The 20th Century Book: Its Illustration and Design Tapa dura - 1984

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Herbert Press Ltd, 1984-04-01T00:00:01Z. 2nd Revised edition. hardcover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Fading to spine. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

London, The Herbert Press, 1984. Hardcover. Good.

New York: The Herbert Press, 1984. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Well-illustrated survey of the best in book design and illustration in the 20th century. 271 pages, illustrations. New and revised edition. Brown cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Minimal shelf wear to jacket edges, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Herbert Press Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0906969417 . 272pp, illustrated bound in brown cloth with dustwrapper ; quarto; 272 pages .

London : Herbert Press, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 271 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Subjects; Illustrated books � History � 20th century. Books � History � 20th century.

London : Herbert Press, 1984. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Abundantly illustrated and complete with a comprehensive bibliography. Physical description: 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Art nouveau or private press historian -- The new typography in Germany and France and the English renaissance in printing -- The influence of the French editions de luxe on commercial book production in England and America -- The effect of German impressionism and expressionism on book illustration -- English and American traditions in illustration -- The wood engraving revival in England and France -- The illustration and design of children's books -- The paperback explosion and design of the modern book Subjects: 1900-1999; Illustrated books; History 20th century; Book design History; Printing History 20th century; Book design;… Leer más

Herbert Press, London, second edition, 1984. Cloth, large 4to, 291 x 216 mm,. 271 pp, over 460 illustrations (36 in colour). From the blurb: "In the first part of the book the author describes the conflict of ideas in book design since the 1880s, firstly between the Art Nouveau movement and the followers of William Morris and then in the 1920s between the work of the Bauhaus as the protagonists of Die Neue Typographie in Germany and the supporters of the renaissance of a classical style in printing in England and the United States. The greater part of the book is taken up with book illustration, beginning with the influence of French editions de luxe on American and British illustrated books, showing the work of such artists as Bonnard, Segonzac, Dufy and Leger. A chapter on German Expressionism introduces the work of Slevogt, Kokoschka, Georg Grosz and Paul Klee, together with the Surrealist book illustrations of Max Ernst and his followers. A chapter on English and American traditions in… Leer más

London: Herbert Press, 1984. 2nd Revised. Hardcover. Good/Good. 271 pages. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated - some color. Foxing to edges, preliminary pages. Light wear to dust jacket. Unmarked copy. Record # 612721