Graphic Design History from art longwood books

New York: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1976. soft cover., black cover show slight wear at some very edges and one minor crease-line to rear cover. clean. no markings of any sort. no bumps or tears. tight binding.; 172pp., illustrated throughout in b/w with some pages using red text. contributions from george nelson, ettore sottsass, richard meier, arata isozaki, buckminster fuller, and mainly… Read more about this item

London: Unit Editions, 2018. soft cover, folded card covers., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, creases. tight sewn binding. appears used.; 318pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w., essay and interview. full career monograph on the noted graphic designer.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Baltimore, MD: The Center for Art and Visual Culture, 2003. soft cover, folded card covers, as issued. no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases. tight sewn binding.; first printing/first edition.; distributed by d.a.p.; 391pp., generously illustrated in color and b/w.; while differing in many regards from steven heller's great monograph on rand, this handsomely designed and… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Du Regard, 1986. hardcover in dust jacket., one tiny bit of wear to rear panel of dj, negligible impact. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, creases. strong binding.; original french text with english translation throughout.; 339pp., profusely illustrated in color, b/w. major monograph on the art deco period silversmith, designer and sculptor. 15 page… Read more about this item

Munchen/New York: K. G. Saur, 1983. hardcover in dust jacket, natural linen with two ribbons bound-in., minute wear to two dj corners. clean. no writing or markings. no bumps. strong binding. ; english text edition.; 470pp., 485 illustrations in b/w. new preface to english edition. translated by ida kimber. immense work of history, scholarship.. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Near… Read more about this item

London/New York: Phaidon Press, 2007. soft cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases. strong sewn binding. great copy.; english text.; 240pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w. text by grcic with contributions by pierre doze, francesca picchi, bustamante reves.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Fine/Near Fine Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: Zebra Press, 1950. soft cover, as issued., light rubbing, soiling to covers. small edge-chips to spine-ends and short separations at spine-end hinges of covers. contents are free of flaws or wear. no markings or labels. the second and penultimate issue of the impotant graphics-oriented magazine designed by alexey brodovitch. this issue featured a piece on charles eames with cover… Read more about this item

New Haven: Schools of Architecture and Design at Yale University, 1955. soft cover, as issued., persistent minor wear to exterior. one article has some light pencil underlining. no other markings. sturdy binding.; 80pp., illustrated throughout in b/w with some color and color tissue overlays.; articles/essays by walter gropius, sibyl moholy-nagy, christopher tunnard, george nakashima, henry pfisterer, philip johnson, louis kahn.… Read more about this item

Prague: Kant, 2016. soft cover, flexi-bind with headbands and ribbon bound-in., no flaws or wear. clean, no markings. no bumps, creases. tight sewn binding. an unused copy.; parallel text, czech and english.; 254pp., 182 numbered illustrations in color, b/w with others. simutaneously concise and comprehensive. a worthy subject resulting in a worthy result.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, as… Read more about this item

Tokyo/New York : Kodansha International, 1983. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., has the not uninteresting bookplate of a new england furniture maker to ffep, a rectangular piece of marbled paper affixed to last free endpaper. no other flaws or wear. clean, bright, sharp copy. no markings. no bumps, tears. strong binding.; english text. a sheaf of relevant ephemera is laid-in.;… Read more about this item

Milano: Terrazzo Srl, 1988. soft cover, as issued., minor reading crease-line to spine. no other flaws or wear. clean. no markings, labels. no bumps, tears. sewn binding.; english text.; 149pp. plus ads at front and back. illustrated throughout in color, b/w. articles by or about massimo iosa-ghini, le corbusier, ettore sottsass, michele de lucchi, herbert muschamp, others.. First Edition. Soft… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, 1976. soft cover, as issued., slight signs of use, no real flaws or notable wear. clean. no markings. no tears, bumps. strong binding.; 48pp., 45 color illustrations. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Niederteufen: Verlag Arthur Niggli, 1977. cloth soft cover with flaps., minor toning to some margins of cover. no other flaws or wear. no writing or markings. no bumps, tears, creases. strong binding.; parallel text in german/english/french.; does not display an isbn.; 273pp., illustrated throughout in b/w with some color. several gatefolds. subtitled - a manual of design. the author was… Read more about this item

London: One Love Books, 2016. cloth, hardcover, illustrated boards., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases. strong binding.; 272pp., illustrated throughout in color with some b/w .the dancehall graphics, album covers and artworks of wilfred limonious.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket, as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paris: Editions Du Regard, 1983. hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, clips, creases.; strong binding.; original french text.; 312pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w. comprehensive monograph on the furniture of 20th century designer, jacques-emile ruhlmann.. First French Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Whitney Publications Inc., 1957. cloth, hardcover., lightly used copy. a few preliminary pages have some foxing. else, clean. no writing or markings. no bumps or wear. strong binding.; ix-205pp., illustrated throughout in b/w, photos, drawings all on sheets of varying neutral shades. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Square 8vo.

New York/Paris: Harry N. Abrams/Hermann, 1987. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, clips, creases. strong binding. a superior copy by any measure.; english text.; 216pp., 310 illustrations, including 26 color plates. contains important reference section on editions and signatures. diego giacometti assisted with the preparation of the book, up until his… Read more about this item

London/New York/Los Angeles: Merrell and Los Angeles County Museum of Art , 2006. hardcover in dust jacket, illustrated boards., faint sticker-ghost to dj. no other flaws or wear. no markings. no bumps, chips, tears, creases. strong binding.; english text.; 160pp., 155 illustrations, most all in color. six essays by various contributors. catalogue. reference section.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Plus/Near… Read more about this item

New York/New Haven: Bard Graduate Center and Yale University Press, 2011. hardcover., two minute dents to edge of rear board, negligible impact. no other flaws or wear. clean, bright copy. no markings. no real bumps. tight binding. appears unused.; 432pp., illustrated throughout in color and b/w. six essays, an introduction, a detailed chronology, and thorough reference material. an exhaustive history..… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket. large, heavy book., very small bits of wear to dj, minor impact. clean, bright copy. no writing or markings. no bumps. strong binding, hinges.; 307pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w., comprehensive and well illustrated history of the company and the designers who made it possible.. Third Printing. Hard… Read more about this item