The 20th Century Book. Its Illustration And Design by Lewis John

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1984. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped ($35.00). NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp, obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 460 illustrations, 48 in full color. A valuable history of twentieth century book illustration, decorated and pictorial bindings, type and dust jacket design. Surveys commercial and private press productions, typography, illustrators, the wood engraving revival, art and design of children's books, etc. Discusses the influences on American and British illustrated books of Art Nouveau, the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris, French editions de luxe, European design and typography, etc. Revised and updated edition of a book first published in 1967. A visual feast that… Read More

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.. Near Fine. 1984. Second Edition. Softcover. 0442258402 . Stiff unmarked book in lightly rubbed covers. .

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. large paperback, pictorial card covers, a lightly creased spine o/w a very good tightly bound copy, text unmarked and clean, illustrated throughout, 271pp.

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1967, New York.. 29x22. 271. Ilustraciones en color y negro. (W1818)

New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984, 2nd ed.. 271 pp., ca. 460 ills. survey of the design and illustration of books, particularly in Britain and the USA in the 2oth c.; richly illustrated; art nouveau, die neue Typographie; artists: Bonnard, Dufy, Léger, Kokoschka, Slevogt, Grosz; good/very good condition

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1984. Softcover. Good. Smaal stain last pages; permanent marker line on bottom cut