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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1956. Softbound. tiny stain to fore edge and a couple of nicks to rear cover else a very good copy. Comprises contributions by James Thurber, James T, Farrell, W. H. Auden, et al.
Print of a Typographic illustration from "The Ghosts of the Underblows" by Alfred Young Fisher, Inscribed by Lustig to P. K. Thomajon by LUSTIG, Alvin - 1940
by LUSTIG, Alvin
Print of a Typographic illustration from "The Ghosts of the Underblows" by Alfred Young Fisher, Inscribed by Lustig to P. K. Thomajon
by LUSTIG, Alvin
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- near fine
- Signed
[Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1940. Unbound. Near Fine. Abstract typographic print in orange and black with circles and dotted rectangles. Measuring 7" x 9½". Faintest age-toning, evidence of adhesive on verso from being mounted, else about fine. Inscribed by Lustig in the bottom margin to P. K. Thomajon: "To 'P.K.' with deepest regards, Alvin Lustig '44." Thomajon was himself a noted designer.
One of the typographic designs from Fisher's rare book *The Ghosts of the Underblows* published in 1940 by Ward Ritchie. Lustig's lithography in orange and black ink on off-white wove paper.
"Lustig was experimenting with non-representational constructions made from slugs of metal typographic material, revealing the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom he studied for three months at Taliesin East. The most interesting of these slug compositions was for *Ghost in the Underblows* (1940) for Ward Ritchie Press, which echoed Constructivist typecase experiments from the early twenties yet revealed a distinctly native American aesthetic." - Steven Heller. Lustig was a leading American book, type, and graphic designer. His prints are especially uncommon.
One of the typographic designs from Fisher's rare book *The Ghosts of the Underblows* published in 1940 by Ward Ritchie. Lustig's lithography in orange and black ink on off-white wove paper.
"Lustig was experimenting with non-representational constructions made from slugs of metal typographic material, revealing the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom he studied for three months at Taliesin East. The most interesting of these slug compositions was for *Ghost in the Underblows* (1940) for Ward Ritchie Press, which echoed Constructivist typecase experiments from the early twenties yet revealed a distinctly native American aesthetic." - Steven Heller. Lustig was a leading American book, type, and graphic designer. His prints are especially uncommon.
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Format/Binding Unbound
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available 1
- Publisher Ward Ritchie Press
- Place of Publication [Los Angeles
- Date Published 1940
- Keywords Art/Illustration, BookCollecting, AssociationCopy, BusinessBooks
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Perspectives. Number Fourteen [14] Winter 1956
by Laughlin, James editor with cover illustration by Alvin Lustig
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - tiny stain to fore edge and a couple of nicks to rear cover else a very good copy
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- Paperback
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- 1
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scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
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£10.12
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Perspectives USA. Number Fifteen [15] Spring 1956
by Laughlin, James editor with cover illustration by Alvin Lustig
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - small tear to cover at heel of spine else a very good copy
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
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£12.14
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Intercultural Publications, 1956. Softbound. small tear to cover at heel of spine else a very good copy. Comprises contributions by Robert Lowry, Yvor Winters, et al.
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£12.14
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Perspectives USA. Number Sixfteen [16] Summer 1956
by Laughlin, James editor with cover illustration by Alvin Lustig
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - bump at crown of spine else a very good copy [p146 to 153 have occasional light underlining]
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
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scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
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£12.14
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Brooklyn: Intercultural Publications, 1956. Softbound. bump at crown of spine else a very good copy [p146 to 153 have occasional light underlining]. Comprises contributions by Ezra Pound, Hayden Carruth, Erich Frome, et al.
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£12.14
A Handful of Dust (New Classics 8)
by Waugh, Evelyn; Lustig, Alvin (dust jacket)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winona, Minnesota, United States
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£12.95
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Hardcover. Good. New Directions "New Classics Series," 1945 hardcover. No dust jacket. Cover shows minor wear. Binding still sound. Pages unmarked.
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£12.95
Under Western Eyes (New Directions, New Classics 33)
by Conrad, Joseph; (Alvin Lustig, dust jacket)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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£22.26
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New York: New Directions / Laughlin, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1951. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket designed by Alvin Lustig. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; clean contents. The DJ with loss to the spine ends, including the New Classics number; front flap barely attached to the rest of the jacket; edgewear with shallow chips and snags; rear panel soiled. Still, an attractive example of one of Lustig's simplest but most striking designs.
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A HANDFUL OF DUST
by Waugh, Evelyn; Alvin Lustig (Book jacket design)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First edition thus
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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£32.37
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New York: New Directions, 1945. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good/Good. First edition thus. Hardcover. The New Classics Series NC8. 12mo. 308pp. Beige cloth. Dust jacket has general wear with foxing on folds, edges and verso. Unclipped dust jacket has $1.50 price.
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£32.37
Edwin Arlington Robinson
by [ROBINSON] WINTERS, Yvor; Alvin Lustig (design)
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- first
- Condition
- Used
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- First Edition
- Quantity Available
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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£40.46
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Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1946. First Edition. First printing. 12mo. Green cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 162pp. Tight, Near Fine copy in attractive original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.00 at base of fron flap); light soil, a bit of toning at spine and margins, still Near Fine. In the New Directions "Makers of Modern Literature" series. The jacket, though unsigned, is by Alvin Lustig.
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THE PRINCESS OF CLEVES
by Madame de Lafayette; Alvin Lustig (Book jacket design)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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£48.56
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New York: New Directions, 1951. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Translated by Nancy Mitford. Translated by Nancy Mitford. Hardcover. The New Classics Series. NC 31.12mo. 210pp. Tan cloth with title in purple. Light wear to spine ends. Dust jacket is faded on spine with splits and wear at folds and tear across spine, making it very delicate. Now preserved in brodart dust jacket cover. Price clipped, no price on ads on rear panel.
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SELECTED POEMS
by LAWRENCE, D.H.; Alvin Lustig (Book jacket design)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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£48.56
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New York: New Directions, 1947. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Hardcover. The New Classics Series NC19. 12mo. 148pp. Smooth beige cloth, with brown lettering. Dust jacket is faded on spine and has edge wear and small edge tears, with small piece missing on rear panel. Front flap of dust jacket is clipped, but rear flap has $1.50 price. Ad on rear flap has $1.50 price also.
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Great Ideas of Western Man: John Ruskin on the Benefits of Education [Poster Art Designed by Alvin Lustig]
by [ALVIN LUSTIG] Container Corporation of America
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Quantity Available
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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£60.70
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Chicago: Container Corporation of America, 1951. First Edition. Loose sheet. Near Fine. Alvin Lustig. Single sheet 11 x 14 color lithograph printed one side on heavy paper. No detracting qualities. A fine example of Lustig's later period: a sentence from John Ruskin's The Stones of Venice arrayed in a variety of 19th century types. Herbert Bayer, Design Director for the CCA, commissioned great artists and designers to illustrate written ideas for an avant-garde ad campaign that lasted from 1950-1956. Besides dissemination in print media, posters were published in various portfolios over the span of the campaign. This poster is reproduced on p. 99 in Born Modern The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig by Heller and Cohen-Lustig (Chronicle, 2010). The authors cite the poster as reflecting Lustig's increased interest in antique wood types, later employed in his designs for Meridian book covers. Preserved in a clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing.
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£60.70