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193730789Moscow: State Publishing House of Graphic Arts 1937. Folio 41.5cm; photo-illustrated card wrappers stapled; 36pp; illus; text is in English. Minor wear and a few creases to spine fold and extremities with dustiness to rear wrapper; occasional thumbing to margins; Very Good. Well-preserved issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and through various foreign-language editions to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks designed by Lissitsky Rodchenko and others.were developed in USSR in Construction one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" Parr-Badger The Photobook I:148.<br/><br/>The theme of the present issue is dedicated entirely to the production of Gold in the USSR detailing the rise of production from pre-revolutionary Russia 1910 through 1937 when Russia ranked second in the world due to their industrial machinery superior engineering and large working populace. Front wrapper features a metallic cover photo of a large tower of neatly-stacked gold bars. State Publishing House of Graphic Arts unknown books
1934849061934. DESIGN Kamisaka SEKKA. UTA-E Kyoto & Tokyo: Unsodo Showa 9 1934. 1 volume 31 x 22 cm cloth ribbon bound covers paper label. 25 color full page images after designs by Sekka. As Sekka's last work it crowns his remarkable career with a lovely evocation of Koetsu's Saga-bon. For more on this important work see Hillier's description on p.976 of the second volume of his ART OF THE JAPANESE BOOK. The condition is a bit better than average with relatively little of the offsetting from the prints to the poems that is usual in this book. Slight foxing and slight edgewear. The printing is very good the colors lovely. It is a very good copy overall. Housed in the original professionally repaired chitsu case with title label that shows general soiling all over and is lacking its clasps. One volume complete:. unknown books
P6865Prague: Melantrich 1948. Octavo 22.5 à 15 cm. Original cloth-backed decorative boards; pictorial dust-jacket; 116 4 pp. Very good; dust jacket very lightly discolored and age-toned to verso; in protective mylar. Second printing 2000-3000 the hardcover version of the Czech translation of "La grande épreuve des démocraties. Essai sur les principes démocratiques : leur nature leur histoire leur valeur philosophique" by the French philosopher Julien Benda. Teige was a formative member of the avant- garde movement "DevÄtsil" and served as a key conduit for West European avant-garde and surrealist tendencies to the Czech Republic in the interwar period in addition to his own prolific work as an editor graphic designer and theoretician. Pictured as no. 524 p. 208 in Karel Teige a typografie. hardcover books
31059London: Pentagram Design No Date. First edition. Paperback. Fine/none. Stapled wrappers with wide French flaps. Unpaginated. The eighth in an occasional series of pamphlets published by Thompson and Davenport on graphic communications. Fine condition in bound wrappers. Folds out lepporello style with black and white photographs of NYC by Davidson. Published as Pentagram Papers Number 8. Not dated. The early issues of this series of pamphlets have become somewhat difficult to locate. Pentagram Design paperback books
198517544Cleveland: Visible Language 1985. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Spring 1985 issue of this magazine devoted to graphic design and computer graphics. pages 172 to 306. very good condition in bound printed wrappers. Contributions by Dorothy Shamonsky Morissa Miller Rubin and others. Visible Language paperback books
1981120815Toyko Japan: Responsible Person / Toyko Designers Gakuin College 1981. First edition. Softcover. Text in English and Japanese. Includes numerous color illustrations with some from the Container Corporation. An about good copy with some evidence of moisture to the top edge of the pages but with none of them stuck together. Includes a folde poster laid in. Uncommon. Responsible Person / Toyko Designers Gakuin College unknown books
1968172005New York: The Viking Press 1968. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Lawford and photographs by Horst. Foreword by fashion doyenne Diana Vreeland. A rare glimpse into how the affluent live illustrated throughout with some black and white and numerous color images. A tight close to near fine copy with a small former owner signature markered over on the front free endpaper in an about very good price clipped dust jacket that has a number of small edge tears chips and wear to the edges. Despite the flaws a solid copy of a classic book. The Viking Press unknown books
200919587Munchen: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 2009. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Large 8vo. 502 pp. Text in German. Illustrated with numerous color photographs. Two preliminary pages are slightly dog-eared else a fine copy in black cloth binding in nearly fine glossy dustwrapper. A large and heavy volume. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt unknown books
1900001369New York: Dodd Mead 1900. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good /Very Good . Chrity Howard Chandler. Scarce dustjacket designed by Margret Armstrong who also designed cover art and text decoartions. Two short closed tears w/ internal tape repair clean and remarkably unchipped dw save tiny knicks spine foot. Decorated cloth boards showing light wear at extrmeities and sun-darkened a tad around edges. Nicely preserved. Image is of dw not boards. Dodd Mead unknown books
189951352New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1899. First Edition. Octavo 21.5cm; black and gray illustrated paper-covered boards with title label at upper spine; 962pp; illus. Gentle sunning to spine and upper rear cover light wear to spine ends and board corners with minute board exposure to lower corners a few tiny stains to lower front cover and a tiny vintage booksellers ticket to lower rear pastedown; hinges sound and clean throughout; Very Good. <br/><br/>Attractive copy of this masterpiece of Art Nouveau book design and a key Will Bradley work. The title poem remains Crane's most searing indictment of war condensing the spirit of The Red Badge of Courage into a work of 32 lines. BAL 4083. Frederick A. Stokes Company unknown books
198626720Fairport NY: Donald P. Naetzker 1986. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Tall trade paperbound volume. 113 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Ingenuity applied to old antiques and other objects. A lovely near fine copy. Donald P. Naetzker paperback books
1890249781New York 1890. Approximately 34 items on various stock including George D. Thompson letterhead. Various sizes generally 7 x 3 1-2 in to 11 x 8 1/2 in. Some toning some designs show signs of previous mounting on verso generally very good. Approximately 34 items on various stock including George D. Thompson letterhead. Various sizes generally 7 x 3 1-2 in to 11 x 8 1/2 in. Watercolor designs in Classical Romantic and Chinoise styles for leather screens manufactured by George D. Thompson & Co. The company letterhead advertises "Hand tooled and painted chair leathers and wall panels . Period designs still life flower bird & fruit panels hand painted bellows trays humidors book covers." Some designs give dimensions and prices on verso. unknown books
195214786Rhein-Ruhr: Verlegt bei Richard Scherpe 1952. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Text in German. 100 numbered pages followed by 66 unnumbered pages of full-color advertisements. Plastic comb binding. n.d. but from circa 1952. Magnificent volume on advertising design and graphics. Prior ownership name and date to front endpaper. A few of the original plastic rings lacking from spine. Overall a very good copy of this scarce title. <br/><br/> Verlegt bei Richard Scherpe paperback books
198522255Rochester: Press of the Good Mountain 1985. First Edition. Limited to 100 copies of which this is no. 51. Octavo 24.5cm.; original tan cloth-backed boards printed paper label mounted to upper cover; mounted frontispiece plate and one poem p. 19 printed on different stock mounted to textblock. Extra cover label laid in as usual. Signed by the author on colophon. Signed and inscribed by Lorczak on half title "To U.T. Summers a most generous teacher. I greatly enjoyed my two classes a decade apart! with you. Best wishes - David Lorczak. Press of the Good Mountain unknown books
1985167231Vienna: Waltraud Neuwirth 1985. First edition. Hardcover. 240 pages. Text in English and German. Includes 16 color plates along with 270 black and white illustrations. An about very good plus copy with bumping to the corners in a very good dust jacket the same bumping to the corners and some minor wear and some rubbing as well. Waltraud Neuwirth unknown books
189511454<p>Octavo. 54 illustrations. Original pictorial light blue patterned cloth stamped in gilt and dark blue t.e.g. uncut. No dust jacket. Very good short tear head and spine. 290 pages.</p><p>Signed and inscribed on front free endpaper by noted Hollywood hairdresser Sydney Guilaroff: "To George - With very best wishes - Sydney Guilaroff."</p> HARPER hardcover books
2008RBERWIN00tmGreen Cat Press 2008. Fine. Berry Wendell. Window Poems. Broadside. Makov design Susan. Salt Lake City: Green Cat Press 2008. #16 of 100 on cream paper. Illustrated. 20 x 27 cm on 37 x 42 cm cream paper. Broadside. Signed by author. Book condition: Fine. Signed by Berry and Makov. Green Cat Press unknown books
1993214143Berkeley CA: Meroe Publishing 1993. Paperback. 92p. Inscription on title page that based solely on location could be the author but we can't say for sure given the scrawly nature of the signature. Very good in wraps. Meroe Publishing paperback books
191844382Basle: C.-A. Junger 1918. First Edition. Octavo 20.5cm.; publisher's green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt with design by Masereel; xxviii329523pp.; photographic frontispiece. Rear cover badly dampstained though only slightly affecting interior spine gilt a bit dulled textblock uniformly toned else Very Good and sound. Study of women's rights by the eccentric meat packing millionaire and playwright John Wesley de Kay who concludes that "industrial toil should be performed exclusively by men and machines" p. vii. C.-A. Junger unknown books
19721338942New York: A Ms. Book published by Holt Rinehart and Winston and Warner Books 1972. Softcover. Quarto; G; Paperback; Spine blue and yellow with red and white print; Cover has creasing light edgewear small vendor label on front light shelfwear; Text block has spotting to top edge stray pen mark on front flyleaf else clean and tight; unpaged illustrated color. <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1338942. FP New Rockville Stock. A Ms. Book published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston and Warner Books unknown books
1909SB2739San Francisco: Paul Elder & Company The Tomoye Press 1909. Hardcover. Very good . Jenkins Will. Sixteenmo size 71 pp. This collection of poems by Agness Greene Foster was printed by the Tomoye Press an imprint associated with Paul Elder & Company a notable bookstore in San Francisco run by Paul Elder who in addition published his own books. The Tomoye Press was Elder's collaboration with the eminent typographer and printer John Henry Nash 1871-1947 whose standards of quality were second to none. This volume is a careful execution of Foster's seasonal poetry featuring Nash's excellent typesetting and decorations by Will Jenkins.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full mauve paper with pink lettering and decorations on the front board fore- and bottom edges uncut purple endpapers frontispiece a reproduction of an illustration titled "My Lady's Garden" by J. Young Hunter with lettered tissue guard title page with decoration by Will Jenkins in black; sixteenmo size 6.25" by 5.25" pagination: i-ii iii-vii viii 1-2 3-61 62-63.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is very good plus with a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; boards are clean overall with a few spots of soiling to the rear board some rubbing to the tail of the spine and to the corners and corners are gently bumped sunning to the boards and light soiling to the endpapers.<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. Paul Elder & Company [The Tomoye Press] hardcover books
20161325653London: Santos 2016. Softcover. Large Octavo; pp 136; VG-/paperback; green spine with white text; covers show light scratches to exterior; mildly smudged rear; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; profusely illustrated; CD in pouch to rear pastedown; text in Chinese and English;. 1325653. FP New Rockville Stock. Santos unknown books
194627699New York: Pierre Matisse Editions. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Of 1150 numbered copies this copy is unnumbered. Very good with much rubbing and some tearing at spine edges. A wonderful book and a nice example of post-Exile New York Surrealism. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 94 pp . Pierre Matisse Editions hardcover books
1970265869San Francisco: Tran/Cory Sound Co 1970. Audio LP. Single 33 1/3rpm vinyl LP in original sleeve mild scent else very good condition. Zebedy Colt was an actor/director who performed on Broadway and the RSC under the name Edward Earl and had another career as a gay pornstar and director he also appeared in the straight porn "Story of Joanna" The orchestra for the recording was the London Philharmonic! uncredited. Tran/Cory Sound Co unknown books
1910891951910. DESIGN Hagino Issui designer. ZUAN HYAKUDAI. 3 Vols. Kyoto Unsodo Meiji 43 1910 An orihon in 3 volumes 27 X 19 cm with woodblock printed covers all in a later fitted clasped cloth chitsu case. Unsodo outdid itself in this early design effort. Dozens of double page horizontal designs which become large prints the paper size being 37.5 x 27 cm as well as circular and fan-shaped and single page designs too. Most in the neo-Rimpa style which Unsodo artists pioneered at the beginning of the last century - bold and lovely. A bit of browning and fading the covers show some wear but overall very good condition a very nice impression of this important set. Complete. One of the very best of the Unsodo design books which is very good indeed. unknown books
