New York: Princeton Architectural Press for New York Chapter/American Institute of Architects, 1987. Rodchenko, Alexander. First edition. Soft cover. [32]p, many black-and-and white ills. Exhibition catalogue. Texts by Bowlt, Alexander Lavrentjev, and Vieri Quilici on Rodchenko's photographs and graphic design, architectural language, and constructivist theory. Can be sent outside the..... More

Berlin: Verband Bildender Kunstler Deutschlands, Sektion Gebrauchsgrafik, 1954. First edition. Soft cover. N.p. [ca. 50p] + ca. 30 color ills. on plates, 2 folding. In German. International exhibition catalogue of 230 mid-century posters, with some emphasis on Soviet bloc artists. Examples chiefly from East Germany; also West Germany, Great Britain..... More

New York: E. Weyhe, n.d. [1944-45]. First edition. Unbound sheet. One sheet, ca. 9 x 12 inches folded. Creased across (probably from mailing), light age wear and soil. Promotes the "limited edition for libraries and collectors" of "a significant autobiography," Accent on America by designer Merle Armitage (1944).   The edition..... More

Cologne: DuMont, et al. 1990. Hannes Jãhn. First edition. Paperback original (self wrappers). 399p, many ills., several pls. in color. Slightly skewed from poor storage. Memorial appreciations by various colleagues, friends, and students of Jähn, with a generous sampling of his work. Book jackets, book design, posters, illustration, photography, etc...... More

Pasadena: Art Center College of Design, 1985. First edition. Soft cover. N.p. (285 items), several ills., several in color. Owner's blind stamp on first page. Exhibition catalogue, surprisingly uncommon. Checklist of 285 drawings, paintings, posters, prints, album covers, editorial and book illustration, calendars, printed ephemera (stationery and menus), games, books..... More

Zurich: Graphis Press (Walter Herdeg), 1970/71. First edition. Soft cover. Pp. 109-194, many photos and other ills., many in color. Published as part of volume 26. Cover design by Fritz Gottschalk. In English, German, and French. Feature articles on designers Armin Hofmann, Gottschalk + Ash, and Hans-Ulrich + Ute Osterwalder..... More

Zurich: Graphis Press (Walter Herdeg), 1974/75. First edition. Soft cover. Pp. 279-368, many photos and other ills., many in color. Published as part of volume 30. Cover design by Les Mason. In English, German, and French. Photo is cropped on the right. Long feature article on "Diagrams: The Graphic Visualization..... More

Chicago: Chicago University of Commerce, 1913. No stated edition. Hardcover. 293p, many photos and line ills. Some offsetting from the plates. No jacket (as issued?). Textbook, with test questions at the end. Chapters by Thomas A. Bird, Homer J. Buckley, Henry S. Bunting, E.N. Ferdon, and Samuel C. Dobbs. On..... More

Moscow: Detgiz [State Publishing House for Children's Literature], 1958-59. Unstated editions. Soft cover; hardcover. Most are 16-20p. All soft cover except Cat's House, which is 48p and in boards. Cat's House is a play; the others are verse about animals (About Everything in the World is also an ABC book)..... More

Paris: Le Courrier Graphique, 1956. First edition. Soft cover. 108p, many ills. and printing-related ads (some in flat color). Issue 86 of this French trade journal devoted to book design and the printing and publishing industries. Surveys a decade of French typography, fine press books, photography books, pocket books ("un..... More

Stuttgart: Deutscher Sparkassenverlag, 1992. First edition. Soft cover. 190p, many color ills. Color-packed survey of advertising posters made for the German savings bank, from the late 1920s through 1992, along with historical texts. Many well-known artists, and a wide variety of styles, are here. The title, "He who doesn't honor..... More

Chicago: M.A. Donohue (copyright P.F Volland Company), 1923. Richardson, Frederick. Presumably first edition; no later printings are noted. Hardcover. [98]p, many color ills. by Frederick Richardson. No jacket (as issued?). Brown cloth with mounted color illustration. The covers are a little loose, which is due partly to flexible hinges that..... More

Monterrey, Mexico: La Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc, n.d. [1930s]. No stated edition. Unbound sheets. Eight bifolia on card stock, 16 ills. (8 of them color plates) + 8 color advertisements for Cerveza Carta Blanca beer. Lacks the numbers following 8 (9, 10, 11, and more?). A collection of texts about and reproductions..... More