Fonts In Use Bibliography

Four volumes (A–B, C–F, G–N, O–Z).

Based on the information in the preface (mention of conversion from Ikarus format to vector fonts for the Apple Macintosh, but no mention of PostScript Type 1; mention of more than 20 years in business), this catalog can be dated to c. 1989 [Pool].

Contains about 5,000 typefaces for phototypesetting, shown with full glyph sets. Started by the company’s founder David L. Kreiter (1915–1975) and completed by his brothers.

Index mentions “New Additions 1970”. Three ring binders in landscape format (Index and A–C, C–M, M–Z).

Oversized, two-volume, softcover set with black wrappers in black slipcase.

350+ pages, ring binding. Dated c. 1981 based on the inclusion of Javelin, Shakespeare, Stars ’n Bars, V&A, and Zip as “Fresh Faces”. These are also shown in Modern Publicity 1982.

38 pages. Dated c. 1974 based on the inclusion of ITC American Typewriter (1974) under “New additions”.

264 typefaces listed.

“The 129 basic alphabets to be found in this volume are the cream of the famous Morgan Press collection of 19th century type designs. For the first time, and through an exclusive arrangement, these faces are available in photoprocess letering – from Headliners.”

Vol. 2 adds another 129 faces from the Morgan Press collection. Some designs aren’t based on vintage wood or metal type, but were sourced from lettering shown in Petzendorfers Schriftenatlas, Neue Folge, c. 1903–1905.

Catalog in poster format

“1981/82” on cover, “©1980” on title page.

A set of Lettergraphics specimen cards issued with a single ring-binder hole in the corner. Copyrights noted are “1968” or “1969” on the cover of some volumes, and “1968 & 1975” on some intro cards. Most pages are numbered and were initially published with gaps for later additions, while other pages have a lettered suffix indicating they were issued after the 1968 date. The 1968 edition was issued in 8 volumes. A 1976 edition, “Do-A-Comp of Contemporary Type”, was published in 10 volumes [Design Resources, 1984].

Full title (as per title page): The Golden Book from Lettergraphics, the Photo Process Lettering People, for Professional & Student.

Includes 131 styles.

Page 17 mentions “1975”. Includes 248 styles.

Includes 283 styles.

Includes 510 styles.

Apparently the last comprehensive catalog by the French manufacturer of dry transfer lettering. Includes 605 styles.

Page 133 mentions prize winners of 1976. Style numbering goes up to 294.

Purple halftone cover. Code on last page reads “91.79.7 Anglais”, indicating a 1979 date. Mentions “introduction of latest car models” and shows cars released in mid-1970s. Includes 244 styles.

Tall, looseleaf booklet with blue binder clip. White cover with blue title text.

Tall booklet. Blue, leatherette cover with gold embossed title.

Large, blue, loose-leaf binder, labeled on spine and cover with “Photoscript 1” (presumably of multiple volumes, this one containing Lettering Faces, Outline and Inline, and Sans Serif sections). Full glyph set samples, one font per page. Undated, contents indicate mid 1960s.

This comprehensive catalog includes “all the 1600 [sic!] alphabets in Photo-Lettering’s library on March 22, 1950.” [Photos]

This comprehensive catalog includes every style in Photo-Lettering’s library up to that date.

This comprehensive catalog includes every style in Photo-Lettering’s library up to that date.

A pocket-sized catalog of “Texclusives”, Photo-Lettering’s headline designs redrawn for text composition.

Dated c.1989 based on the inclusion of Orbital (1987) and Alfabeta (1988) and the absence of Nova Gotica (1989) [R41].

Stated 5th edition, May 1973. 164 pages.

Catalog for the Headlines range by phototypesetting chain Typeshop. Various printings with different covers and appendices, c. 370–390 pages. Dated c. 1977 based on the included typefaces (Poppl Residenz, Poppl Leporello, Wiegands Baroque; all 1977) as well as missing ones (Media Light, ITC Cheltenham Light, Wiegands Renaissance; all 1978 according to Gorissen 1982).

Shows one-line samples for more than 1,200 film typefaces available for the Photo Typositor, including those reproduced from the T.J. Lyons Antique Type Collection and “many handlettered designs” (copied from Filmotype). [Scan]

Post binding with red, third-party cover for Johnson/Kenro Inc., Freeport, New York.