Show Shocards by Atkinson (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. 47 pages and 121 plates in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's signature on the ffep. Hinges are torn but intact. A small stain on the fpdep. Page edges are darkened and smudged. Bound in green cloth with pictorial titles and designs. Worn around the edges with bumps and tears. Boards are stained and scuffed with some scratches. 1ST EDITION. VG-. Book.

Later printing. Later printing. 121 plates. 47 (+9 ads) pp. text. 1 vols. 4to. Olive pictorial cloth. Extremities a bit rubbed; Very Good 121 plates. 47 (+9 ads) pp. text. 1 vols. 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Showcards, Advertising, Type Styles, Posters (illustrator). Apparent 1st. Sub-title to A Show at Shocards is "Comprehensive, Complete, Concise" and the introduction describes its intent as presenting "all that can be desired in the way of practical method execution and design, relative to the art as applied and practiced in every-day work in show card shops or studios and department stores." Then, in text and illustration the book sets out as a primary source of information on this art form. The first 47 pages are devoted to text material which includes examples of type variations, colour combinations and equipment. Other illustrations in this section include heraldic style devices, 16 pages of type faces plus one pagr of additional designs. Then follows the illustrated sectioncontaining 121 figures showing card examples and base designs, these are followed by five unpaginated pages with further design/type examples. This interesting publication represents showcard technology in the early 1900s, well before the age of computer generation of this art form. No publication date is given, the copyright note states 1918, 1913 and 1912 but there is no indication that the book was published prior to 1918. Book paginated only tp page 47, figures 1 to 103 are each one sided only with the reverse blank, 104 to 121 are double printed with multiple illustrations, text block is 2cm thick exclusive of covers. Dark green hard covers VG with coloured design/decoration at front, yellow titles to spine, light wear at corners and spine extremities, text block is generally excellent with four early pages (one sheet) loose, appearing to have missed sewing during production --- these preceed Figure 1, The lower corner margin of the final figure (No 121) is missing with no intrusion to the illustrations. Internally the book is bright and clean, there are no inscriptions. Unpacked weight 1.2 kgs; additional shipping may be required for offshore despatch.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original pictorial green cloth. Fray to spine ends/points toning/rubbing to cloth . Foxing, minor spine breaks. PO blindstamp. The occasional minor mark to pages. 47 text pages, plus plates, index, and ads. ; quarto.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Frederick J Drake and Co, Chicago, IL. 1929. 56 pgs. Illustrated with figures 1 to 103 are each one sided only with the reverse blank, 104 to 121 are double printed with multiple illustrations. Bound in green cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are sunned and faded along the spine). Previous owner's name stamped to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The introduction describes its intent as presenting "all that can be desired in the way of practical method execution and design, relative to the art as applied and practiced in every-day work in show card shops or studios and department stores. Frank H. Atkinson was a sign painter from the ART NOUVEAU era, who lived in Chicago and worked mostly for Cadillac. His books influenced hand lettering and sign painting for many years. A number of digital fonts are based on his designs. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 56 pages.

4to. pp. [4], 47. numerous b/w illus. cloth (extremities worn with some fraying at corners, 3 rubber-stamps, with signatures on front free endpaper).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. A Show At Sho'Cards | Comprehensive, Complete, Concise (1918) | Frank H. Atkinson (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2009 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781120130341 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.