Delafons Allan Ed (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Used copy with some wear. With dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Another excellent edition of the annual printing and graphic arts survey, well illustrated throughout and in VG+, clean, crisp and bright order. Among much else of interest the initial 'Whither graphic design?' essay by F H K Henrion is as relevant now as ever. Blue cloth with black and white titling rather mottled and lightly worn to edges. 4to. 168pp + 54pp advertising section to rear.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book with stickers and/or stamps throughout.

4to, pp. liv + 155; orange cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, front board lettered in blind; frontis., plates, photos, illus., advts to rear; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; some foxing throughout; prev bookseller's sticker in blue ink to ffep); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping & archival repairs; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing).…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xxviii., 168 pages + 56 pp. ads., col. & b/w illustrations, French/German/Italian/Spanish summary. Articles include Whither Graphic Design?; Projecting a Corporate Image; The Presentation of Company Accounts; A Decade of Type Design; Russian Typography; A Lithographic Wprkshop in Florence; Printing Types and Books. Artists/Designers include F H K Henrion, Germano Facetti, Hermann Zapf, Abram Games, Theo Crosby, Gene Federico, Bob Gill, Leo Lionni, Louis Silverstein, Milton Glaser, Bill Sokol, Tom Eckersley, Mino Maccari, Carlo Carra, Nobuya Abe, Ardengo Soffici, B Biro, Ronald Searle, Eric Fraser, Michael Foreman, Ecward Ardizzone, Paul Rand, Antonio Frasconi. Some shelfwear, library sheet to front pastedown, but no other library marks, edgewear, soiling, creasing to dustjacket. [805] Size: 290mm. x 215mm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear.

1st edition. Ex college library - stamps, remains of labels; folded facsimile of newspaper browned & worn; boards a little stained. Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback.

4to, pp. xl + 120; illus. cl bds; frontis., plates, illus., advts to rear; VG- (moderate scuffing, tanning/foxing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; ex libris stamp in black ink to ffep); lacking d/w.…

4to, pp. xxxi + 138; yellow cl bds, spine & front board lettered in white; frontis., photos, plates, illus., illus. & advts to rear; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stamp in black ink to ffep); in d/w, G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; extensive archival repairs; moderate tanning & foxing). …

xxviii, 168pp, unpaginated plates section, 56pp additional pages of adverts and samples, numerous bw, coloured and tinted ills throughout, etc 29x23, blue cloth, illustrated dw Ex lib, book plate on fep, dw chipped, grubby and rather worn, cloth slightly faded, edges browned, contents good. The Penrose Annuals are the 'quintessential record for the development of mass media, advertising, photography, design and typography throughout the 20th century'. [heavy item, may require additional postage].…

xl, 120pp, unpaginated plates section, 60pp additional pages of adverts and samples, numerous bw, coloured and tinted ills throughout, etc 29x23, white decorated cloth, coloured cellophane dw Ex lib, book plate on fep, shelf mark on spine, dw chipped and rather worn, cloth good, top edge browned, contents very good. The Penrose Annuals are the 'quintessential record for the development of mass media, advertising, photography, design and typography throughout the 20th century'. [heavy item, may require additional postage]. …

xxxviii, 115pp, unpaginated plates section, 56pp additional pages of adverts and samples, numerous bw, coloured and tinted ills throughout, etc 29x23, black cloth, white reversed text, coloured cellophane dw Ex lib, book plate on fep, shelf mark on spine, dw chipped with significant loss on top edge, cloth clean and bright, contents very good. The Penrose Annuals are the 'quintessential record for the development of mass media, advertising, photography, design and typography throughout the 20th century'. [heavy item, may require additional postage].…

lviii, 155pp, unpaginated plates section, 56pp additional pages of adverts and samples, numerous bw, coloured and tinted ills throughout, etc 29x23, red cloth, illustrated dw Ex lib, book plate on fep, dw chipped, grubby and rather worn, cloth slightly faded, top edge browned, contents good. The Penrose Annuals are the 'quintessential record for the development of mass media, advertising, photography, design and typography throughout the 20th century'. [heavy item, may require additional postage].…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A very good condition copy. Minor wear to cover and tanning to edging, however pages are very clean with no inscription. 1956 second issue, 192pp + index to advertisers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No d/w, but this book doesn't need one. Henry H Wills has signed the front pastedown. Olive boards, with an impressed 52 on the front have a few small marks, the contents are fine. An excellent display of the printers and publishers art in 1958 xxxi pps intro, 138 pps of text interspersed with 100 two sided plates (some sides blank) showing examples of the publisher's art, a Swiss Air Map, a newspaper, two or three fold out items (some paper has browned) and an example banknote, 38 pages of illustrations and 98 pps of trade adverts. A visual feast. Over 2.3.kg so will probably require extra if sent outside the UK.…

4to, pp. xl, 120, plus an advertising section. Cover and top edge litle soiled, o/w a VG tight copy in glassine dj. Heavy. Articles on printing processes, design, etc., with advertisements for equipment, paper, inks, printers. Includes "Typophiles' adventures in bookmaking," by Paul Bennett and, "Porson's Greek Types," by J.M. Mosley. …

4°, cloth with dustjacket. 1st edition. Contains many coloured images. XXXIX, 120 pages. 56 pages appendix and several unnumbered plates. Dustjacked slightly rubbed, otherwise fine copy. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated. Top edge very slightly dust-stained. D/w spine slightly yellowed and lightly rubbed at top. Additional postage might be required; please e-mail for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated. Top edge slightly dust-stained. Acetate d/w has a small nick at top of spine. Additional postage might be required; pleae e-mail for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A review of the graphic arts. Some library markings, tape marks to rear board and endpaper. Content clean and solid. Size: 4to. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A review of the Graphic Arts, Volume 53. Frontispiece is repro of woodcut of Antonio Frasconi. Numerous plates and illustrations within text employing various printing techniques. 115 pages of text excluding plates, large book. Black cloth cover with white gilted titles on spine and front cover. Spine is slightly sunned. Clear DJ with coloured design. Small tears around edges. VG+/G. Book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated. Edges very slightly yellowed. Acetate dustwrapper. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A brightly illustrated collection of four Penrose Annuals from 1959-1971, reviewing the latest trends in the graphic arts scene, each with the original dust wrapper. First editions. Each with the unclipped dust wrapper. Comprised of four volumes of The Penrose Annual. Founded in 1895, The Penrose Annual was a London-based review of graphic arts, printed annually until 1982. To this day, it remains an essential record of the development of the printing industry, highlighting progress in print media, advertising, photography, design and typography. This collection contains Volume 53, 56, 60 and 64 from 1959, 1962, 1967 and 1971. Filled with information surrounding the world of graphic art in the 1960s, including chapters on American printmaking, Eric Gill, drawing on stone, typewriters, graphic art in Belgium, Michelin Maps, and many more. Edited by Allan Delafons and Herbert Spencer, with contributions from many leading designers of the time. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with a few light marks to boards and minor shelf wear. Spotting to endpapers and a little to the fore edge. Fading to the spine of 53. Dust wrappers are very good, with edge wear and a few marks. Heavier wear and a few closed tears to volume 64. Plastic lifting to the backstrip of volume 56. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with light spotting, mainly to the first and last few pages. Near Fine. Various (illustrator). book. …