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192945542Berlin: Malik-Verlag 1929. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 18.5cm.; publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; 306pp. Jacket a bit worn at extremities with short splits to top inches of both spine ends else Fine in Very Good jacket designed by John Heartfield. Publisher's prospectus for works by F.C. Weiskopf laid in. Novel of the nationalistic fervor of German youth just a few years before the rise of the Third Reich. The author himself a communist later fled Nazi Germany for the Soviet Union only to be a victim of the Great Purge perishing in the Gulag in 1943. Malik-Verlag unknown books
198734323Amsterdam: Anti-Apartheids Beweging Nederland n.d. but 1987. First Edition. Original poster 84x29.75cm. printed offset in colors over glossy white stock. Some general wear to extremities including very faint dampstain along left-hand edge faint horizontal fold else Near Very Good and sound. Issued on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the 1912 founding of South Africa's anti-apartheid political party the National African Congress today the country's majority political party. The poster depicts a photo-montaged speer a black man's screaming face in the middle of the blade. IISH only in OCLC as of June 2017. Anti-Apartheids Beweging Nederland unknown books
195519947New York: Museum Books 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Metal spiral bound quarto. Cover design by Ronald Clyne. Unpaginated volume on the history and evolution of letterhead typography. Includes 54 actual examples at rear of volume. Black cloth spine over patterned boards. Boards are worn along the edges. Still a very good clean example with wonderfully designed examples of letterhead typography. Uncommon volume. <br/><br/> Museum Books hardcover books
191219010809Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1912. Hardcover. Near fine. First printing with Margaret Armstrong's binding design duodecimo size 144 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong 1867-1944 utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs often for the works of well-known authors such as Charles Dickens Robert Louis Stevenson and George Washington Cable. In addition to designing books Armstrong wrote books as well including a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in the American West which she also illustrated.<br/><br/>"The Song of the Cardinal" is a novel by acclaimed writer Gene Stratton Porter 1863-1924 who in addition to writing best-selling works of fiction also contributed pieces to notable magazines such as "McCall's" and "Good Housekeeping". This volume is the first printing with Armstrong's binding design the third printing of Porter's book.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full red cloth floral design in purple green and gilt by Margaret Armstrong unsigned and gilt lettering on the front board floral design in green and purple with gilt lettering on the spine title page with decorative border and floral illustration in black; duodecimo size 7.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-viii 1-135 136.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards colours and gilt are bright on the front board and spine straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges and the interior is clean and bright; slight sunning to the spine some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the corners a small spot of soiling to the front free endpaper the bottom corner of page 23 is creased and there is a prior owner inscription reading "Merry Christmas / to / Uncle John and Aunt Gus / from / George and Thelma. / 1912." in pen on the front free endpaper.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gullans and Espey no. 198<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover books
1933877691933. DESIGN NAITÔ Ryôji. SÔSHOKU KATTO GASHÛ. Tokyo Sosaku Zuan Kankokai Showa 8 1933. Western bound in incised leatheroid over boards. 26.8 x 19.5 cm. 78 bw images mostly full page of "Decorative Cuts" drawing on the female form - flappers vamps and decadent androgynous beauties in many roles pirates a cowgirl a nun etc. etc. Ero-guro meets Beardsley. Very good condition in the original publisher's slipcase. Very unusual showing a different side of the decorative impulse in the Japanese 1930s. unknown books
1951174311Cincinnati OH: Zebra Press 1951. First edition. Softcovers. The third and final issue of this legendary magazine which was edited by Frank Zachary and George S. Rosenthal and with art design and direction by Alexey Brodovitch. This issued featured articles on Ben Shahn stereoscopy but lacking the 3-D glasses Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographs of Asia Jackson Pollock as photographed by Hans Naumuth and a look at Alexander Calder with images by Herbert Matter. An about very good copy in wrappers with the spine missing soiling to the wrappers some tears and some wear to the corners and edges. Internally a clean copy. Zebra Press unknown books
198712551New York: E. P. Dutton 1987. First edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. 4to. 214 pp monograph on this well known designer. Sharp well bound copy in black cloth binding in near fine price intact dustwrapper. Highly recommended for fans of this art deco designer. <br/><br/> E. P. Dutton hardcover books
196315032Ulm: Hochschule fur Gestaltung 1963. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. September 1963 Double issue 8 and 9 of 21 published in 14 volumes. Celebrated magazine arm of the influential German school of design which was founded by Inge Aicher-Scholl Otl Aiker and Max Bill. Somewhat musty but in clean very good condition. This issue features IBM advertisements in Students' Work Josef Albers speaks about color system for petrol filling stations and other product designs in the Teacher Design Work section. 85 pp. All issues of this design journal have become difficult to track down. <br/><br/> Hochschule fur Gestaltung paperback books
1955140940743New York: The Noonday Press 1955. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 111 pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered in light purple. A little wrinkling to terminals else Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with toning sunning and small hole in spine panel head and tail worn. A poetry book with a dust jacket and title page illustration by renowned pop artist Andy Warhol in his phase as a commercial designer. The Noonday Press unknown books
1937892151937. DESIGN Azuma Dôjin. Koutashirabe AZUMA KOROMO. Unsôdô Kyôto & Tôkyô Shôwa 12 1937. A large folding album 34.0 x 24.8 cm 10 pages 15 designs of superbly printed color woodblock images by the "Companions from the East" The margins and facing pages have browning and foxing. This the "spring" volume appears to be one of two volumes published. The covers are detached. Sold with all faults. unknown books
1927004758Detroit: Fisher Body Corporation Fleetwood Body Corporation General Motors 1927. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. An extraordinarily beautiful sales catalogue organized around vivid colors as the title suggests. Folio 33 by 25 cm. xxx 30 2 pp. plus wraps. The colors are "Bird of Paradise" "Midnight Blue" "Angel Fish" "Morpho Menelans" emerald curite "Forest Green" "Th Grand Canyon" "Rose Coral" "Italian Waters" "Orchid" "Autumn" and the cars are all Cadillacs. All the cars have in fact two colors both of which are suggested by the color designation and each color and car receives a luxuriant two-page spread with three color illustrations: one for the inspiration for the particular color one of the car interior and one for the outer body. Accompanying the illustrations are fluid intoxicating descriptions that conjure up the imagery the sensate experience the fantasy with only passing mentions of some of the design specifics. The cars include Cabriolets a Roadster a Phaeton Imperials a Brougham a Town Sedan and a Convertible Coupe. One can see designs that both reach back to the fine coaches of a quickly receding era and the more comfortable sleeker cars to come. The brochure was released in conjunction with a road show showcase of the vehicles staged at fine hotels in New York Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco the Commodore the Drake the Biltmore and the Palace respectively. Wear to the edges of the dust jacket the decorative paper covering the bound card-stock wrap0 with a few scratch lines on front soiling on rear and a few minor closed tears along edges. A hole to the white front fold-in of this jacket. Other than some light pencilled lettering a child's hand clean and bright within. <br /><br /> Fisher Body Corporation, Fleetwood Body Corporation, General Motors paperback books
1977173556Boston MA: Little Brown and Company 1977. Softcover. 232 pages. Interesting book by legendary designer George Nelson who long worked for Herman Miller. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A very good copy in wrappers with some minor wear and some slight foxing. Signed by Nelson on the half title in red marker and dated 1979 in Chicago. Uncommon signed. Little, Brown and Company unknown books
1931012034Phildalephia: J. B. Lippincott 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Uncommon autobiography of the famous Parisian designer who knew all the swells! Very good copy no names inscription or bookplates black cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Fabulous Art-Deco dustjacket designed by Samuel Bernard Schaeffer worn and chipped about the edges still presentable. J. B. Lippincott hardcover books
195821146Djakarta Indonesia: Manuscript 1958. A folding 'book' of 10 panels titled in crisp black lettering on the cover and in the same bold lettering throughout; with a short list of the material and equipment needed and small pen drawings of these items; followed by explanatory 'pages' each with a 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" tipped-on cloth with pinked edges example of the technique shown following the production of batik in the regular manner and also a special and more laborious technique wherein the wax applied to the design is scraped off by hand in order to provide yet another color: I. Reng. Rengan. "The first drawing on the white material with melted wax in a "chanting" to give the outlines of the design." II. Terusan showing reverse drawing & dyeing III. Tembokan "The spaces in the design which have to be white are covered with wax." IV. Tjelepan or Wedelan "The basic color dark blue is applied by soaking the painted material in wedel which is a vegetable color made of the leaves of the "indigo" plant."V. Kelengan or Lorodan cleaning by boiling in water also 'ngerak' the alternative process VI. Riningan or Biron covering spaces with wax or not if 'ngerak' process VII Sogan "The result after the dying process with soga the brown color made of the "bark" of various mentioned plants VIII Babara Satria Manah "The last process on the material by boiling in water and by scraping out the wax"; each example also has a numbered & typed strip of white cloth sewn-on identifying the piece with the last finished example noting "Made by Mrs. Sudirman Banjurmas"; the final panel noting "Presented by Virginia F. Cutler Djakarta"; a remarkably energetic and talented woman who overcame difficulties associated with an early widowhood childrearing duties and the Depression Dr. Virginia Farrer Cutler 1905-1993 American educator author lecturer professor and head of the Home Economics Dept at the University of Utah created the Family Home Living Center there was educational advisor for the State Dept.'s International Cooperation Admin. in Southeast Asia first in Bangkok Thailand for two years and then in Djakarta Indonesia for five years - we speculate that it was at this time that the "Batik" item was created. Eventually she returned to Utah from Djakarta and became the dean of the College of Family Living at BYU awarded the Fulbright Fellowship to the U. of Ghana in Legon and retired in 1970. Honors include: U.S. delegate to the World Forum on Women Brussels 1962; American Association of University Women Woman of the year 1966; first distinguished professor at the Brigham Young University 1967 and many more. information from the BYU site - their special collections hold a few Cutler items; item not dated and circa 1958; made in one continuous fold each panel approx. 12" x 14 1/2" size with a continuous length of over 12 feet; created on one side only of the panels; we assume that Dr. Cutler collected the work of Mrs. Sudirman in an effort to present it to other English-speakers; the colors rich and vivid on each panel as is the final design; with some of the panels bearing their content of raised wax as appropriate to that stage of the process; each panel on 'manila' cardstock; some edgewear and soiling closed tear to back panel of covers; batiks in very good condition; an impressive visual statement of the technique and the process of this ancient art form. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Manuscript Paperback books
1941167030New York: Kurt H. Volk Inc 1941. First edition. Hardcover. One of 500 copies. A collection of 27 loose typographic samples. The first is a statement about this production that includes publication information and an illustration of the letters K H V. The remaining 26 folded sheets each feature one letter. All of the sheets are in very near fine condition and are in an about fair folding box that has some soiling wear and splitting along the spine. Still a solid cop of this very attractive production. Kurt H. Volk, Inc unknown books
1967331<p>Very good. Illus. stiff wraps. 331</p><p><i>A better than very good copy of the sought-after Warhol issue.</i></p> Film Culture books
1935152262Moscow 1935. Hardcover. 306p. xvi a now-handleable copy following much restoration commissioned by ourselves: original illustrated boards are a bit worn expect minor internal dampstaining and a small envelope irritatingly affixed to the illustrated pastedown; a bound-in cell celluloid leaf with profile of Stalin now mended with reversable filmoplast; head and tail of spine professionally restored outer joints repaired. A reading copy for English-speakers. hardcover books
1904832901904. DESIGN ISOZAKI Kôsaburo. KINKAN'EN SHINISHÔ YÔHON NEW SAMPLES OF COLORED MATTING - "KIN KAN EN." Okayama Meiji 37 1904. Cord bound Japanese style title printed on front cover. 34.2 X 22.6 CM. 34 full-page color woodcuts of flat-weave matting designs. The matting is still made today in Okayama from the igusa plant. Very simple and delicate designs. A sample book for the Isozaki line. unknown books
198522213Boston: MIT Press 1985. Later printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Stated fourth printing. Includes a 32 pp illustrated booklet in clear plastic pocket along with three laminated plastic illustrated "wheels" or tools used for design purposes. Thick plastic folder is lightly worn. Contents all in fine condition. Classic work in the field of human engineering and design. MIT Press paperback books
1955137035Los Angeles: Joseph Cossman 1955. Original merchandising poster for a non-existent film circa 1955 created by entrepreneur Joseph Cossman for no other purpose than to sell the poster via mail order to individuals who wished to live in a world where they co-starred with Jayne Mansfield as their romantic female lead. In this case the lucky man was Ernie Cisney. <br/><br/>The poster was printed first as a four-color poster lacking the name of the co-star below Jayne Mansfield's and when the orders came rolling in the purchasing party's name would be added. Apart from the names of Cossman apparently the inventor of "Cosmo-Color" and Mansfield-along with a wild appropriation of the Fawcett Gold Medal logo at the top right corner-none of the names on the poster represent real persons in the film industry. <br/><br/>Cossman was a mail-order magnate responsible for the invention and marketing of such memorable 1950s products as the Spud Gun and the Ant Farm marketed entirely through comic books newspapers and magazines. The poster here represents an attempt on Cossman's part to sell posters as inventions rather than an advertisement of an actual film. Though it no doubt never crossed Crossman's mind a fascinating early example of meta-advertising. <br/><br/>Research has produced two other examples of the poster images only with the same design but different fictional names this being the only actual example of the poster we have handled or seen. <br/><br/>17.5 x 28 inches. Folded with a few pinholes at the corners a couple of short separations at the folds and a tiny chip at one corner. Very Good overall. Joseph Cossman unknown books
1960D3346New York: Duell Sloan & Pierce 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Black cloth lettering stamped in white on spine; illustrated dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP: "Bob -- You might know some of the people after all Bill." Spine tips the tiniest bit frayed otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket lightly chipped and creased along the edges; VG in mylar. "The permanent residents of Saloon Society live three martinis closer to the moon than the rest of us" begins the dust jacket. Cheers. <br/><br/> Duell, Sloan, & Pierce hardcover books
1965868791965. DESIGN. TOPPAN 65. NP Japan 1964. 18.7 X 27.5 cm. 2p 44pp. Very interesting salesman's sample book of designs for matchbox labels. Stiff wrappers. Relief printed designs for washi papers. Over 200 designs for 8.5 x 5.5 and 3.7 x 5.5 cm sizes. 8 paper samples. Overall a good copy with a torn cover of this very scarce and ephemeral catalogue. unknown books
199130824Richmond MA: Mad River Press 1991. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Very large single sheet of paper 46 x 77cm wide framed under glass of a beautifully illustrated broadside poem by Pablo Neruda from his Twenty love poems & a song of despair. Translated by W. S. Merwin. With artwork and design by Julio Granda. With English and Spanish on alternate lines. One of 225 hand-numbered copies SIGNED BY MERWIN AND GRANDA. Fine condition. Due to the size and weight of this item additional shipping charges will apply over standard rates. Mad River Press unknown books
197143042New York: Yippy 1971. First Edition. Original machine lithographed poster in colors 72cm x 58cm ca 28-1/2" x 22-1/2". A few minor edge-creases but a bright unfaded unworn example Near Fine A-. Unbacked. Rather early poster commission by the artist and art-world provocateur Robert Cenedella. Cenedella is perhaps best known for his 2018 lawsuit against five American art museums in which he alleges that museums and private gallerists have been co-conspirators in denying certain artists -- including himself -- mainstream success. The current design delightfully unironic reproduces the insignia of the United Nations in day-glo colors with psychedelic typography at lower 1/3 of image. Apparently uncommon; we find no catalogued examples in OCLC; not in the on-line catalog of the OAC. Yippy unknown books
19402563801940. c 26 watercolor designs. 4to. VG. c 26 watercolor designs. 4to. unknown books
