Flair Annual 1953 by Cowles, Fleur - 1952

Cowles Magazines, Inc, 1952. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth with titling and decoration in gilt and white, and window in front panel revealing subtitles from FFEP. Cloth rubbed, edgeworn, with points of fraying along bottom edges. Binding sound. No jacket, if issued. Interior clean and unmarked.

Cowles Magazines Inc.. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. (photography, art, literature, gift books) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Cowles Magazines Inc, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 13x10x1. A hardcover copy with a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Issued without a dust jacket.Minor edge wearShipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery confirmation.

Cowles Magazines, Inc., 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Red hard cover with elaborate gilt design, front cut out, and gilt lettering to front and spine. This copy is near fine. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Bottom edges with a touch of wear. Inside is unmarked, tightly bound, with modest toning . Decorative EPs. Elaborate interior with fold outs, folds, inserts, and, especially , an article by Salvatore Dali. "Presented to by " page is unmarked..

Cowles Magazine, 1952. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. Previous owner inscription..

New York: Cowles Magazines, Inc. / Random House, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Federico Pallavicini. Folio. Pp. 229. Lavishly illustrated with calligraphic drawings, black & white and color photo reproductions several folding out, die-cuts, tipped-in inserts, etc. Red cloth, titles and decorations stamped in gilt and white, die cut window, illustrated endpapers. Covers minimally soiled, leaves crisp and bright, binding tight. Cowles' extravagant high-society art style magazine was suspended at the end of its first year (1950) after losing millions for her publisher husband. It was resurrected just once for this Victorian gift-book-inspired volume with staff illustrator-designer Pallavicini and writer Robert Offergeld. A wide-ranging text & graphic delight with peek-a-boo cutouts, fold-out panoramas, bound-in booklets and fine color reproductions.

Cowles Magazines Inc. hardcover. Very Good. 13x10x1. Large format hardcover in patterned boards (front board die cut) no jacket as issued. Tight binding, no marks. oversized and overweight. D46 Please email for photos.

Chicago: Cowles Magazines, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Red cloth decorated in gilt, with die-cut window; 4to; illustrated throughout in full-color and b/w, with several gatefolds. Excellent copy of this book filled with cut-outs and fold-outs and twists and turns that surprise the reader with every turn of the page. Includes a tipped-in book by Katherine Anne Porter entitled "The Flower of Flowers" and an interactive art piece by Salvador Dali entitled "Mimicry of Nature." A gem of avant-garde mixed media.

New York: Cowles Magazines Inc., 1952. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Federico Pallavicini. 240 pages, hardcover. Red cloth stamped gilt, with a cutout front panel around the phrase "Annual 1953." Tastefully illustrated in color and b&w, with cutouts, fold outs, booklets, etc. By the editor of the short-lived Flair; one of the more visually inventive magazines ever conceived. Designed by and with many drawings by Federico Pallavicini. Fading and slight edgewear to boards, milld tear to front panel at cutout. Rubbing and slight staining to boards as well. Fading to text block edges. Slight cocking to spine. Unmarked. A tight copy. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO SIZE & WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Record # 951390

Random House, Printed and Bound at the Lakeside Press, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first and only Flair annual published shortly after the demise of its mid-century, short-lived counterpart, Flair magazine, "celebrated not only because of its design and editorial production by European art director Federico Pallavicini but also because of its lavish production. It was the resulting cost of production that killed the magazine." Hardcover format. Densely illustrated with numerous die-cuts, gate-folds, fold-outs, etc., and featuring surprises at every page, notably a tipped-in booklet by Katherine Anne Porter, an interactive, 7-page Salvador Dali feature titled "Mimicry of Nature" and a Walker Evans feature on Santa Monica with photos. 229 pp. 13 3/8" x 10". Tight, unmarked copy with near crisp extremities. Hinges sturdy. Colors to front and back panels bright and vivid with flawless gilt decorations. A superbly presentable copy of an important… Read More