Graphic Design

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 154 pages, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Wonderfully illustrated survey of the dust jacket art of an American master. Introduction ("The Times and Places of Wendell Minor") by David McCullough; introductory artist's statement. SIGNED("W. Minor") and with rubber stamp monogram by Minor on first preliminary leaf. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Mineola NY, Calla Editions, reprint, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Designers, collectors, and Art Nouveau aficionados will treasure this original collection of 100 plates of decorative full-color graphics. These authentic images are reproduced from the now extremely hard-to-find periodical La decoration artistique, which was published in Paris during the decade before World War I. They constitute some of the rarest and best material printed during the Art Nouveau period, and these uncommonly graceful and appealing illustrations are now available in this beautifully designed hardcover edition. The dazzling array of images includes headpieces, typographical banners, and other sinuous designs bursting with parrots and peacocks, vines and flowers, and other natural motifs. Examples include storefront signage for bakeries and cafes; decorative friezes of theatrical masks and grapevines; borders of flowers, books, and birds; stenciled decorations for fire screens; and corner and ceiling ornaments. An essential acquisition for any library or collector of Art Nouveau graphics and illustration, this volume promises to provide a lasting source of inspiration and pleasure. Clean copy.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Last Gasp, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 80 pages. Glossy illustrated boards, color illustrations. Hideshi Hino is a cult author both in the comics and horror world. This volume features a selection of his artwork and three new short manga stories.

Softcover. NY, Harmony Books, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 128 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Gathered here for the first time in book form are 130 extraordinary illustrations, with 32 pages in full color, including Norman Rockwell, Vargas' pin-ups, Remington's gunfighters, Parrish's landscapes etc. Nice tight binding. Clean. Light crease to cover at bottom front corner.

Hardcover. Petaluma CA, Acid Test, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color illustrations throughout. Illustrated endpapers and paste downs. Includes appendix of artist names. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Boston, MFA,Boston/Harvard University, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 232 pages. Illustrated with mostly black & white examples of fine book design. Dust jacket shows wear with small tears and chunks missing from edges. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Verba Volant, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 480 pages, 796 b/w & 12 color illustrations. A showcase of the Architecture & Decorative arts of the Art Deco period. Originally published in 1930, in Italy, under the title 'Le Arti d'Oggi' the book is divided into six sections - Architecture, Interiors, Metalwork, Ceramics, Glasswork & Fabrics. A superb pictorial reference for anyone interested in the art & design of the 1920 art deco period.

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 127 pages. Features 100 B&W and color automobile ads from 1905-1976. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 352 pages. Richard Avedon was one of the most sought-after and influential advertising photographers in America from the 1940s to the beginning of the 21st century, creating work that exemplified Madison Avenue at the height of its influence in world culture. Working with a talented cadre of models, copy writers, and art directors, Avedon made images that enticed consumers to embrace the new, especially in the areas of fashion and beauty, with campaigns for Revlon, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Dior, and Versace, among many others. Avedon Advertising tells this story, reproducing memorable ads that range from the buoyant 1940s and 1950s, when post-war prosperity opened up new experiences to consumers; through the explosive '60s; and into the era defined by celebrity culture and global brand awareness.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages. Francoise Mouly takes us behind the scenes at the New Yorker and reveals how the magazine creates its signature covers commenting on the most urgent political and cultural events of the day. She shows the shocking and hilarious sketches that didn't make the cut and explains how these are essential stages in the evolution of a cover that stands the test of time but retains its edge. Her book captures contemporary history--from the farce of Monica Lewinsky to the adventures of Michelle and Barack to nuclear meltdown in Japan--in images that are as acute as they are outrageous. More than that, it shows how the magazine that exemplifies journalistic excellence in America also dares to cultivate a sense of humor when grappling with complex moral and political issues.

Hardcover. New York , powerHouse Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to boards. Hardcover, 128 pages with 120 color plates featuring the conceptual artist's graffiti-like images. Claw was the first famous graffiti artist who later expanded her work into the world of fashion.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 2003, Hardcover in pictorial boards, color illustrations throughout. From the creators of Emily the Strange and Oopsy Daisy comes Bon Bon, the half-Japanese and half-French girl who possesses a sophisticated and mysterious imagination. From Vespas to Verner Panton, Pucci to Pop Art, space age lounge to 1960s sound, Bon Bon is always looking for the next intoxicating adventures. Leaf through the psychedelic and highly designed Bon Bon on the Go-Go to watch her transform the mod, mod, mod world she lives in. Clean copy.

Bauer and Dean, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with black cloth spine. This alluring blend of art book and autobiography will capture the imagination. At its heart are hundreds of captivating 3 x 5-inch artworks? intricate collages and drawings created on old library checkout cards, each one representing a book that left an indelible mark on artist Barbara Page. She began creating these illustrated "book marks" as a colorful way to remember titles she was currently reading. Before long, Page embarked on a decade-long art project recreating her reading history, starting with picture books from early childhood. Every artwork serves as a bookmark for a moment in time connected to a specific title, and, as a collection, they present over seventy years of literature, politics, thought, and culture-as colored by one woman's reading choices. Some images may evoke your own memories of a story. Others may feel like little puzzles that require reading or rereading a title to interpret the artistic references.

Softcover. Beverly MA, Rockport, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Flexibound, 312 pages, profusely illustrated in color. Brand Bible is a comprehensive resource on brand design fundamentals. It looks at the influences of modern design going back through time, delivering a short anatomical overview and examines brand treatments and movements in design. You'll learn the steps necessary to develop a successful brand system from defining the brand attributes and assessing the competition, to working with materials and vendors, and all the steps in between. The author, who is the president of the design group at Sterling Brands, has overseen the design/redesign of major brands including Pepsi, Burger King, Tropicana, Kleenex, and many more. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. N. P., Privately Printed, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in stapled wrappers, 25 pages. 1/750 copies. Minor wear to covers, else a lovely little pamphlet in excellent shape. An address given to the Friends of the Brown University Libraries.

Hardcover. Cleveland, World Publishing Co., 1960, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. Illustrated cloth covers. This is the library binding edition (NOT ex-lib) and has tape residue on outside covers and inside endpapers where brodart was once attached. Ink name on front fly leaf, interior clean.

Hardcover. Sausalito CA, Windgate Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 172 pages illustrated in color. These beautiful and colorful promotional materials were designed to attract tourists and home seekers to the Golden State. Produced by the thousands, these now rare publications touted California as a land of perpetual spring and boundless opportunity. Many of the posters in this book are part of a special collection held at the California State Library. Clean copy.

Softcover. UK, Haynes & Co., 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 160 pages. Glorious tribute to a period of exuberance when record companies seemed obsessed with putting motor cars on the sleeves of their discs. Sometimes the results were high art, sometimes they were the lowest of low-brow kitsch, but above all they were innocent if slightly tacky fun. Color throughout.

Softcover. West Plains MO, Bruce Hershenson , 1st, 1997, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps, 96 pages in color. Everyone has their own favorite film genre (animation, action and adventure, science fiction, etc.). Next to crime/film noir films, animation is mine. The beautiful thing about this book is the unexpected. Rather than delve into the standard Disney fare (which is included in great detail nevertheless), this book includes artwork from posters from "lesser seen or only mildly popular" titles. Besides Disney, everything from Fleischer to Avery is represented, works of art that can only be bought for thousands of dollars today at many of America's high echelon auction houses. If you are the least bit interested in the jaw-dropping beauty of what has become a lost art -- the exercise of drawing images associated with the advertising of a Hollywood film -- this is the book to have. NOTE: while a clean, bright copy, the glued binding is poor and several pages are loose.

Softcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, large oblong format, 304 pages. Described as "the closest thing to a rock star" in graphic design today (USA Today), Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their inventive marriage of type and found images, have influenced an entire generation of design practitioners in many fields.Chip Kidd: Book One collects all of his book covers and designs for the first time, as well as hundreds of developmental sketches and concepts-annotated by Kidd and by many of the best-selling authors he's worked with over the years. The result is an important contribution to the design canon today as well as a visually dazzling (and often hilarious) insider's look at the design and publishing process.The book also showcases Kidd's work with comics and graphic novels, including his collaborations with leading artists and writers in the field. Featured are projects for DC Comics, including Batman and Superman, as well as Kidd's award-winning exploration of the art of Charles M. Schulz. Chip Kidd: Book One is sure to enthrall design aficionados, book lovers, pop-culture fanatics, comics fans, and design students. DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 112 pages. Discusses the life and work of Chip Kidd, who is known for designing engaging and one-of-a-kind book jackets for authors that include Cormac McCarthy and Michael Crichton.

Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 112 pages, softcover. Profusely illustrated in color. Chip Kidd is renowned and revered as a maverick graphic designer. Specifically, Kidd's book jacket designs for such major New York publishers as Alfred A. Knopf are among the most significant and innovative of our time. This richly illustrated book -- the first critical selection of Kidd's design work -- looks closely at this contemporary visual pioneer.

Hardcover. New York , Norton , 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 190 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Cipe Pineles was art director for leading fashion magazines between 1930 and 1960. Tracing Pineles's career from young immigrant to "ranking" female in the design world, Martha Scotford chronicles a time when few women were involved in design and assesses Cipe's brilliant contributions to graphic design and magazine design in particular.

Hardcover. US, Collins & Brown, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. The dynamic 1970s saw the optimistic ideals of the previous decade achieving mainstream acceptance even as a conservative backlash took shape. Little wonder this turbulent time was reflected in its diverse music--and in iconic album covers that came to symbolize an era. Classic Album Covers of the 1970s is a visual journey through more than 200 of the very best, from psychedelia-influenced artwork to punk anti-design, from Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and David Bowie, to Patti Smith, The Ramones, and the Sex Pistols.