Sun Moon Star by Vonnegut, Kurt; Chermayeff, Ivan - 1980

Hutchi. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/As New. Ivan Chermayeff. CONDITION: UNREAD, tight and crisp, 1980 Hutchinson & Co (UK) large hardcover (decorated gray boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover if I can find one large enough), first edition. Powerful and bold colored pages with the text on the opposing page - white font on black pages. Problem: due to it's size and shelving it, there is some light edge wear to the DJ top edge. CONTENT: This book is an experiment in making music for the eye rather than the ear. Ivan Chermayeff made the ilustrations first, without saying what they meant. Then Kurt Vonnegut wrote words to fit the images he saw. This is a song then, whose music came first. A simple hymn for printing press. Others may find it entertaining to put their own words to Chermayeff's tune. A most unusual book. This is a real departure from what we usually expect from the late Mr. Vonnegut. It is a children's book in which KV reveals his own version of… Read More

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1980 Former owner's name on front fly leaf. Text clean, binding tight. Boards in very good condition. Dust jacket has long closed tear on front edge.

Hutchinson, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hutchinson, 1980 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A little shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Color illustrations. 64 pp..

London, England: Hutchinson, 1980. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. British First. a bit of edge wear to dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 64 pages; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Ivan Chermayeff. Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a dustwrapper which has a half-inch tear at top of spine with an internal sellotape repair. 64 pages. Descibed as "an experiment in making music for the eye rather than the ear." Chermayeff made the illustrations first then Vonnegut "wrote words to fit the images he saw.

Hutchinson. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0091424003 . Stiff unmarked book in clean gray cloth in high-gloss dust jacket with wear along front flap edge. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 64 pages .

Hutchinson, 1980 4to (31 cm), 64 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly sunned at the top, cloth somewhat dusted). "This book is an experiment in making music for the eye rather than the ear. Ivan Chermayeff made the illustrations first, without saying what they meant. Then Kurt Vonnegut wrote words to fit the images he saw.A simple hymn for printing press." (from the blurb)

Hutchinson, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ivan Chermayeff. First edition hardback in Very Good condition with a Very Good unclipped jacket. Dark grey cloth boards, lightly bumped, edges sunned otherwise clean, 52 pages, contents crisp, inscription to fep, otherwise very minor scattered use marks, binding tight and square. Jacket has light edge wear with a little scuffing to the folds of the flaps, surfaces clean but spine sunned, flaps creased. Free standard airmail worldwide.

Hutchinson, London, 1980. First Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Chermayeff, Ivan. silver titles spine; silver star & gilt sun front; The story of the Nativity retold by Vonnegut with the simple but stunning & bright, full-page designs of Chermayeff; "This book is an experiment in making music for the eye rather than the ear. Ivan Chermayeff made the illustrations first, without saying what they meant. Then Kurt Vonnegut wrote words to fit the images he saw. This is a song then, whose music came first. A simple hymn for printing press. Others may find it entertaining to put their own words to Chermayeff's tune."; very light edgewear to the price-clipped D/J.; 64 pages. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Illustrator: Chermayeff, Ivan. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Art; Theology; Christmas; Holidays & Special Occasions. ISBN: 0091424003. ISBN/EAN: 9780091424008. Inventory No: ART00091. . 9780091424008