T-K Graphics pamphlets
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Of Orc-Rags, Phials, & A Far Shore: Voices of Paradise in The Lord of the Rings by Bruce Palmer. T-K Graphics, Kansas City, Missouri, 1976. The title is in Book Jacket by Ursula Suess, used with various alternates, including two forms for n s A C L P R S. The price is added in Eurostile Bold.
These four pamphlets were issued by T-K Graphics between 1974 and 1977. The covers are printed in black on colored paper and feature typefaces that all seem to stem from the catalogs of VGC, ITC and Letraset.
Fanlore has a page about this publisher:
T-K Graphics was a distributor/retailer of pro books, but it is more well-known for publishing fan-created chapbooks and other amateur zines.
It was based in Baltimore, Maryland was founded in the early 1970s, perhaps earlier.
Via jell-o biafra says, a great (but sadly dormant) Tumblr for all things pulp, pop and underground.
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The Drama of Ray Bradbury by Ben P. Indick. T-K Graphics, 1977. [More info on ISFDB] The title uses outlined caps from ITC Souvenir, with a timid swash initial. The author’s name is in Peignot, the price info in Book Jacket.
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Middle Earth: A World in Conflict by Stephen O. Miller, with illustrations by James Shull. T-K Graphics, 1975. [More info on ISFDB] ITC Ronda is used in lowercase letters from the Bold, with alternates for a e r. The other fonts are Eurostile Light Extended, Grotesque No. 9 Italic, Windsor, and ITC Bolt.
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An Arthurian Concordance by Dennis Lerond, with illustrations snagged from Aubrey Beardsley. T-K Graphics, Baltimore, 1974. [More info on ISFDB] Libra is paired with wide caps from Folio. The author’s name is added in Univers Condensed, the price info appears to be in Venus Extended.
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