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Design historian & writer, Graphic design educator, Graphic designer, Lettering artist. Author of Revival Type (2017). W.A. Dwiggins expert.

7 books
Book Cover for: Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing, Dori Griffin

Type Specimens: A Visual History of Typesetting and Printing

Dori Griffin
Paul ShawPaul Shaw

Very 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
Book Cover for: Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster

Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster
Paul ShawPaul Shaw

Very 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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Book Cover for: The Phantom Tollbooth, Susan Nanus

The Phantom Tollbooth

Susan Nanus
Paul ShawPaul Shaw

Very 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
Book Cover for: American Wood Type: 1828-1900 - Notes on the Evolution of Decorated and Large Types, Rob Roy Kelly

American Wood Type: 1828-1900 - Notes on the Evolution of Decorated and Large Types

Rob Roy Kelly
Paul ShawPaul Shaw

Very 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)
Book Cover for: Granite and Rainbow: Essays: The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition, Virginia Woolf

Granite and Rainbow: Essays: The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition

Virginia Woolf
Paul ShawPaul Shaw

New 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
Book Cover for: The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster
Paul ShawPaul Shaw

Very 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
Book Cover for: The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection: A History and Catalog, David Shields

The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection: A History and Catalog

David Shields
Paul ShawPaul Shaw

Very 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)