Dwiggins Melcher Frederic (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Black and white illustrations. First edition. Moderate shelf wear and aging, else very good in black cloth and brown paper covered boards. No dust jacket. B00117XPW6.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Black and white illustrations. First edition. Moderate shelf wear and aging, else very good in red cloth. No dust jacket. B00117XPW6.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Day Co. January 1927 Binding: Hardcover slight bumping and robbing to boards, discoloration to interior of front board, previous owner notations on FFEP.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. Angelo, Valenti; W. A. Dwiggins; et al (illustrator). First Edition, Limited 640 copies. New York: The Typophiles, 1951. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Typophile Chap Books, XXV (#25). Laid in is a 16-page pamphlet, THE TYPOPHILES CHAP BOOK COMMENTARY 26. First Edition. Limited to 640 copies. Illustrations by Valenti Angelo, W. A. Dwiggins, Bruce Rogers, Fritz Eichenberg, etc. Contents: AS I KNEW HIM by Harry Miller Lydenberg; JOHN ARCHER, EDITOR'S FRIEND by Deoch Fulton; THE LIBRARY AS PUBLISHER AND PRINTER by Karl Brown; LEANING TOWER, TYPOPHILE by Paul A A. Bennett; BESIDE THE LIBRARY LIONS by Frederic G. Melcher; GOOD BOOKMAN AND FRIEND by George L. McKay; and ON BUILDING THIS BOOK by Paul A. Bennett. 4.5" wide by 7" tall. Bound in the original gray cloth, stamped in bright gold over black decorative panels on the spine and front cover. First Edition, Limited 640 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Angelo, Valenti; W. A. Dwiggins; et al. (xiv), 94pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Yes, illustrated. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Scarce early AIGA publication showcasing Fifty Books Exhibited by the Institute, 1926, issued under the auspices of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and published by The John Day Company in 1927. Introductions by W.A. Dwiggins and Frederic G. Melcher discuss evolving standards of design, typography, and book production in the early 20th century. A key document in American graphic arts history and an important reference for collectors of fine press and design ephemera. From the formative period of AIGA's "Fifty Books of the Year" exhibitions-still the organization's most enduring award program. Author: W.A. Dwiggins, Frederic G. Melcher Publisher: The John Day Company, New York Year: 1927 Special attributes: First edition, AIGA publication, typographic design by W.A. Dwiggins Topic: Graphic design, book arts, printing history, typography Subject: American Institute of Graphic Arts, book design, publishing history Keywords: AIGA, Fifty Books, Dwiggins, John Day, printing, typography, fine press, design history Condition: Very good, mild toning and edge wear consistent with age, tight binding, clean interior Mm1025-72.

sm folio, 31cm, 10 page of text plus 50 plates, quarter black cloth backed paper over boards, very good to fine (Bks_ds). ~ Fifty books are represented (each with title-page & text pages displayed) selected by the American Institute for Graphic Arts for its fourth annual exhibition of Fifty Books for the Year. With essays: Notes on the Structure of a Book. ((Dwiggins) & The Printer and his Public. (Melcher).

Condition: Good. Folio. [62 pp]. Red cloth-covered boards and original dustjacket. Good with substantial chipping and staining to dustjacket. Black and white plates. Prospectus of best typography for books published in 1926. Printed in the United States. First edition. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.

Hardcover. Orange boards with black spine. Gilt lettering on spine. 10 pages, 50 unnumbered pages : illustrations. The illustrations are reproductions of title-pages, text, etc., which contain "the essence of the typographer's design." The books were selected by the American Institute of Graphic Arts for its fourth annual exhibition of fifty books of the year. Very Good. Cover has general wear. Bookblock has foxing. Interior pages have age toning.