Designers in Britain, 1851 - 1951, Volume Three [Vol 3, III] : A Biennial Review of Graphic and Industrial Design Compiled by the Society of Industrial Artists
by Society of Industrial Artists; Milner Gray; Nikolaus Pevsner; et al
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London: Allan Wingate, 1951. Very Good condition. A clean copy. Inner hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Oversize Hardcover. 9.75" wide by 12.25" tall. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 800 prints and photographs. This is a survey of contemporary British design -- marketing, publishing, industrial. It features examples of outstanding design for advertising, packaging, books, posters, exhibitions, industrial and pattern design, etc. Included are works by hundreds of artists including John Buckland-Wright, Reynolds Stone, Jan Tschichold, Joan Hassall, Paul Hogarth, John Lewis, Ruari McLean, Enid Marx, Keith Murray, David Pye, Ronald Searle, Wells Coates, Lynton Lamb, John Lewis, Edward Bawden, Mischa Black, Sir Francis Meynell, etc. Bound in the original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Also has historical essays: A CENTURY OF COMMERCIAL ART, 1851-1951 by Milner Gray; A CENTURY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND DESIGNERS, 1851-1951 by Dr. Nikolaus Pevsner; FIFTY YEARS OF BRITISH MONOTYPE TYPE FACES (reprinted from THE MONOTYPR RECORDER, Vol. XXXIX, No. 2, Autumn 1950). Index to Designers' Clients. Index to Advertisements. Index to Designers. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 308pp.
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- Title
- Designers in Britain, 1851 - 1951, Volume Three [Vol 3, III] : A Biennial Review of Graphic and Industrial Design Compiled by the Society of Industrial Artists
- Author
- Society of Industrial Artists; Milner Gray; Nikolaus Pevsner; et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Allan Wingate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art / Fine Arts / Arts & Crafts;
- Size
- 308pp
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