Calendar blocks 1947 - 8 - 9. by READ, C.H. & CO. - LONDON - 1947

Cloth cover with imprint of author on front. Silver on spine. The book is in good condition, pages are crisp and clean with a binding that is tight. There is a ding on the top spine but the photos will show it is in lovely shape with some sun fading. Bargain priced without the dust jacket. Please view photos for quality views.
"From the dust jacket: Paul Rand's stature as one of the world's leading graphic designers is uncontestable. For half a century his pioneering work in the field of advertising design and typography has exerted a profound influence on the design profession; he almost single-handedly transformed "commercial art" from a practice that catered to the lowest common denominator of taste to one that could assert its place among the fine arts. Among the numerous clients for whom he has been a consultant and/or designer are the American Broadcasting Company, IBM Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
In this witty and instructive book, Paul Rand speaks on the process and… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1935. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wiese, Kurt. Book is in G condition with cocked spine, rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends else a solid copy. Dust jacket is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, 1" chip missing from top edge/front cover, slightly darkened spine, faint water damage to head of spine does not bleed through to covers or text, mild soiling to rear cover else still intact.

Niewuwkoop: B De Graaf. These facsimiles of the original publications were produced as a set by De Graaf in 1972. Scarce as a set. 4 volumes in slipcase. The slipcase is clean and tidy with no significant flaws. A small stamp stating archief exemplaar to the slipcase. A touch of handling / marking. All the books are as new, without flaws. 1) Eliza W. Farnham. 'California, In-doors and out: How we Farm, Mine, and Live Generally in the Golden State' Originally 1856. Blue Cloth. 42 pp. introduction / life of Farnham, with 2 folding plates. facsimile is xiv, 508 pp. As new. 3) S.M. Fuller. 'Summer on the Lakes in 1843' Originally 1844. Red Cloth. 35 pp. introduction / life of Fuller. facsimile is 508 pp. Engraving as frontis. As new. 3) Eliza W. Farnham. 'Life in Prairie Land' Originally 1855. Green Cloth. 32 pp. introduction / life of Farnham. facsimile is xii, 408 pp. As new. 4) Mrs Frank Leslie. 'California, A pleasure trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate, April, May, June 1877', Originally… Read More

Paris: Paris Art Editions Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 80 photographs numbered 481 to 560. 6" x 7 1/4", 16 pages, each featuring one large photo surrounded by 4 smaller photos of the same model in different poses. This is a sales catalogue used for ordering larger photographic prints. Issue VII of a large series. No date stated, circa. 1922. Spine has been neatly repaired and strengthened with a strip of Japanese paper. Rare..

Sioux Falls, SD: Center for Western Studies/Augustana College, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else bright, intact and whole.

Cloth cover with imprint of author on front. Silver on spine. The book is in good condition, pages are crisp and clean with a binding that is tight. There is a ding on the top spine but the photos will show it is in lovely shape with some sun fading. Bargain priced without the dust jacket. Please view photos for quality views.
"From the dust jacket: Paul Rand's stature as one of the world's leading graphic designers is uncontestable. For half a century his pioneering work in the field of advertising design and typography has exerted a profound influence on the design profession; he almost single-handedly transformed "commercial art" from a practice that catered to the lowest common denominator of taste to one that could assert its place among the fine arts. Among the numerous clients for whom he has been a consultant and/or designer are the American Broadcasting Company, IBM Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
In this witty and instructive book, Paul Rand speaks on the process and… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1935. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wiese, Kurt. Book is in G condition with cocked spine, rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends else a solid copy. Dust jacket is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, 1" chip missing from top edge/front cover, slightly darkened spine, faint water damage to head of spine does not bleed through to covers or text, mild soiling to rear cover else still intact.

Niewuwkoop: B De Graaf. These facsimiles of the original publications were produced as a set by De Graaf in 1972. Scarce as a set. 4 volumes in slipcase. The slipcase is clean and tidy with no significant flaws. A small stamp stating archief exemplaar to the slipcase. A touch of handling / marking. All the books are as new, without flaws. 1) Eliza W. Farnham. 'California, In-doors and out: How we Farm, Mine, and Live Generally in the Golden State' Originally 1856. Blue Cloth. 42 pp. introduction / life of Farnham, with 2 folding plates. facsimile is xiv, 508 pp. As new. 3) S.M. Fuller. 'Summer on the Lakes in 1843' Originally 1844. Red Cloth. 35 pp. introduction / life of Fuller. facsimile is 508 pp. Engraving as frontis. As new. 3) Eliza W. Farnham. 'Life in Prairie Land' Originally 1855. Green Cloth. 32 pp. introduction / life of Farnham. facsimile is xii, 408 pp. As new. 4) Mrs Frank Leslie. 'California, A pleasure trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate, April, May, June 1877', Originally… Read More

Paris: Paris Art Editions Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 80 photographs numbered 481 to 560. 6" x 7 1/4", 16 pages, each featuring one large photo surrounded by 4 smaller photos of the same model in different poses. This is a sales catalogue used for ordering larger photographic prints. Issue VII of a large series. No date stated, circa. 1922. Spine has been neatly repaired and strengthened with a strip of Japanese paper. Rare..

Sioux Falls, SD: Center for Western Studies/Augustana College, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else bright, intact and whole.