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Vox,Maximilien
Lettres Jean Loisy
This is a very good softcover copy in the original illustrated wrappers with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in French. Preface by Maximilien Vox. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with examples of modern typography, photographs of shop fronts, etc. 12" high X 10" wide, 106 pages. Beautifully printed. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Stedelijk Museum
Nieuwe Typographie 1915-1940
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Folded illustrated wrapper with loose sheets. Text in English and Dutch. Essay by Sonja Herst. 11" high X 8" wide.
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Production Manager Pub. Co
P.M. Magazine Volume II, Number 9 May 1936
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Very clean inside and out, except for three previous private owner marks: a handstamp to the title-page, another to a page in the back and a small embossed stamp to the rear cover. This issue of P.M.'s lead article is on Ottmar Mergenthaler and the story of linotype. Also a review of the show that was up at the Museum of Modern Art, 'Modern Artists as Illustrators'. Illustrated in black & white throughout. 8" high X 5" wide, 54 pages.
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Gill, Eric
Good Work Official Bulletin of the Catholic Art Association
This is a very good softcover copy with some cover wear: a small abrasion. Very clean inside and out. This is the Summer 1966 issue, Volume 29, No.3 of Good Work the Official Bulletin of the Catholic Art Association. This issue has a frontispiece portrait of Eric Gill, and an essay on Gill by Sir Herbert Read. Also the editorial is on Gill. 11" high X 8" wide.
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Sinel, Joseph
A Book of American Trade Marks & Devices
This is a near fine hardcover copy in a near fine dust jacket with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This copy has been signed by Joseph Sinel and briefly inscribed to a colleague, under the limited edition information. This is copy 1360 out of 2000 available for sale. Beautifully printed by the Pynson Printers of New York. Illustrated in color and black & white. Pages uncut as issued. 12" high X 10" wide, 64 pages. Index. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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McLean, Ruari
George Cruikshank, His Life & Work As A Book Illustrator
This is a very good hardcover copy in a good only dust jacket. The jacket is virtually all there, but soiled. Endpapers browned, otherwise clean inside. Essay by Ruari McLean. Illustrated throughout in black & white. List of books illustrated by Cruikshank. No date but ca. 1948. 9" high X 7" wide, 100 pages.
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Düriegl, Günter
Burgersinn und Aufbegehren. Biedermeier und Vormarz in Wien 1815-1848
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Text in German. This massive catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in Vienna, at the Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien, during the winter of 1987 through the early summer of 1988. The exhibition was assembled by a team of scholars and it examined all aspects of Biedermeier art. Sections on painting, prints and drawings, decorative arts and furniture design, music, architecture, interior design, etc. Chronology of the period. Hundreds of illustrations in color and black & white. 11" high X 8 1/2" wide, 690 pages.
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American Institute of Graphic Arts
Fifty Books of the Year 1967
This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. This catalog shows 50 books designed in 1967. Each book illustrated with 1 black & white photograph. Technical production details for all the books. Various indices: designers, publishers, illustrators, typesetters, printers, engravers, binders, paper manufacturers, etc. 10" high X 7" wide.
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Baroni, Daniele and Antonio D'Auria
Lexicon of Publishing Design / Lessico del Design Editoriale
This is a very good softcover copy in stiff white card covers. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, but slight bump to lower rear corner of text block, not affecting any text or images. Text in English and Italian. This book is a dictionary (A to Z) of terms specific to the world of publishing, graphic design and typography. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Bibliography. Index. 8" high X 6" wide, 380 pages.
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Granados, Marta
Marta Granados Un Mundo Grafico
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Spanish. Foreword by Belisario Betancur. Introduction by Jose Saenz Hurtado. Essays by Eduardo Serrano, Roberto Triana Arenas, Giorgio Antei, Josef Muller-Brockmann and Gustavo Gomez Casallas. Illustrated throughout in color with 180 examples of the artists' work. Chronology. Bibliography. 12" high X 10" wide, 198 pages. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Galerie 1900-2000
Retro Sport 1850-1940
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside. Some toning and moisture staining to the bottom edge of the front and back covers and spine. It is faint, but there. No apparent bleed through to the inside. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Galerie 1900-2000, in Paris during October 19 to November 1, 1984. The auction contained paintings, sculptures, drawings, games, and other decorative arts works, all related to sports. Most of the lots are from the late 19th century through the 1920's. 467 lots in the sale. All illustrated in black & white, some color. Essay by Felix Marcilhac. Prices realized list laid in. 12" high X 9" wide, 92 pages.
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Fuchs, Emil
Die Frau in Der Karikatur
This is an about very good hardcover copy with just light wear. Spine faded or sunned, gilt title still there. Gray suede covers generally clean. The front panel has a design by Reznicek which is clean and unblemished. Text in German. Profusely illustrated with 446 text illustrations and 60 tipped in plates including many double-page or folded and some color. 11" high X 8" wide, 487 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Audsley,George
Guide to the Art of Illuminating on Vellum and Paper
This is a good softcover copy with some wear in the stiff gray-green printed card covers. Light soil inside and out. Chromolithograph frontispiece + 15 black & white plates and other figures in the text. This is "Guide 38" in the series. 8" high X 5 1/2" wide, 87 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Confederation Generale du Travaille; Seguy, George
Affiches et luttes syndicales de la CGT (French Edition)
This is ia very good softcover copy with only light wear. Completely clean inside and out (save for a short name to the title-page). Spine not creased, binding firm. A little wear to the right corners and a tiny tear to the back cover top edge. Text in French. This is a survey of political posters and broadsides associated with the Chambre Syndicale in Paris (Confederation Generale du Travaille) from the late 19th century to the 1970's. Illustrated in black & white and color. Also a number of vintage photographs in black & white of workers, street demonstrations, etc. 13 1/2" high X 10 1/2" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Gibson, Strickland
Early Oxford Bindings
This is a very good softcover copy in the original publisher's printed brown wrappers with just light wear. Right edge a little chipped. Very clean inside, pages uncut. This is Number X in the Illustrated Monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society. 40 plates printed in sepia or black & white. Spine creased, small paper label at bottom of spine. 11" high X 8 1/2" wide, 69 text pages + plates. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Apollinaire, Guillaume
The Cubist Painters, Aesthetic Meditations 1913
This is a very good softcover copy in colorful pictorial wrappers designed by Paul Rand with just light wear. Completely clean inside and very clean outside, some toning to the front cover, top right corner a bit abraded, back cover also some toning, two very small tan stains, and a number of tiny marks along the edge near the spine. This is the stated first edition. 10" high X 7.5" wide, 35 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Darmstadt
Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst 1901- 1976. 6 Volume Set
This is a near fine softcover 6 volume set complete with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and very clean outside. (Last volume has one neat signature of art historian previous owner on the front endpaper). Spines not creased, bindings firm. Volume I: Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst. 78pp. Text in German. Essays by H. W. Sabels, D. Sternberger, J. Hermand, W. Hofmann, G. Mann, G. Reising, M. Müller, C. Pohl, G. Busch. Volume II: Kunst und Dekoration 1851-1914. 208pp. Texts by R. Schoch, H.M. Schmidt, G. Reising, S. Beeh-Lustenberger, W. Beeh, C.B. Heller, H. Georgen. Volume III: Akademie-Sezession-Avantgarde um 1900. 192pp. Texts by H.-G. Sperlich and H. Kleinstück. Volume IV: Die Künstler der Mathildenhöhe. 232pp. Volume V: Die Stadt der Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt 1900-1914. Künstlerkolonie Mathildenhöhe 1899-1914. Die Buchkunst der Darmstädter Künstlerkolonie. 226pp.Texts by E.G. Franz, E. Wiest, A. Wolde, E. Huber, H.-G. Sperlich, H. Paris, B. Rechberg, H.J. Wystrach and K. Wölfing, C. Heelhaar, E. Zimmermann. Volume VI Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst Darmstadt 87pp. Texts by Dolf Sternberger, Brigitte Rechberg, among many others. Bibliography. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with hundreds of photographs. 8.5" square. A beautiful set. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Roder, Sabine et al.
Deutsches Museum für Kunst in Handel und Gewerbe 1909 - 1919
This is a very good softcover copy in yellow pictorial stiff plastic covers with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Text in German. Massive catalog prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld in the winter of 1997-98. It was also shown at the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum in Hagen. The catalog is divided into two main sections: one prepared by each museum. The one by the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum curated by Sabine Roder and Gerhard Storck. The section by the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum curated by Michael Fehr. Essays and contributions by dozens of specialists. Sections on architecture, furniture, decorative arts, wall papers, textile designs, books and graphic design, etc. Hundreds of illustrations in color and black & white. 12" high X 9.5" wide, 430 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Bock,Elfried
Geschichte Der Graphischen Kunst Von Ihren Anfangen Bis Zur Gegenwart
This is a very good hardcover copy in green paper-covered boards, black leather spine with gilt titles. This copy used to belong to an ivy league university club in New York, and has their bookplate on the inside front cover (with their de-accessioning stamp), and a small blindstamp on the lower corner of the title-page. The covers are a little worn, but the inside text pages and especially the plates are fresh and clean. Text in German. Sections on European prints of the 17th century, 18th century, 19th century and the early 20th century. This is one of the classic surveys of print-making. 121 page text and 35 tipped-in color prints on heavy black stock, and hundreds of black & white illustrations. Another volume in the interesting series published by Propylaen Verlag. 10" high X 8" wide, 716 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Midolle, Jean
Ecritures Ancienne Volume 1 of the Oeuvres De Jean Midolle
This is a very good hardcover copy in the original binding of brown marbled paper boards with an all-over green design. There is a large printed paper label with the title inset in an elaborately lithographed Gothic style frame. Tan paper covered spine of dark green cloth. The edges of the covers have a little wear. Inside there is an elaborately detailed title-page followed by 32 of 40 numbered plates. No evidence of plates being removed, as binding still very tight, but normally with 40 plates. All plates are black & white lithographs showing an amazing variety of typefaces and alphabets. Many are composed out of very imaginatively worked animals, plants, people or inventions forming the letters. A classic of this genre, here an incomplete copy with various faults, such as browning, tiny foxing, and 2 instances of later careful coloring of initials on different plates. Quite rare in the original binding. Large oblong folio, 11" high X 13 1/2" wide. Call or e-mail for digital photos. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Nuzzi, Cristina
Franco Maria Ricci Publisher and Designer Includes Brochure.
This is a very good softcover copy with only light cover wear. Very clean inside and out. This exhibition and catalog was organized by Nuzzi. The exhibition traced the development of Ricci as a graphic designer, art director and art publisher. This copy has a brochure "FMR librerie. Listino 1991", tipped-in to the front endpaper. The brochure lists all his publications up to that point. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color. Large folio, 13" high X 10"wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Center for Book Arts
Latin American Book Arts
This is a very good softcover copy with only light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased. Text by Brian Hannon, Executive Director of the Center for Book Arts. Introduction in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Text for individual entries in English and either Spanish or Portuguese depending on the language of the artist. About 40 artists represented in this exhibition catalog. With 1 black & white illustration for each artist. Most of the works were for sale with prices indicated. 10" high X 8" wide. A very nice copy. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Rot, Dieter
Books and Graphics (Part 1). Collected Works Volume 20
This is very good softcover copy, with light wear and soil. Text in German and English. This is volume 20 in the multi-volume series of his complete works. Illustrated in color and black & white. 4to, 9" high X 7" wide, 223 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Yao, Takeo
Package Design in Milan
This is a near fine hardcover copy in a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English, Japanese and Italian. Essays by Aldo Colonetti, Gio Rossi, Maurizio di Robilant, Hiromitsu Kawai, Toshiyuki Kita, and Kouichi Obata. This book is the fifth in the series which presented package design in New York, Paris, London, and Tokyo. Some of the designers and companies covered are Mario Craighero, Design Group Italia, Maurizio di Robilant & Associati, Image Plan International, Giorgio Macchi, Armando e Maurizio Milani, Franco Gaffuri Agenzia di Grafica, Studio GBR, Pentagono, Studio Pisati Grafica e Pubblicita, Signo, Unimark International, AB Visual & Partners and VU. Illustrated throughout in color, with many examples of each designer or studio. Company index. 12" high X 9" wide, 175 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Robinson,W.Heath
Some Frightful War Pictures
This is the "Popular Edition". 24 black and white plates (one is tipped-on the front cover). This is a very good softcover copy, in stiff orange card covers, with just light wear to the covers and corners. The plates have a little wear, but are clean. 12.5" high X 8" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Bock, Elfried
Geschichte Der Graphischen Kunst Von Ihren Anfangen Bis Zur Gegenwart
Text in German. Sections on European prints of the 17th century, 18th century, 19th century and the early 20th century. This is one of the classic surveys of print-making. 121 page text and 35 tipped-in color prints on heavy black stock, and hundreds of black & white illustrations. Another volume in the interesting series published by Propylaen Verlag. 10" high X 8" wide, 716 pages. This is a very good hardcover copy in green paper-covered boards, black leather spine with gilt titles. The cover edges are a little worn, but the inside text pages and especially the plates are fresh and clean. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Paris. Centre Georges Pompidou, Centre De Creation Industrielle
Vingt-Cinq Ans d'Elegance a Paris 1925-1950
This is a very good softcover copy in a lightly chipped glassine wrapper. Completely clean inside and out. Glassine chipped mostly away on the spine. Text in French. This book looks at French haute couture during the second quarter of the 20th century. Lavishly illustrated with tipped-in color plates and black & white illustrations including photogravures of artistic and fashion personalities of the era. Many photographs of Paris fashions of the period. Original designs by Christian Berard for Schiaparelli, and the theater. Section on surrealism and fashion. Full page color plates by Dufy, Benito, Berard, Dior and Gruau. The last section is reserved for full-page color and black & white ads, including works by Cassandre, Vertes, Berard, etc. 14" high X 10.5" wide 111 pages + 50 pages of advertisements. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Chatterton, E. Keble
Ship-Models (Salesman's Sample)
This is a very good copy of this salesman's sample of the book about to be published, Chatterton's classic Ship-Models. The portfolio has red marbled paper-covered boards and green cloth spine and corners. It contains a four page (folded) prospectus for the book, complete with order form. Also a printed, perhaps typed, list of 43 plates titled "Quaint Ships of Various Nations and Periods". 43 black & white photographic plates of ship models, printed on heavy card stock. Portfolio ties defective. Also laid-in is an early review of the book. 10.5" high X 7" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Paris. Exposition Universelle International 1900
Musee Retrospectif De La Classe 13. Librairie, Editions Musicale, Reliure, Journaux, Affiches
This is a very good softcover copy in the printed soft card covers with a glassine wrapper, though just the front panel and spine of the wrapper survive. Very clean inside and out. Text in French. This catalog was prepared by the Comite d'Installation for the Exposition International in Paris in 1900. This section contained books, musical works, bindings, newspapers and posters. Well illustrated in black & white. 11" high X 7.5" wide, 139 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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de Peretti, A.
Connaissance du Cigare
This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. Light soil to covers. Spine not creased, binding tight. Text in French. Introduction by A. de Peretti. Essays by Guy Selz, R. Caullataille, Cyffers, M. Lemoigne, A.P Bastien, M.C Ades, Louis Pauwels, A Jakovsky, C. D'Herisson and J. Edelmann. 159 pages, illustrated throughout in color and black and white. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.
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Morris,William
The Revival of Art in Craft
This is an about very good softcover copy with light wear. Very clean outside. Inside generally clean, except for light tan stains to the top page-edge. This is also visible on the first and last pages (title-page and a blank). This reprint of essays originally printed in the late 19th century was done by the Curwen Press. 6" high X 8" wide, 38 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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School of Applied Art
Bound Volume of 18 Issues of the School of Applied Arts Magazine
This is a bound volume of 18 issues of the School of Applied Art's journal with only light wear. The black cloth covers with gilt title "Commercial Art" very clean and unmarked. Inside very clean too. Each issue with a different title. All issues have illustrations in black & white. Some issues have tipped-in color plates, fold-outs. One issue has an original photograph tipped-in. 8" high X 5.5" wide, each issue 20 to 30 pages. All covers bound in. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Thomov, Evtime
Art Graphique Bulgare: La Gravure
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. Completely clean inside and out. Short crease to the margin or edge of about 20 plates, not affecting image. Text in French. Scarce history of Bulgarian graphic art from the middle ages to the modern period. Illustrated in black & white with a number of tipped-in color plates. List of plates identifies each artist, medium, and size.13" high X 10" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Ketterer Kunst
Spielkarten Vom Jugendstil Zum Art Deco
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Ketterer Kunst in Munich on November 8, 1997. Sale number: 215. The sale consisted of a collection of playing cards, decorated in modernist styles. The collection belonged to Dr. Uwe-Volker Segeth. 121 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. 11" high X 7" wide. Price estimates for each lot, but no prices realized sheets.
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Bunker, George R.
Alexey Brodovitch and His Influence
This is an about very good softcover copy with light wear. The black wrappers are sun faded. A small scraped area on the top of the front cover, probably a sticker removal. No other marks. Completely clean inside. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Philadelphia College of Art following Brodovitch's death in 1971. George Bunker, Director of the College, tracked Brodovitch down in the south of France during his last few years and engaged him in this last project. Statements of appreciation by Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Bob Cato, Art Kane, Bruce Davidson, Ted Croner, Hiro, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Brassai, Arnold Newman, Eugene Berman, Marvin Israel, Diana Vreeland, and Frances McFadden. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Bibliography. List of works in the exhibition. 14" high X 10" wide, 48 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and sent with tracking.
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Phillips Auctioneers
American Circus Posters 1984
This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. This is the sale catalog for an auction of American circus posters held at Phillips in New York on Sunday May 6, 1984. There were 274 lots in the sale. Many illustrated in color or black & white. Prices realized sheet laid in. 12" high X 9" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and sent with tracking.
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Christie's
The World's Fair Collection of Alfred Heller
This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. This is a sale catalog for the Alfred Heller collection of World's Fair memorabilia. 217 lots in the sale. Most illustrated in color. The collection is about the history of world's fairs and has material from the European as well as American fairs. The sale was on Tuesday October 11, 2005. Prices realized sheets laid in. 10" high X 8" wide, 82 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Christie's
Posters with a Purpose the London Transport Museum Sale
This is a fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's South Kensington on October 4, 2012. Sale code: POS-6934. The sale consisted of posters from the London Transport Museum and included many well known examples of posters designed for the London Underground (subway) during the first half of the 20th century. Also posters for sporting events like Wimbledon. And London attractions like the zoo, Kew Gardens, etc. 326 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Prices realized sheets included. 11" high X 8" wide, 148 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Bertieri, Claudio
Humourcar L'auto nell'umorismo
This is a very good hardcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Italian, English, French and German. Illustrated profusely in color and black & white. Massive compendium of examples of cartoons and humorous advertisements with automobiles or trucks in them. The examples are drawn from hundreds of European publications. List of 150 graphic designers with biographical sketches. 12" square, 401 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Garcia, Amparo
Carteles Taurinos Valencia
This is a very good softcover reference copy with some wear. Very clean inside and out, except one spot on two facing plates at the edge of the image, which has some loss of paper and a small stain 1/4" in diameter. A small previous owner stamp on front endpaper. Text in Spanish. This catalog was prepared to accompany an exhibition in Valencia in 1985. Checklist of 182 works in the exhibition. 46 works illustrated in color. 10" high X 5" wide, 150 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Bassenge
E. R. Weiss (1875- 1942) Autor Maler Illustrator Typograph Buchgestalter
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Bassenge, Berlin on April 20, 2012. Sale number: Auktion 99. Text in German. The sale consisted entirely of items designed or created by E. R. Weiss. Numerous examples of his book bindings, typography, drawings, paintings and etchings. Two page essay by Markus Brandis. 237 lots in the sale. Almost all illustrated, most in color. Price estimates for each lot, but no prices realized sheets. Bibliography. Index. 10" high X 8" wide, 114 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Schleger, Pat
Zero: Hans Schleger- A Life of Design
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light wear to the rear panel of the jacket. Completely clean inside and out. Monograph on the graphic designer Hans Schleger (1898- 1976). Illustrated in color and black & white. Hundreds of illustrations. (One double-page plate has scratches in its' large black background). Foreword by Paul Rand. Bibliography. 10" high X 8" wide, 271 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Massin, Robert
Buchstabenbilder und Bildalphabete
This is a very good hardcover in an almost very good dust jacket. The jacket has a few chips, now repaired. Completely clean inside and out. Text in German. This classic reference was published simultaneously in France and Germany in 1970. Illustrated throughout in black & white + several red color plates. 1106 illustrations. All with identifying information in the List of Illustrations. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 286 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Mercer, F.A. and W.Gaunt
Modern Publicity 1952-1953. 22nd Issue of Art and Industry's International Annual of Advertising Art
This is a near fine hardcover copy in black cloth with title in gilt on the spine. Completely clean inside and out. Edited by F.A. Mercer. Illustrated in color and black & white with hundreds of examples of modern graphic design for advertisements, brochures, pamphlets, packaging, etc. Including designs by Paul Rand, Raymond Loewy and Herbert Matter. 11" high X 9" wide, 130 pages + ads. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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SIPRA
Pubblicità dello Spettacolo
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Italian. This is a special number of the periodical published by Sipra or Societa Italiana Pubblicita per Azioni in Turin, Italy. Essays by twenty writers including: Alberto Testa, Carlo Giovetti, Dante Cappelletti, Enrico Morbelli, Giambattista Vicari, Mario Natale, Piero Zanotto, Alberto Marrama, among others. Sections on dance halls, cafes, musicals, brochures, programs, posters, circus material, Spoleto Festival, Biennales, film stars, tv promotion, radio, jazz, etc. International in scope, not just Italy. Illustrated in color and also vintage black & white photographs and reproductions of ads, etc. Full of interesting material from the history of advertising, ca. 1890 to the 1970's. 9" high X 8" wide, 240 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Oliva, Achille Bonito
La parola totale. Una tradizione futurista 1909-1986
This is a very good softcover copy with light wear to the covers. Edges rubbed. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Italian. Illustrated in black & white. Edited by Oliva.Essays by Claudio Cerritelli and Gabriella di Milia. Futurist works of numerous artists, Italian and Russian, which incorporate words or text in the image. 9" high X 7" wide, 230 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Gottschall, Edward M.;Gerstner, Karl;Burns, Aaron
Typographic Communications Today
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dustjacket with light wear to the corners. Completely clean inside and out. Fine survey of modern graphic design full of less well known designers as well as the greats. Illustrated in color throughout. 15" high X 11" wide, 249 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra.
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Devynck, Thierry;Bibliotheque Forney;Wilquin, Andre
Andre Wilquin, Publicites
This is a very good hardcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in French. Illustrated in color with 155 examples of Andre Wilquin's art deco advertising work. Text by Thierry Devynck, curator at the Bibliotheque Forney. Brief biographical sketch. 10" high X 7" wide, 131 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Tiessen, Wolfgang
Serving Author and Reader. About the design of my books.
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is Typophiles Monograph New Series Number 4. Editor's note by Abe Lerner. Essay by Wolfgang Tiessen about his book designs. Illustrated in black & white with examples of Tiessen's work. 9" high X 6" wide, 17 text pages + illustrations. Book designed by Wolfgang Tiessen. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Brylka, Andreas
A. Brylka, Holzstiche, Illustrationen., Buchtitel, Schutzumschläge, Briefmarken, Schrift, Gebrauchsgraphik ; 1956 - 1981
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and very clean outside, just a few small handling marks. Text in German. Limited numbered edition, no. 163. Signed in ink by Andreas Brylka on the colophon. Also two original prints laid in. Each on a different type of paper, and each signed in pencil by Brylka. Essay by Eckhard Schaar. Illustrated throughout in black & white with 114 examples of Andreas Brylka's work. 11" high X 8" wide, 106 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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