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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
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
193731077Moscow: State Publishing House of Graphic Arts 1937. First Edition. Folio 41.5cm; photo-illustrated card wrappers stapled; 36pp; illus. with three illustrated plates tipped onto thicker stock in-text and three panoramic fold-out plates designed by Es and El Lissitzky; text is in English. Light wear along spine fold and extremities else Near Fine with all plates intact. 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 present issue is devoted to the various people groups of the Caucasus region their history industries and accomplishments. A superior copy of a desirable issue. State Publishing House of Graphic Arts unknown books
193542024Moscow: The State Publishing House of Graphic Arts 1935. First Edition. Folio 42cm; printed wrappers saddle-stitched; 40pp; illus.; text is entirely in English. Mild wear along spine-fold some pinpoint wear and a few creases to wrapper extremities else clean internally; Near Fine. 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 present issue is entirely devoted to the children of the Soviet Union. "We must produce a new generation of healthy and buoyant workers capable of increasing the power of the Soviet Union" Stalin from inner wrapper. The State Publishing House of Graphic Arts unknown books
193242043Moscow: The State Publishing Union of RSFSR 1932. First Edition. Folio 42cm; printed wrappers saddle-stitched; 44pp; illus.; text is entirely in English. Some wear mild toning and handling to wrappers with a few faint creases to same and a few faint damp marks at margins; 8-panel centerfold spread is detached from staples but present; just 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 present issue is entirely devoted to the 10th anniversary of the Transcaucasian Federation detailing the customs and contributions of its people in text and photos. The State Publishing Union of RSFSR unknown books
193042026Moscow: State Publishing House of the RSFSR 1930. First Edition. Folio 42cm; printed wrappers saddle-stitched; 48pp; illus.; text is entirely in English. Light wear along spine-fold and wrapper extremities with a few short tears to same with two clear tape mends on verso; shallow loss to upper left corner of rear wrapper; 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 present issue is entirely devoted to the capitals of the Soviet Union: Moscow Harkov Minsk Tiflis Stalingrad Ashkabad and Samarqand. State Publishing House of the RSFSR unknown books
1932WRCLIT76600Moscow: State Publishing House of Graphic Arts 1932. Folio 41.5 x 30cm. Pictorial wrappers. A good copy only: the extreme lower forecorners are a bit creased and occasionally ragged; the front wrapper has the lower extreme fore- corner chipped away and there is a short tear near the toe of the spine resulting in the loss of the extreme lower spine corner of the lower wrapper and last leaf; there is a small chip in the lower wrapper at the spine crown; there is an 11 cm internally mended tear in the rear wrapper up from the lower edge and another internally mended 7 cm tear in the fore-edge each with small chips associated; and one panel of the enormous center four panel gatefold is neatly separated along the fold; still a reasonably good copy of an issue seldom found in ideal condition. Founded by Maxim Gorky and published in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1941 and 1949 under the general editorship of G. Piatakov. An important issue of this innovative periodical devoted to the Dnieprostroy hydroelectric project with the 'plan' of the issue by El Lissitsky and M. Alpert. The text is by Boris Agapov translated for this English version by D. S. Mirsky. Of special note are four preliminary pages in tribute to H. G. Wells. The photographic component drew on a number of official sources with additional special photography by Alpert and A. Shaykhet. "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. Versions were also published in Russian German and French. PARR-BADGER I:148. State Publishing House of Graphic Arts unknown books
1932WRCLIT76601Moscow: State Publishing House of Graphic Arts 1932. Folio 41.5 x 30cm. Typographic wrappers. Heavily illustrated with photographs. Corners a bit bumped some wear along spine with split below lower staple otherwise very good. Founded by Maxim Gorky and published in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1941 and 1949 under the general editorship of G. Piatakov. An issue of this innovative periodical devoted to Soviet Civil Aviation. This is the French language edition translator not identified. "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. Versions were also published in Russian German and English. PARR-BADGER I:148. State Publishing House of Graphic Arts unknown books
198524920New York N.Y.: The International Typeface Corporation 1985. 80 pages; black and white & color illustrated with a very useful index to typefaces employed in the journal. With editorials of typographic interest; a piece on the work of John Baskerville; on Robert Osborn; an article with color illustrations on hot air ballooning; new developments from ITC; the book art forms of Lois Polansky; advertisements in the trade more. Large format approx. 11" x 14 1/2" size printed and illustrated newsprint-weight paper covers. Covers darkened as are all pages within; the color printed sections still bright. Light wear in good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. The International Typeface Corporation paperback 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
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
1936892161936. DESIGN Kanô Shûhô artist. Ukiyoe Monyô KOSODE HYAKUSEN. Kyoto Happodo Showa 11 1936. 36.7 x 27.2 cm. Though this copy has no colophon or textual material it consists of 48 of the 50 woodblock printed sheets each with two designs so 96 of 100 designs. Each design is identified by the original ukiyo-e artist's name. The printings are fine the condition good overall. With the original title page all in a clasped chitsu case. Sold with all faults. unknown books
89262FAN DESIGN ALBUM TANAKA Tôshû. UCHIWA-CHÔ. Another example of the fan sample genre. Here there are 55 color woodblock printed square designs each 23 x 23.5 cm in ribbon-bound printed cardboard covers with a printed paper title label. The designs are by the designer Tanaka Tôshû and the album seems to have been commissioned by him as well. Bold designs undated but from the 50s or 60s of the last century. In good condition overall. unknown books
195831550London: Lund Humphries 1958. First edition. Paperback. Good. Very tall paperbound quarto. 31 pp plus ads at rear of magazine. Issue number 14 from the original series of Typographica. Includes a discussion of the publications of the Gaberbocchus Press a bibliography of the Grillen-Presse and more. With heavy chipping and paper loss at spine. Stain to lower corner of the front cover. A good example of this scarce publication. Sold in as-is condition. Binding still quite strong. Lund Humphries paperback books
1972176079Washington DC: International Typographic Composition Association 1972. First editions. Softcovers. Promotional item from the International Typographic Composition Association to promote various ideas information and inspiration. Includes Volume 4: Numbers 1 & 4 Volume 5: Numbers 1 2 & 3 and Volume 6: Numbers 1 & 2. All are in near fine or better condition with stamps on most of the issues from Reliance Graphics in Chicago. Except Vo.l 4 No. 1 which has two strips of darkening to the front cover along the top and rights. International Typographic Composition Association unknown books
P4745Prague: Äeskoslovenský spisovatel 1968. Quarto 29.5 à 18 cm. Original blind wrappers with typo-illustrated dust-wrappers; accordeon-bound leaves; 69 pp. With four full-page color lithographs "graphic labyrints" by ZdenÄk SklenÇÅ and numerous pages of typographic compositions by Hlavsa. A very good copy. Bilingual edition with text in Latin and Czech of John Amos Comenius' treatise "Typographeum vivum" "The Living Printing Press" a lengthy metaphorical comparison of his pedagogical approach to the means of producing printed books. The book was published to celebrate the five-hundredth anniversary of the appearance of the first printed book in Bohemia in 1468 The Trojan Chronicles. From the English-language resume: "the great seventeenth-century Czech humanist Jan Amos Komenský . had faith in the grandiose possibilities open to the printed word that can spread life-giving ideas. And finally it is to the second half of the twentieth century that the book owes its graphic design. This is the work of two contemporary Czech artists who have many times already shown themselves to be outstanding masters of book design and illustration -- the graphic designer and typographer OldÅich Hlavsa and the painter graphic artist and illustator ZdenÄk SklenáÅ. It is no coincidence that this bibliophile publication is designed and illustrated in a way that enables the artistic aspects of its typography to create new meanings." Parallel Latin and Czech text with Czech editorial notes and English Russian German and French summaries. Striking large-scale typographic design by Hlavsa incorporating fonts such as Bodoni Times Roman an eighteenth-century Prague specimen Verdi Frutiger's Univers and Menhart's Figural. One of 1000 copies printed. unknown books
198718170Minneapolis and New York: Walker Art Center and Abbeville Press 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 4to. 256 pp. Stated first edition. Introduction by Friedman with essays by Flam Elizabeth Armstrong and others. Illustrated in color and black and white. A history and monograph on Tyler Graphics Ltd. a famous printmaking facility. Small prior owner name else a very good copy in dustwrapper. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> Walker Art Center and Abbeville Press hardcover books
198819463NY:: Abrams. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0810916959 . Text by Alastair Duncan. 144 illustrations including 131 color plates. First edition. Trace foxing on top edge else near fine in a near fine light wrinkle to rear panel dust jacket. . Abrams, hardcover books
19301002556Springfield Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers 1930. Vintage coloring book featuring thirty different subjects from individual toys to full-page seaside landscapes issued in the shape of a traveling trunk covered with international hotel labels. The preface offers an introduction to mixing colors and technical tips for young painters. Subjects vary widely from realistic animals including a striking lobster to a dressed-up family of anthropomorphic mice from nursery scenes to depictions of outdoor sports and play. A charming survival. Single volume measuring 7 x 10 inches: 124. Original blue cloth spine stiff paper boards upper board color-printed to resemble a three-dimensional traveling trunk book trimmed in that shape. Text printed on one side only with thirty uncolored scenes facing their colored counterparts. Light shelfwear and soiling to binding with minor loss to spine; hinges starting; closed tear to one uncolored scene. McLoughlin Brothers unknown 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
196919627New York: Wittenborn and Company 1969. First Edition. Near fine. 4to. Seventeen unbound sheets in envelope with title affixed. Near fine. PROOF and ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED by Waldrop at colophon for Ken and Ann Mikolowski of Ann Arbor's Alternative Press noting this as an "unbound and / somewhat defective proof / copy" not included in the edition of 100 copies. Light bumps to corners of envelope. Sheets bright crisp clean throughout. <br/><br/>Collaborative work of visual poetry between Waldrop and Howe. This copy comes with a nice association with the Mikolowskis who for over 40 years published letterpress mail-art and broadsides as the Alternative Press. Wittenborn and Company unknown books
1990151518Milan: Electa 1990. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 117 pages. Introduction by Dario Cimorelli. Essays by Rossana Bossaglia and Gian Paolo Ceserani. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Electa unknown books
198221714New York: RAE Publishing Co. Royal Composing Room Finch Pruyn & Co. A. Horowitz & Sons 1982. Hardcover. Very good . Square 8vo. Full black cloth with gilt titles in cloth slipcase. Very good plus overall. Poet Carl Rakoski's copy with presentation note from book designer Daniel Haberman glued to FFEP and Rakuski's ownership signature behind. Moderate touches of soiling and rubbing to slipcase. Interior bright clean throughout. Unpaginated. <br/><br/>Charming edition of this unfinished Shakespeare play "the sixteenth in a series of annual Shakespearean keepsakes prepared for friends of the publishers." With an interesting short note from the designer to Objectivist poet Carl Rakoski. RAE Publishing Co., Royal Composing Room, Finch, Pruyn & Co., A. Horowitz & Sons hardcover books
1953012375NY: Simon & Schuster 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition inscribed Merry Christmas in 1953 year of publication by Thurber for himself and wife Helen in blue ink in Thurber's exuberant hand on the ffe to married couple friends of him and his wife Helen in Cornwall CT where the Thurbers had a country house for decades. The dustjacket design by Paul Bacon which cleverly integrates Thurber sketches mostly dogs and people some local landmarks into a map of the Housatonic River whicj t forms the western border of Cornwall CT and runs through Litchfield Couny . Unclipped dustjacket has shallow chipping at spine ends a short closed tear at front fold and about an inch chip bottom edge rear panel. Still quite presentable. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
007380No Place: Theatre Communications Group Publisher's promotional poster featuring a Barry Moser illustration printed in limited numbers for TCG's "Plays Are Literature" campaign and distributed at an ABA trade show. Near Fine 11" w x 16 1/2" h a few faint creases. A SCARCE poster well suited for framing. Will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 11" w x 16 1/2" h. Theatre Communications Group books
