Alexey Brodovitch
Paris: Assouline, 1998. Profusely illustrated with b/w and color photos throughout. Unpaginated. Large 4to, black boards with fold-over covers. (Paris): Assouline, (1998). First edition. A near fine copy. More
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work
New York: Gallery, 1981. Introduction by Antoine Terrasse. Translated by Jane Brenton. 536 illustrations, 60 in color. 351 pages. Folio, green cloth, d.w. (one tear on rear panel). New York: Gallery books, (1981). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Aleksandr Rodchenko
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1998. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1998). A fine copy, as new in shrinkwrap. More
Les Arts et Les Techniques Graphiques.
Paris: Editions Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1937. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white with many tipped in samples. 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers (rubbed). Paris: Editions Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1937. First Edition. Very good. More
The American Billboard: 100 Years.
New York: Abrams, 1991. 166 illustrations, mostly in color. 192pp. Oblong 4to, navy blue cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1991). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Graphic Design.
Woodstock: Overlook, 1998. Preface by Jean Michel Folon. 344 plates, including 97 in color. Oblong 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Woodstock: Overlook Press, 1998). Third paperback printing. A very good copy with minor bump to lower edge of rear panel/last several pages, slight wear to spine ends. More
AIGA Graphic Design USA: 9
New York: American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1988. The Annual of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Approximately 300 color plates and 350 black and white illustrations, 343 pages + index. 4to, blue cloth (edges slightly sunned), dust wrapper. New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, (1988). Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Graphis Annual: The International Annual of Advertising and Editorial Graphics, 84-85
Zurich: The Graphis Press, 1985. With many b/w and color illustrations. 260pp. 4to, gray cloth, slightly edgeworn d.w. Zurich: The Graphis Press, (1985). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Those Were the Good Old Days: A Happy Look at American Advertising, 1880 - 1930
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Illustrated throughout with black and white antique advertisements. 448 pages, 4to, black cloth backed red boards with black and silver pictorial stamping, chipped and edge-worn dust wrapper. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. A very good copy in a very good(-) wrapper. More
Cuba Style: Graphics from the Golden Age of Design
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. 168 pages. Square 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, (2002). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Design, Writing, Research: Writing on Graphic Design
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996. Illustrated in b/w and color throughout. 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper, light rubbing along edges, sunned spine. More
Das Fruhe Plakat in Europa und den USA. Ein Bestandskatalog. Complete set of 3 volumes, bound in 4.; I: Grossbritannien Vereinigte Staaten Van Nordamerika. 2: Frankreich Und Belgien. 3: Deutschland, Text & Plates.
Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1973. Complete set of 3 volumes, bound in 4, with all text in German. A monumental reference work with over 5,000 illustrations, mostly in black and white. lxxxix, 227, clv, 421; lvi, 506; 363 pages. Thick 4tos, gray cloth with printed paper labels, colorful d.w. Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1973, 1977, 1980. First editions. A fine set in near fine dust wrappers. More
A History of Graphic Design
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. Illustrated (color and b/w). 508 pages. Large 4to., black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1992). Second edition. A near fine copy. More
Graphic Perception of Space
London: Studio Vista, 1969. Illustrated in black and white. 96 pages, slim square 8vo, blue boards, dust wrapper. London: Studio Vista, 1969. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Graphis Brochures 2: An International Compilation of Brochure Design.
New York: Graphis, 1996. Text in English, German, and French. Illustrated throughout in color. 221pp. Tall & wide 4to, black cloth, d.w. (New York: Graphis, 1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Graphis Design 92: The International Annual on Design and Illustration.
Zurich: Graphis Press, 1992. Text in English, French, and German. Illustrated throughout in color. 267pp. Wide 4to, black cloth. Zurick: Graphis Press, (1992). Slightly sunned edges with ownership stamp on endpaper, still a very good(+) copy. More
Graphis Design 97: The International Annual of Design and Illustration.
New York: Graphis, 1997. Text in English, German, and French. Illustrated throughout in color. 251pp. Wide 4to, black cloth, slightly rubbed d.w. New York: Graphis Inc, (1997). Wear along hinge, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Graphis Product Design 2: An International Selection of the Best in Product Design.
New York: Graphis Inc., 1997. Text in English, French, and German. Profusely illustrated in color. 240pp. Tall 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (New York: Graphis Inc, 1997). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Design 2005
New York: Graphis, 2004. Text in English, German, and French. Illustrated throughout in color. 253pp. Tall 4to, black boards, d.w. (New York: Graphis, 2004). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Adventures of an Illustrator, Mostly in Following His Authors in America & Europe.
Boston: Little Brown, 1925. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of drawings, etchings & lithographs. Thick 4to, brown gilt-lettered cloth, printed wrapper with several small chips. Boston: Little, Brown, and company, 1925. First trade edition. A fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. Pennell illustrated for almost every prominent English writer of travel. His book is full of comments on these men - Lang, Shaw, Wells, etc. & also on his fellow artists. More
The Graphic Edge.
London: Booth-Clibborn, 1999. Profusely illustrated in color. 208 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. London,: Booth-Clibborn, (1999). A fine copy. More
Uz Slovenskovstatava - Puta Si Strhava
New York: Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, 1918. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 35 3/4 x 25 inches. World War I recruiting poster by Czech artist Vojtech Preissig. Several horizontal creases, and tears, unmounted. This poster is number 10 in a series of 16 designed and printed at the the School of Printing and Graphic Arts of Wentworth Institute where Preissig was director. Poster states, issued by the Czech Recruiting Office, Tribune Building, New York. Repairs to margins. More
Za Nasisamostatnost! Hrr Na Vraha! Za Demokracii! Ceskoslovenska Armada
New York: Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, 1918. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 35 3/4 x 25 inches. World War I recruiting poster by Czech artist Vojtech Preissig. Several horizontal tears, creases, unmounted. This poster is number 7 in a series of 16 designed and printed at the the School of Printing and Graphic Arts of Wentworth Institute where Preissig was director. Poster states, issued by the Czech Recruiting Office, Tribune Building, New York. Repairs to margins. More
The Trademarks of Paul Rand: A Selection.
New York: Wittenborn, 1961. Introduction by Gibson A. Danes, then Dean of the school of Art and Architecture at Yale. Color illustrations for a dozen trademarks designed by Rand, including Borzoi Books, Westinghouse, IBM and Esquire Magazine. Small slim square 4to, 9.5 x 9.5", unpaginated, (19 French-folded leaves). The cover design and typography are by Paul Rand. Stiff white wrappers printed in yellow, orange and black very lightly dust soiled. New York: George Wittenborn, 1960. Very good (+). One of..... More
The Growth of the Book Jacket
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1954. Illustrated (b/w). 74 pages. Slim 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper torn at front and repaired with tape at verso. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1954. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) wrapper. More