Conkwright P J (16 results)

self paper wrappers. Conkwright, P.J. (illustrator). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Presentation of the Goudy Award to American book designer P.J. Conkwright. With a biographical sketch of Conkwright. A.L.s. from Alexander S. Lawson of Rochester Institute of Technology laid in.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. ***VERY GOOD CONDITION***CLEAN PAGES*** Light cover wear. Light edge wear to cover. We specialize in non-fiction books. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

First Edition. #1009/2500 copies. First Edition. Near Fine condition.

About fine condition. Illustrated by no illustrations. 1st trade edn. Binding is cloth & boards.

Conkwright, P.J. (illustrator). 8vo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. 10 pages with 8 pages of illustrations. With a checklist of books in the exhibition. paper wrappers, paper cover label.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. P.J. Conkwright (Jacket Design) (illustrator). Copyright © 1970 by the Trustees of the. 261 + xv pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp glossy pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Relevant newspaper articles placed by previous owner included. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal, minor or light wear around edges.

Condition: Fine. - The approximately 2 inch high by 3 inch wide book label of pressman Fridolf Johnson is signed within its decorative green border "P. J. Conkwright". Near fine. After receiving a B.A. in history from the University of Kentucky, graphic designer and typographer P. J. Conkwright [1905-1986] joined the staff of the University of Oklahoma Press where he also received his M.A. in English and history with an emphasis on American printing history, which was the subject of his thesis. In 1939 he became the art director for the Princeton University Press and later taught design until his retirement in 1970. At Princeton he brought innovative and modern design to the conservative academic audience of university books and transformed the university into a center for innovative design. He had fifty books selected for AIGA's "Fifty Books of the Year" contest and received the AIGA Gold Medal in recognition of his work in 1955.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Art, Graphics, Printing) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 19, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 250 copies and printed on Curtis rag. Part of The Frederic W. Goudy Distinguished Lecture in Typography for 1974. A very scarce pamphlet.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. P.J. Conkwright (illustrator). First Edition. Out of print. Design by P.J. Conkwright. Binding is cloth boards.

No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Fine. George F. Trenholm, Edwin H. Stuart, P.J. Conkwright & T.M. Cleland (illustrator). Four sets of Specimen Sheets (17 x 22) with accompanying cards (8 1/2 x 11) within an envelope addressed to Mr. Joseph A. Foster - Scripps College Press. Pencil notes on envelope with pin holes on top of specimen sheets. Oxford & Monticello specimen designed by P.J. Conkwright of Princeton University; Baskerville specimen designed by T.G. Bixler of Pittsburgh, Penn.; Bodoni specimen designed by George F. Trenholm of Boston, Mass.; and Bulmer specimen designed by T.M. Cleland of New York, N.Y.

Mounted Sheets. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Specimen sheet (560mm. x 430mm.), accompanying sheet (280mm. x 220mm.), mounted in a card folder. Pin marks and some tape marks, with small losses to corners of specimen sheet. [808] Size: 320mm. x 240mm.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the concept of function in book design. It examines the relationship between the practical needs of the reader and the demands of a commercially successful product. The author delves into the specific design elements that contribute to a book's utility, such as running heads and typography. The text also grapples with the tension between tradition and innovation in book design. The author discusses the merits of incorporating past styles while arguing for a contemporary approach that reflects the unique characteristics of the era in which the book is being created. The book ultimately emphasizes the importance of creating books that are both beautiful and useful, recognizing that these qualities are not mutually exclusive. It encourages designers to consider the full range of their audience's needs, from aesthetics to practicality, to produce truly meaningful and enduring works. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ. Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. 128 Pp + Photographs Of Design Work By Each Of The Authors. This Example Inscribed By Armitage To His Friend And Illustrator Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife, "For Emmy And Jonnie Christmas 1949 From Merle". Photographs Of Armitage's Book On Napolitano, Including The Cover, Title Page, And Portrait By Brett Weston, Are Illustrated In This Book. Fine In A Very Good + Dj With Slight Rubbing And A 1/8" Chip At Top Of Rear Spine Edge. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. 1st Edition. 215 Pp. Essay On Kafka's "The Trial" By Kenneth Rexroth, With Sets Of Pages For Projected Editions By Each Of The Six Designers, This Book Designed By Lee. Fine, In A Lightly Worn Plain Brown Rice Paper Dj,With Edge Tears And Small Creases But Only Minute Losses. This Example Inscribed By Armitage To His Friend And Illustrator Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife, ""For Dear Emmy And Jonnie - For Their Collection Of M.A. Material. Love Merle 1968.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Pp. 10, 8 plates; roy. 8vo; grey textured paper wrappers, printed label, stapled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper; Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1963. *Printed as a tribute to P. J. Conkwright by his colleagues at Princeton University Press, accompanying an exhibition, with selective checklist, of his work.