Paul Shaw Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Paul Shaw on XDesign historian & writer, Graphic design educator, Graphic designer, Lettering artist. Author of Revival Type (2017). W.A. Dwiggins expert.

Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing
Dori GriffinVery excited. My copy of Type Specimens by Dori Griffin (Bloomsbury) has arrived. It looks as good as anticipated.
Paperback, 2022
$35.95Member price:$17.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Phantom Tollbooth
Norton JusterVery sad news. Norton Juster died on Monday age 94. If you don't know the name, he is the author of the wonderful book The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. An amazing conglomeration of wordplay that rivals Lewis Carroll—no kidding. Get a copy & see.
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Susan NanusVery sad news. Norton Juster died on Monday age 94. If you don't know the name, he is the author of the wonderful book The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. An amazing conglomeration of wordplay that rivals Lewis Carroll—no kidding. Get a copy & see.
Paperback, 2011
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Wood Type: 1828-1900 - Notes on the Evolution of Decorated and Large Types
Rob Roy KellyVery excited to get The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection by David Shields today. Looks like an amazing book.
Hardcover, 2010
$50.00Member price:$50.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Granite and Rainbow: Essays: The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition
Virginia WoolfNew on The Definitive Dwiggins: essays on Crosby Gaige, Carl Sandburg, Virginia Woolf, Lincoln Kirstein, Archibald MacLeish https://t.co/MYuiM14fyn
Paperback, 1975
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton JusterVery sad news. Norton Juster died on Monday age 94. If you don't know the name, he is the author of the wonderful book The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. An amazing conglomeration of wordplay that rivals Lewis Carroll—no kidding. Get a copy & see.
Paperback, 1988
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection: A History and Catalog
David ShieldsVery excited to get The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection by David Shields today. Looks like an amazing book.
Hardcover, 2022
$65.00Member price:$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)