8vo. (12) 270 pp, foreword by Helen Wolff, preface, Part I. About Myself; Part II. Life as a Free Lance; III. Some Principles of Design; IV. Practical Aspects; V. Life in the Industry; VI. Travels and Thoughts; VII. Notes to a Beginner. First Edition, 1969. Red cloth with white cloth backstrip, and gilt lettering to front board and spine. "The author examines his own relationship with the thousands of books he as produced, and all book lovers will enjoy learning how a manuscript becomes a book. He discusses principles and problesms of design that provide fresh insights to the seasoned designer as well as the beginner." from the jacket flap.
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Condition: Used - Very Good. 1969. Hardcover. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear and edge-wear to d.j. (esp. to head and heel of spine). Else clean copy. Very Good. Seller Inventory # SON000037206
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Condition: Used - Good. 1969. 1st Cloth, dj., 270 pp., illus. Dj. moderately worn; edge of text-block bumped. Seller Inventory # Q00855
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 270 pages; 22 cm. Subtitle on DJ: The Occasional Papers of a Book Designer. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Dust jacket toned. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 116381
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Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
15 cm x 21,5 cm. 270 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Book and jacket design. Born 28 September 1907 in Berlin. 1926: went to London and studied at the County Council School of Arts and Crafts: typography, printing and bookbinding, the latter under Douglas Cockerell. 1928: emigrated to New York. 1932: moved to California where he read (foreign) books for the story departments of Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers, and worked with printers. 1937: returned to New York and began his career as a book designer, having been trained by his brother George Salter. Until 1942 worked for the printer American Book-Stratford Press, New York. 1943-64: designed books for Pantheon Books, New York. Became a U.S. citizen mid 1930s. (Germandesigners). Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 71070AB
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