
Transfer
FR

Le Perray-en-Yvette

LineGlyphs
Bound
ArabicCyrillicGreekHebrewThai
10/14/2021
$22.35
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Fotoletras

Quimigráfica Mayer Ltda.

ca.

1975
Other
Photo
BR

Rio De Janeiro

Glyphs
Bound
01/21/2022
FIU (Oakland)

donated by Fernando Mello via Gui Menga

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettera 3, 3rd Ed

Armin Haab, Walter Hættenschweiler

1975
StempelMonotypeWoellmerKlinkhardtBertholdOtherStephenson BlakeNebioloTypefoundry AmsterdamDeberny & PeignotJohnsonBruceKlingsporBauerSchelter & GieseckeRoos & JungeBerthier & DureyWeisertLudwig & MayerHaas
Mixed
CH

Teufen

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Visual Graphics Alphabet Library

Visual Graphics Corporation

1976
VGCOther
Photo
US

Tamarac

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Nineteenth Century Ornamented Typefaces

Nicolette Gray

1976
CaslonMiller & RichardFigginsOtherFry'sBower & BaconStephenson BlakeWilsonMarrAustinAustin WoodReed & FoxPatent/ShanksMacKellar Smiths & JordanHarrild & SonsATFBritish Type FoundryPavyer & BullensJohn Haddon & Co.
Metal
US

Berekeley/LA

LineUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettera 2, 5th Ed.

Armin Haab, Walter Hættenschweiler

1976
FilmotypeStempelOtherHeadlinersBertholdFonderie OliveKlinkhardtHaasHollensteinDeberny & PeignotMecanormaStephenson BlakeCaslonFace PhotosettingATF
Mixed
CH

Teufen

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Zipatone Products Catalog for Aids of the Graphic Arts

Zipatone

1976
Typefoundry AmsterdamFonderie OliveBertholdITCDeberny & PeignotChurchward TypeNeufvilleNebioloBerlingVGCStephenson BlakeHaasATFMiller & RichardMonotypeGraphic Systems (Rapitype)StempelZipatoneGünter JäntschOther
Transfer
US

Hillside, IL

LineGlyphs
Booklet
Greek

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Lettergraphics: The Complete Library

Lettergraphics

1976
ITCOther
Photo
US

Culver City

Line
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Alphabet New Typefaces

Alphabet

ca.

1977
Alphabet
Photo
UK

London

Glyphs
Booklet
11/24/2024
$23.01
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Portfolio of Text and Display Typefaces

Compugraphic

1977
Compugraphic
Photo

11/30/2021
$31.26
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Specimen Book

Shore Typographers

1977
Other
Photo
US

Chicago

Glyphs
Binder
02/10/2022
$34.52
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Letragraphica: Caractères Letraset d’Avant-Garde

Letraset

1977
LetrasetOther
Transfer
FR

Montreuil

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 20, 2025 12:10 AM
Christof Gassner Schrift und Graphik mit Letraset

Letraset?

1978
Letraset
Transfer

Bound
03/14/2021
$21.21
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Headliners neo-phototypes

The Headliners International, Inc.

1978
Other
Photo
US

New York

GlyphsLineUse
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Phototitrage and Photocompo

TypoGabor

1978
Photo
FR

Bound
03/22/2024
$32.37
FIU (Berlin)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Encyclopedia of Phototype Styles

Castcraft Industries Inc.

1978
Photo
US

Chicago

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Prestype

Prestype

1978
Prestype
Transfer
US

Carlstadt, NJ

LineGlyphs
Bound
ArabicCyrillic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Ordspråks Boken (The Book of Proverbs)

Mecanorma

1978
MecanormaOther
Transfer
SE

Stockholm

UseGlyphs
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Prestype Pocket Guide to Type Faces

Prestype

1978
Prestype
Transfer
US

Carlstadt, NJ

LineGlyphs
Booklet
ArabicCyrillic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Graphic Products Corporation Catalog No. 6

Graphic Products Corporation

1978
Formatt
Transfer
US

Rolling Meadows, IL

LineGlyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Catalogue: Lettrage

Alfac

ca.

1979
Alfac
Transfer
BE

Nivelles

LineGlyphs
Booklet
07/07/2024
$34.49
FIU (Oakland)

not certain that photographed booklet is the one purchased, invoice did not include an image

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Mecanorma Graphic Book 8

Mecanorma

1979
Mecanorma
Transfer
FR

Le Perray-en-Yvelines

LineGlyphs
Bound
ArabicCyrillicThaiGreekHebrew
12/12/2021
$79.62
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Typefolio

Photo-Lettering Inc.

1979
Photo-Lettering
Photo
US

New York

UseLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Composing Room Photo Binder

Composing Room

ca.

1980
OtherLettergraphicsAlphatypeVGCFotoStar/Facsimile Fonts
Photo
US

Philadelphia

Glyphs
Binder

Bookplate sticker: “This specimen book number 1400 was prepared for the professional use of Graphic Design Assoc.” Address shown is 1209 Vine St., Philadelpha, PA 19107. The Composing Room was at that location 1971–87.

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
John Biss’s Book of Characters

Character Photosetting Limited

ca.

1980
BauerBertholdITCTypefoundry AmsterdamTypsettraHaasLinotype
Photo
UK

London

Line
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Photoheadlinings Poster of Typefaces

Filmcomposition

1980
Photo

Leaflet/Poster
04/13/2021
$33.20
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Chartpak Graphic Products

Chartpak

1980
Chartpak
Transfer
US

Leeds, MA

LineGlyphs
Bound
04/27/2025
$30.00
FIU (Oakland)

[DUPE] 2 copies, one FIU

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Zipatone Dry Transfer Lettering Catalog

Zipatone

1980
ITCVGCTypefoundry AmsterdamBertholdFonderie OliveStephenson BlakeNeufvilleHaasATFMiller & RichardZipatoneFonts/IngramaMonotypeOther
Transfer
US

LineGlyphsUse
Booklet
GreekArabic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type by Haber

Haber Typographers

1981
Photo
US

New York

Line
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Graphic Products Corporation Catalog No. 7

Graphic Products Corporation

1981
Formatt
Transfer
US

Rolling Meadows, IL

LineGlyphs
Bound
09/24/2022
$8.75
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Graphic Treasures: Letraset New Products

Letraset

1981
LetrasetOther
Transfer
US

Paramus, NJ

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Alphabet Library One-Liner

VGC/Franklin Typographers

1982
VGCITCOther
Photo
US

New York

Line
Booklet
03/18/2022
$12.99
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Berthold Headlines E3

Berthold

1982
ATFBertholdLudlowLudwig & MayerPhotoscriptMonotypeNebioloFonderie OliveStempelStephenson BlakeHaasNeufvilleLinotypeBerlingOther
Photo
DE

Berlin, West

LineGlyphs
Bound
GreekArabicCyrillicHebrew

[DUPE] 2 copies, neither purchased for FIU

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Ah! Big Little Book: An Adventure in Typography

Photo-Lettering Inc.

1982
Photo-LetteringOther
Photo
US

New York

LineGlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 20, 2025 12:05 AM
A Portfolio of Text & Display Type

Compugraphic

1982
CompugraphicITC
Photo
US

Glyphs
Booklet
GreekCyrillicArmenianArabic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Photo Display Catalog

Cardinal Type Service

1983
ITCOther
Photo
US

New York

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Initialen + Bildbuchstaben (Initials + Decorative Alphabets)

Novum Press

1983
Lettering
DE

Munich

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 20, 2025 12:37 AM
Serials

Studiozetterij Eduard Bos

1983
Brendel/Typeshop
Photo
NL

Amsterdam

Line
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
TGI Typeface Directory

Typographic Innovations Inc

1984
ITCTypographic InnovationsStempelOtherHaas
Photo
US

New York

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Type Book, Display

Rand Typography Inc.

1984
Fonts/IngramaITCOther
Photo
US

Boston

Glyphs
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Numéro Special Titrage

typoGabor

1984
ITCOtherNebiolo
Photo
FR

Paris

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Graphic Arts Materials Reference Manual

Letraset

1984
LetrasetOther
Transfer
US

Paramus, NJ

LineGlyphs
Bound
09/24/2022
$8.75
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Type Book

Compugraphic

1985
CompugraphicTEFFAlphatypeVarityperBertholdItekLinotypeOther
Photo
US

Wilmington, MA

Glyphs
Bound
Armenian
01/12/2022
$27.05
FIU (Oakland)

[DUPE] 2 copies, one FIU

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Varityper Specimen Book

VariTyper Corp

ca.

1985
Photo
US

East Hanover, NJ

Glyphs
Bound
ArabicCyrillicGreekHebrewBengali-AssameseDevanagariGurmukhiGujaratiMalayalamSinhalaSyriac
10/30/2022
$47.85
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Typemaster’s Book of One Line Showings

Alphatype

1985
AlphatypeAlphabet InnovationsBertholdITCNortonType SpectraLetrasetOther
Photo
US

Niles, IL

Line
Booklet
11/24/2024
$10.23
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
One Line Showings

Andresen Typographics

1985
ITCOther
Photo
US

Los Angeles

Line
Bound
08/10/2023
$50.00
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Homage to the Alphabet, 2nd Ed.

Phil’s Photo

1985
ITCOtherWTC
Photo
US

Washington DC

LineGlyphs
Binder
07/18/2023
$120.00
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Visual Graphics Alphabet Library 12th Ed.

Visual Graphics Corporation

1985
VGCOther
Photo
US

Tamarac

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Typographic House Phototype Binder

Typographic House

ca.

1985
BauerITCFonderie OliveLSCOtherTypographic House
Photo

Glyphs
Binder
08/03/2022
$119.74
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Alphabet Book II

SignCraft Magazine

1985
Lettering
US

Ft. Meyers

GlyphsUse
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Arrow Typeface Styles Directory

Arrow Typographers Inc.

ca.

1985
Photo
US

Newark

Glyphs
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Type Book

Compugraphic

1985
CompugraphicHaasFonderie OliveSimonciniNeufvilleTypsettraType SpectraLetrasetOtherITC
Photo
US

Wilmington

Glyphs
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Selection

The Quick Brown Fox Co.

ca.

1985
Alphabet
Photo
UK

London

GlyphsLine
Bound
ArabicHebrewGreekCyrillic
07/03/2025
$33.00
FIU (Oakland)

No title page or other copyright info except imprint on back cover: THE QUICK BROWN FOX COMPANY LIMITED, 50 KANSAS AVENUE, SALFORD, MANCHESTER, M5 2GL. TELEPHONE: 061-873 7309. TELECOPIER: 061-873 7301 15 LOTS ROAD, CHELSEA WHARE LONDON SW10 00H. TELEPHONE: 01-351 5522. TELECOPIER: 01-351 5525

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Alphabet

Alphabet

ca.

1985
AlphabetOther
Photo
UK

London

GlyphsLine
Bound
07/03/2025
$33.00
FIU (Oakland)

No date shown, but advertises the Linotronic 300 as new, which was released in 1984. Copyright symbol appears next to some typefaces suggests original typefaces by Alphabet, except that it is also shown next to Letraset designs like Flamenco. Line showings only for Linotronic fonts.

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Scangraphic Digital Type Collection Bodytext Edition 2 (2 Vols.)

Bernd Holthusen

1985
ITCMonotypeOther
Photo
DE

Hamburg

LineGlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Berthold Types (1985, 2 vols.)

Berthold

1985
BertholdOtherITCStempelATFHaasTypefoundry AmsterdamNeufvilleLudlowHollensteinStephenson Blake
Photo
DE

Berlin

LineGlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Typeface Classification

Compugraphic Corporation

1985
CompugraphicITCOther
Photo
US

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Mergenthaler Type Library Digital Typeface Directory

Linotype

1985
LinotypeStempelHaasBertholdChurchward TypeITCTetterodeLudwig & MayerMonotypeNebioloNeufvilleTypoartVGCWagnerATFSimonciniLetrasetGünter JäntschMofid MahdiIsmet ChanbourFonts/IngramaRenaultType SpectraAlphabet InnovationsNorton
Photo
US

New York

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The ABC of Lettering, 5th Ed.

J. I. Biegeleisen

1986
Lettering
US

Cincinnati

GlyphsUse
Bound
03/31/2023
$38.11
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Mecanorma Graphic Book

Mecanorma

1986
Mecanorma
Transfer

Bound
06/25/2024
$32.37
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Catálogo de Fotoletras

Tipograph / Empresa Brasileira de Tipos e Editora Ltda.

1986
OtherLetteraMecanormaLetraset
Photo
BR

São Paulo

LineGlyphs
Bound
01/21/2022
FIU (Oakland)

donated by Fernando Mello via Gui Menga

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Formatt & Formaline: Graphic Products Corporation Catalog No. 8

Graphic Products Corporation

1986
Formatt
Transfer
US

Rolling Meadows, IL

LineGlyphs
Bound
09/24/2022
$8.75
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Caractères de Phototitrage & Photocomposition

Face Photosetting

1987
Photo
FR

Paris

LineGlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Headliners neo-DisplayType OneLine Index

The Headliners International, Inc.

1987
Headliners
Photo
US

New York

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Book de Photocomposition 1 & 2

typoGabor

1988
ITCOtherWTCAlphatypeType SpectraAlphabet InnovationsBertholdNortonLetraset
Photo
FR

Levallois

GlyphsUse
Bound
07/17/2022
$117.27
FIU (Oakland)

Source Prefixes listed near TOC: AI — Alphabet Innovations ALPHA: Alphatype ITC HB: Hermann Berthold NPL: Norton Photo Lettering TS: Type Spectra TSI: Typographic Systems International (Lettraset) [sic] WTC: World Typeface Center

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Letraset Catalogue

Letraset

1988
LetrasetFace PhotosettingMonotypeITCStephenson BlakeATFFonderie OliveBauerNebioloPhoto-LetteringBerlingStempelTypsettraOtherVGCHaasDeberny & Peignot
Transfer
UK

London

LineGlyphs
Booklet
ArabicCyrillicGreekHebrew
06/25/2024
$25.90
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Berthold Types (1988, 4 vols.)

Berthold

1988
BertholdITCStempelLinotypeTypefoundry AmsterdamHaasATFLudlowNeufvilleOtherMonotypeStephenson Blake
Photo
DE

Berlin

LineGlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Mecanorma Graphic Book 14

Mecanorma

1988
MecanormaOther
Transfer
FR

Le Perray en Yvelines

LineGlyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
LinoType Collection Mergenthaler Type Library

Linotype

1989
LinotypeBertholdChurchward TypeHaasITCMonotypeNebioloNeufvilleIBMFonderie OliveSassoon-WilliamsStephenson BlakeTypoartVGCWagnerATFSimonciniGünter JäntschMofid MahdiTimberwolf TypeFonts/IngramaLetrasetRenaultType SpectraAlphabet InnovationsNortonBerlingTim HollowaySaul BassWTCNinad MateGudrun Zapf-von HesseHermann ZapfPeter SteinerAhmed Lakhdar-GazalCynthia HollandsworthTetterode
Photo
DE

LineGlyphs
Bound
ArabicArmenianCyrillicGreekHebrewDevanagariSinhalaTamilBengali-AssameseMalayalamGujaratiGurmukhiKannadaTeluguThai

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Pictograms & Typefaces of the World 2

Yasaburo Kuwayama

1990
Gunnlaugur BriemHermann ZapfChurchward TypeOther
JP

Tokyo

GlyphsLine
Bound
Cyrillic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Modern Encyclopedia of Typefaces 1960-90

Lawrence W. Wallis

1990
LetrasetMonotypeCompugraphicType SpectraFonts/IngramaTypsettraBertholdATFAlphatypeBitstreamITCFonderie OliveLinotypeAdobeHaasOtherItekAlphabet InnovationsStempelVGCWTCChurchward TypeVarityperTypefoundry AmsterdamNortonNeufvilleBauerBigelow & HolmesMorisawaScangraphicLudwig & MayerPurup ElectronicsRenaultAlpha Omega
PhotoDigital
US

New York

Glyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
320 Schriften

Callway

1991
Photo
DE

Munich

LineGlyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Letraset Premier 17

Letraset

1992
Letraset
Transfer
US

LineGlyphsUse
Booklet
06/25/2024
$19.41
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Solotype Catalog of 4147 Display Typefaces

Dover

1992
Solotype
Photo
US

New York

LineUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Font Reference Guide Version 4.0

Precision Type

1993
AdobeCompugraphicBitstreamThe Font CompanyMonotypeLinotypeHeadlinersLetrasetLetterPerfectTreacyfacesFont BureauRussian Type FoundryDiehl.VolkLanston Type Co.Page Studio GraphicsOtherURW
Digital
US

Commack, NY

Line
Bound
CyrillicHebrew

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
ITC: The Directory of New Typefaces

ITC

1993
ITC
Digital
US

New York

Glyphs
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century

Mac McGrew Oak Knoll Books

1993
ATFMonotypeLudlowOther
Metal
US

New Castle, DE

LineGlyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The World of Letraset Products

Letraset

1994
LetrasetOtherFace PhotosettingATFITCMonotypeFonderie OlivePhoto-LetteringBauerStephenson BlakeMiller & RichardFotoStar/Facsimile FontsLudlowStempelBertholdTypsettraHaasWeberVGCSchaedlerDeberny & Peignot
TransferDigital
US

Paramus, NJ

LineGlyphs
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type in Black + White

Precision Type

1994
AdobeCompugraphicAlphabets Inc.Carter & ConeBitstreamElsner+FlakeFont BureauHandcraftedFontsLetrasetLetterPerfectLinotypeMonotypeNIMXRed Rooster CollectionStone Type FoundryTreacyfacesT-26URWOther
Digital
US

Commack, NY

Glyphs
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Font Reference Guide Version 5.0

Precision Type

1995
AdobeCompugraphicAlphabets Inc.BitstreamCarter & ConeDiehl.VolkElsner+FlakeITCFont BureauThe Font CompanyGalapagosHandcraftedFontsHarris DesignHeadlinersImage ClubIntecsasLanston Type Co.LetrasetLetterPerfectLinguist's SoftwareLinotypeMonotypeNew York Design StudioNIMXPage Studio GraphicsRed Rooster CollectionT-26Russian Type FoundryFontHausStone Type FoundryTorahTreacyfacesChurchward TypeJY & AOtherURW
Digital
US

Commack, NY

GlyphsLine
Bound
CyrillicGreekHebrewHangul

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Buchdruckschriften im 20.Jahrhundert

Technische Hochschule Darmstadt

1995
Metal
DE

GlyphsUseLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Faces on the Edge: Type in the Digital Age

Stephen Heller, Anne Fink

1997
House IndustriesFontFontThirstypeT-26GarageFontsEmigreAmerican Type CorporationfontBoyPlazmPrototype FontsThe Apollo ProgramExploding FontsCookin' FontsHoefler & Co.SchriftgussStudio DaedalusOther
Digital
US

New York

GlyphsUse
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Emotional Digital: A Sourcebook of Contemporary Typographics

Alexander Branczyk, Jutta Nachtwey, Heike Nehl, Sibylle Schlaich, Jürgen Siebert

1999
2RebelsAdobeCompugraphicApplyBitstreamBrassFontsTypo-MaticCreative AllianceDeviceFontFontEmigreElsner+FlakeLinotypefontBoyFont BureauFSDThe Foundry TypesGarageFontsHouse IndustriesTyperepublicITCBuyMyFontsLetterPerfectLettErrorlinetoMonotypeOptimoDenniz Ortiz-LopezParatypeSchiavi DesignStone Type FoundryElectric TypographerT-26ThirstypeType-Ø-TonesGerard UngerURWBarnbrook Fonts
Digital
DE

GlyphsUse
Bound
09/24/2022
$8.75
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
FontBook Digital Typeface Compendium

FontShop

2006
AerotypeAltered EgoAstypeATFMaverick DesignBo BerndalBigelow & HolmesBaseline FontsAlbert BotonBitstreamMonotypeCarter & ConeCarl CrossgroveWiescherCofinoSAClub TypeChristian SchwartzDavid SiegelOtherDeviceEmigreElsner+FlakeElectric TypographerExploding FontsFont BureauFontFontFontShop AGFountainLanston Type Co.Gunnlaugur BriemGarageFontsGalapagosHarris DesignHouse IndustriesHolland FontsHideaki WadaHaasITCMacCampusKeystrokesLunchboxLinotypeLetterPerfectLinguist's SoftwareMark Simonson StudioMVB FontsNebioloShinnTypeNeufvilleNIMXprimetypeOurTypePhilip BouwsmaParatypePhoto-LetteringPanacheProcess Type FoundryPrésence TypoPaul VeresP22 Type FoundryRichard BeattyRichard YeendSchiavi DesignStylusScangraphicSimonciniStone Type FoundryType Associates2RebelsType SpectraThirstypeTyporiumType-Ø-TonesTypothequeType RevivalsTypeboxURWUnderwareVGCWTCPlazm
Digital
DE

Berlin

Glyphs
Bound
ArmenianGeorgianCyrillicGreekHebrewArabicPerso-ArabicKurdo-ArabicSyriacAmharicBengali-AssameseBurmeseCambodianHanziGujaratiSanskritKannadaHangulLaotianMalayalamMongolianOdiaGurmukhiSinhalaTamilTeluguTibetanCherokeeCreeInuktikutTifinaghCuneiformAramaicAvestanCopticEtruscanGreek (Archaic)HieroglyphicsIberianParthianSouth ArabianGothic

Some manufacturers omitted if not found on FIU, full list included in photos

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Encyclopaedia of Typefaces

Jaspert, Berry, and Johnson

2008
KlingsporHaasLudwig & MayerStempelMonotypeBauerNebioloTypoartLinotypeWoellmerLudlowStephenson BlakeIntertypeTypographic InnovationsGansBertholdDeberny & PeignotStevens ShanksATFSchriftgussTypefoundry AmsterdamNacionalWagnerIranzoOtherFonderie OliveGrafotechna
Metal
UK

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Classic Typefaces: American Type and Type Designers

David Consuegra

2011
Mixed
US

New York

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Faces from Letraset

Mike Daines

2016
Letraset
TransferDigital
US

LineUse
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Letraset: The DIY Typography Revolution

Letraset

ca

2018
Letraset
Transfer
UK

London

Bound
06/25/2024
$49.18
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Lyons Collection

Conway Photosetting

VGC
Photo
UK

London

Glyphs
Booklet
01/25/2022
$26.56
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Face Typeface Book

Face Photosetting

Face Photosetting
Photo

01/25/2022
$39.84
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Ephemera: Book Prospectuses and Leaflets Relating to Typography and Design

04/13/2021
$3.98
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
International Type Finder

Rookeledge

Glyphs
Bound
11/19/2021
$15.48
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Display Specimen Binder

Berkeley Typographers

ITCOtherCompugraphic
Photo
US

Boston

GlyphsLineUse
Binder
08/01/2022
$97.69
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Text book typography typeset

Filmocomposition

Photo

Bound
04/19/2021
$35.31
FIU (LfA)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Typony Supplement Binders 1 & 2

Typony

Photo
US

New York

GlyphsLineUse
Binder
05/11/2025
$125.00
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
New Typefaces incl. Arcade Typeface

Alphabet

Alphabet
Photo
UK

London

Glyphs
Booklet
11/24/2024
$28.12
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Catalogue

Panache

Panache
Photo
UK

Bound
05/27/2025
$88.77
FIU (Berlin)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Headline Index

Panache

Panache
Photo
UK

Bound
05/27/2025
$27.32
FIU (Berlin)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Type Finder

Panache

Panache
Photo
UK

05/27/2025
$27.32
FIU (Berlin)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Monsen Display Faces

Monsen

Photo
JP

Chicago

Glyphs
Binder
10/17/2023
$224.21
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Produits pour Arts Graphiques

Alfac

Alfac
Transfer
BE

LineGlyphs
Bound
07/07/2024
$61.96
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Mastertype Binder

Mastertype?

Other
Photo
US

San Francisco

Glyphs
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Alphabet Book Two

Alphabet Limited

OtherAlphabet
Photo
UK

London

GlyphsLine
Bound

Copyright symbol appears next to some typefaces in the index (Abacus, Deputy Serif, Tubular Shadow), suggests original typefaces by Alphabet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
The Typesmiths Catalog of Display Faces, 2 Volumes

The Typesmiths

ITCOtherCompugraphic
Photo
US

Chicago

GlyphsLine
Binder

“AG” in the index refers to Agfa/Compugraphic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Special Collection 3 Display Faces

Characters Typographic Services Inc.

Photo
US

New York

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Die Schriften des Fotostazes der Fürst Spezialbetriebe für Satzherstellung

Fürst Spezialbetriebe für Satzherstellung (Adolph Fürst & Son)

Photo
DE

Berlin

GlyphsLine
ArabicGreekCyrillic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Hardline Headlines

Graphic Composition, Inc.

PanacheBrendel/Typeshop
Photo

GlyphsLine
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
TypeMasters The European Collection

TypeMasters

OtherFonts/IngramaGraphic Systems (Rapitype)Face PhotosettingLinotypeCompugraphic
Photo
US

West Conshohocken, PA

GlyphsLineUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Photo Typositor Library Binder

Visual Graphics Corporation

OtherVGCBauer
Photo
US

Glyphs
Binder

Plain black binder. Photocopy of what appears to be a comb- or ring-bound catalog from VGC’s early years. Tabs: foundry typefaces, handlettering typefaces, exclusive typefaces, special character filmfonts, recent additions (Americana, Dominante, Gerstner Program, and others).

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Photo lettering

Total Typography

Photo
US

Chicago

Glyphs
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Chartpak Graphic Products

Chartpak

ChartpakOther
Transfer
US

LineGlyphs
Booklet
09/24/2022
$8.75
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 20, 2025 12:14 AM
Letraset Typeface Range Poster

Letraset

LetrasetOther
Transfer
UK

London

Line
Leaflet/Poster

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
TGI Photo Text & Photo Display Binders

Typographic Innovations Inc.

AlphatypeOther
Photo
US

New York

LineGlyphsUse
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Phototype Inc.

Phototype Inc.

Photo
US

Altanta

GlyphsUse
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Dayton Typographic Service Typographers: Letter Graphics Typefaces Headliners Binder

Photowords

LettergraphicsHeadlinersPhoto WordsOther
PhotoMetal
US

Dayton

LineGlyphsUse
Binder
02/06/2023
$26.40
FIU (Oakland)

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Special Collections Display Faces 4

Characters

Typsettra
Photo
US

New York

UseLine
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
IBM Selectric Composer Typeface Portfolio

IBM

IBMOther
Typewriter
UK

London

GlyphsUse
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
One Liner

Lettering Inc.

Lettering Inc.Other
Photo
US

New York

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
This is type!

Transfertech

Transfertech
Transfer

Glyphs
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Monsen Phototype

Monsen Typographers

ca.

Photo
US

Los Angeles

GlyphsUse
Binder

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Graphische Produkte

Alfac

ca.

Alfac
Transfer
DE

Cologne

LineGlyphs
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Titelsatz Verzerrungen Schmuck

Typographica

LettergraphicsHeadlinersOther
Photo
DE

Munich

LineGlyphsUse
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Der Welt Schönste Schriften (The World’s Most Beautiful Fonts)

Fürst Spezialbetriebe für Satzherstellung (Adolph Fürst & Son)

Photo
DE

Berlin

GlyphsLineUse
Bound
GreekArabicCyrillic

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Face Typefinder

Face Ronchetti Ltd.

ITCOther
Photo
UK

London

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Special Purpose Type Faces

A-1 Typographers

ca.

Photo
US

New York

Line
Booklet

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM
Fotosetter Type Faces

Intertype Company

ca.

IntertypeOther
Photo
US

New York

GlyphsUse
Bound

Jul 19, 2025 10:56 PM