Design Merle Armitage (62 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Maps, Title Page Eagle And Chapter Head Decorations By Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano, Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 282 Pp. One Of 2000 Numbered Copies Signed By The Author. Book Is Fine, No Wear; Dj Worn, Torn, Chipped And Lacking Front Flap. Pencil Title On Additional Protective Paper Jacket, Probably Written By Napolitano, The Illustrator, Who Also Collected Armitage's Books. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Color And B/W Plates By Russell Cowles (illustrator). 1st Edition. 53 Pp + 47 Numbered Plates And Two Frontispiece Plates. Apparently An Overstock Copy, Same As Limited Edition, With Colophon, But No Limitation Statement Or Signature. Fine In Near Fine Dj With Just A Trace Of Rubbing Right At Corners, No Marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. Decorative Drawings By Alberta Sordini; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 569 Pp. Fine In Near Fine Dj, With The Rare "Bmi Music Locater" Strip Produced For This Book, With Size Rulings, Laid In Loosely. Signed By California Artist Pasquale Napolitano, Who Did Many Architectural Murals In The 1920'S And 1930'S, And Who Illustrated Books For Armitage.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Photographs; Cover And Title Page Illustration By Pasquale G Napolitano; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 44 Pp Including Bibliography At End. Light Wear, Browning, Stamp Of Architectural Firm With Their Inventory Number.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket And Decorations By Margaret Keefe (illustrator). 1st Edition. 206 Pp. Black And Gilt Heavy Card Covers. Lightly Used, Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. Photography By Alean And John Miller, Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition, Trade Issue, Not The Signed Limited Edition. This Example Inscribed By Armitage To His Long-Time Friend And Illustrator Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife, "Jonnie & Emmie Christmas 1961 From Merle". Near Fine, Slight Rubbing At Corners, A Little Faint Foxing At Top Edge And Foredge Of Page Block, In Very Near Fine Dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Photographs; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 102 Pp. One Of 1250 Copies Of The First Edition; Undated But Circa 1947-1948. Fine Study Of Navajo Weaving. Just A Hint Of Wear, And Very Slight Browning To Spine; Ownership Name Of Collector Aurelia Mclean Of Inyo, Dated Nov 19, 1948 In Santa Fe.

87p., red frontispiece, rubricated title page, illustrated with b&w plates from drawings, first edition in 9x6 inch black cloth boards with red titling, and dust jacket. Cloth is edgeworn with bits of fray at the rims, corner-tips and bottom edge have lost a little sizing and color, generic bookplate fixed to the ffep and an odd little bookseller's fiche on back pastedown. The dj price-clipped with faded spine panel and a small chip-and-tear at the head which has been tacked inside with a tiny piece of clear tape. NB, jacket also seems short by a quarter-inch and may have been trimmed. Features several short anecdotal chapters on Elfego Baca, and some original interview-exchanges with him; Baca retired to Albuquerque and coasted a little on his reputation as a dealer in death.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. Design By Merle Armitage, Over 400 Photographs, Maps And Silhouettes By Al Ewers (illustrator). 1st Edition. 319 Pp. Near Fine In Near Fine Dj, Slight Rubbing At Spine Ends And Tips, 3/16" Square Chip At Bottom Of Rear Spine Edge, Not Price-Clipped, Slight Browning To Spine Of Dj.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Photographs; Cover And Title Page Illustration By Pasquale G Napolitano; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 44 Pp Including Bibliography At End. Fine, 70 Years Old But As New. From The Collection Of The Artist, Pasquale G Napolitano.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine DJ. Design And Drawings By Merle Armitage, Drawings By Saul Bernstein (illustrator). 1st Edition. 259 Pp. First Edition. Fine In Fine Dj, Not Price Clipped, No Wear At All.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. 1st Edition. 73 Pp. Printed Brown Wrappers, Dj Printed In Red And Black, Hinges Reinforced With Grey Binders Tape, As Issued, The Paperback Issue. 1 1/4" Tear At Top Rear Spine Edge Of Dj, 1/8" Tear At Top Front Spine Corner, Else Fine In Fine Dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Drawings By Li Browne; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 87 Pp. Blue Cloth Printed In Red, Touch Of Wear, Near Fine. Two Dj's, One Blue Printed In Red, Very Good, The Other Yellow Printed In Blue-Green, Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Blue Cloth Spine, Gilt, Blue Boards Printed In Red And Dark Blue. Stated Second Edition. Copyright Statement "Copyright 1946 By Merle Armitage/Printed In The United States Of America/ Second Edition", Although The Otherwise Identical First Edition Has Copyright Date Of 1947, Confusingly. Dj With Red Scalloped Border Along Top And Bottom Of Front Panel, A Border Not Present In The (Unstated) First Edition. Dj With Wear And Very Small Losses At Corners, 1/8" To 1/4" Chipping Across Bottom Of Spine, , Browning To Edges And Spine, Not Price-Clipped.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Photographs Throughout (illustrator). 1st Edition. 15 Pp. Linen Card Wrappers, Printed In Black. First Issue, Printed By "Clarks Studio, Santa Fe". Fine, No Wear Or Damage Or Marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 165 Pp Grey Bopards Printed In Black And Rust. Light Wear, No Fraying Or Tears, Slight Browning To Spine. Inscribed By Thge Author To Artist Jan Stussy "To A Fine Artist- Jan Stussy / Thought You Might Like To Know That Besides Writing Books On Picasso, I Also Write Songs Singing The Praises Of The Artistic Talents Of Arthur Millier. I Don't Even Hesitate In Using Good Old Art's Name Alongside Of Macdonald Wright's In The Same Breath- A Flexible Fellow I. Hope You Enjoy My Book, Thoughtfully, Lou. P. S. I Also Stomp Out Grass Fires. (Apply For Rates)." Jan Stussy (1922-1990) Was A Multifaceted Craftsman Who Worked In Paint, Silk-Screening And Film. The Documentary "Gravity Is My Enemy," Co-Produced With John Joseph, Won A 1977 Academy Award. It Was Based On The Life Of Quadriplegic Artist Mark Hicks, And Its Production Involved Both The Ucla Art And Theater Arts Departments. It Also Earned Four Other National And International Awards. Stussy Was An Experimenter Whose Imagination Led Him Into Psychedelic Nudes, To Disfigured Mannequins, To Watercolors And To Interchangeable Mural Panels That He Moved About In His Home For Varied Effects. He Once Mixed Coffee Grounds With His Paints For Purposes Of Texture And Often Used Building Materials Instead Of Canvases. He Created More Than 5,000 Paintings, Sculptures And Prints And They Hang In 130 Private Collections Around The World And In Museums Ranging From The Smithsonian Institute And National Gallery Of Art In Washington, To Israel, To Municipal Showplaces In Virginia And California. His Ingenuity Sometimes Brought Him Into Conflict With Art Critics. The Times' Henry Seldis, While Expressing His Appreciation For Stussy's Diverse Talents, Wrote In 1967 That He Hoped The Artist Would Not Want To Be Remembered Solely As "A Clever Showman." Stussy Began Teaching At Ucla In 1947 At The Old Moore Hall Building. He Also Taught Extension Classes From 1957 To 1980, Helping To Develop That Program Into One Of Mass Appeal For Adults. In 1979 He Was Voted The "Outstanding Teacher Award In The Visual Arts, Ucla Extension.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dustjacket,Slipcase. Plates By Kandinsky, Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano, Elise, Picasso, Feininger, Arp, Etc. (illustrator). 1st Edition. V, 155 Pp + Plates At End. Yellow Dust Jacket Printed In Black, Attached Over Plain Boards. Light Wear, Spine Very Slightly Browned And With 1/4" Water Spot On Spine And Tiny Tears At Corners, 1" Crack At Bottom Of Front Endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 165 Pp Grey Boards Printed In Black And Rust. Light Wear, No Fraying Or Tears, Slight Browning To Spine. Inscribed By The Author To His Friend, The Pianist Clarence Gustlin (1885-1978). Fine In A Near Fine Price Clipped Dust Jacket With Some Browning To Spine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Color And B/W Plates; Design By Merle Armitage; Division Heads By Albert Christ-Janer, Buckley Mac-Gurrin, Paul Landacre, Carl Milles And Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 328 Pp. First Edition. This Example Inscribed To Armitage's Friend And Illustrator Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife " Jonnie And Emmie From From Isabelle And Merle 1959". Fine In Fine Dj, Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1/500 Copies Only. Yellow Card Covers Printed In Red And Black, Taller Than The Text Block. Compiled From His Notes Of A Short Lecture. A Near Fine Example, Immaculate, With Slight Rubbing At Top And Bottom Ends Of Spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One Of 684 Copies Distributed With A "New Directions" Label Over The Publisher's Name On The Title Page. 335 Pp. Black Cloth Spine, Orange Boards, Stamped In Blue, With Blue Endpapers. First Printing. Fine, No Wear Tiny Rubs At Bottom Edge Of Tips And To Front Board Near Spine, No Other Rubbing Or Wear, Some Fading To Blue Topstain. Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped, Immaculate, No Wear, A Faint 3/8" And Another 1/8" Damp Spot On Spine, With Slight Darkening To Spine, No Chips Or Tears Etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. (Viii), 151 Pp. Blue Boards Stamped In Red And Gilt, With Paste-On Cover Illustration. Near Fine, Light Rubbing Along Bottom Edges And Along Top Edge Of Spine. Dust Jacket Bright And Clean, Price Clipped, No Fading, A Few Touches Of Rubbing At Edges. Inscribed By The Author To The Book Designer, "To My Friend, Merle Armitage- A Genius Among Book Designers, And A Man Among Men. Stanley Young 8 December 1952. Deerfield Beach, Fla.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 102 Pp. One Of 1250 Copies Of The First Edition; Undated But Circa 1947-1948. Excellent Study Of Navajo Weaving. Fine, No Wear Or Marks, Just A Hint Of Fading At Edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Drawings By Orlando Padilla; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 103 Pp. First Printing (1961 Copyright, No Additional Printing Indicated), Orange Printed Wrappers. Signed By The Author On The Half-Title, Additionally Inscribed By Merle Armitage At Christmas 1962 To Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife; Napolitano Illustrated Many Of Armitage's Books From The Thirties To Sixties. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Original Lithograph, 28 Plates, Frontispiece Portrait Photograph By Edward Weston (illustrator). 1st Edition. Large Format 8 Pp Brochure, Two Pages Of Text; 8 Pp "Millard Sheets / Biographical Data" Laid In Loosely. Also With, A Copy Of Millard Sheet's Own Promotional Bio Summary, 3 Pp., Dated 10/7/83, Also Laid In Loosely.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Color And B/W Plates; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 53 Pp. First Printing. Printed On One Side Only, Plus Glossy Color Plates. First Edition. This Example Inscribed To Marshall Lee By Merle Armitage, Dated 1966. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Photographs Throughout By Wyatt Davis, Frasher's, Barry Goldwater, George Grant, Fred Harvey, Inc., Laboratory Of Anthropology, Carl Mountpleasant, W. T. Mullarky, Nationalk Park Service, Milton Snow, Ben Witrtick, Etc. ; Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 2nd Edition. 161 Pp. Second Edition, Revised, Also With New Postscript And Photographs. Book Is Fine, Dj (Yellow, Printed In Red, Priced$4.25) Is Near Fine With Just A Trace Of Rubbing, No Fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Merle Armitage (design), Alberta Sardini, P G Napolitano, & Merle Armitage (drawings), Erle Stanley Gardner (photos) (illustrator). None Stated. One of Gardner's early accounts of his travels in North America - from Puget Sound to the Yucatan Peninsula with numerous stops, primarily in Northern Mexico, in between. Illustrated with numerous B&W photographs. Dark blue cloth boards with red lettering and decoration. The corners of the DJ flaps are clipped except for the bottom of the front. Light edge wear to the DJ. The internals are clean and tight with minimal wear. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Merle Armitage (design), Alberta Sardini, P G Napolitano, & Merle Armitage (drawings), Erle Stanley Gardner (photos) (illustrator). First Edition. One of Gardner's non-fiction books. Covers a variety of locales - desert country, Puget Sound, the Yucatan Peninsula, the Yaqui River, & Barranca Country. The DJ has a .25" x .25" hole in the center of the spine, some mild wear at the edges, and light soiling. A very good copy of an early title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Photographs; Endpapers From Design By Merle Armitage (illustrator). 1st Edition. 192 Pp. Black Cloth Over Yellow Boards Printed In Black. #192 Of 475 Copies. Fine In Fine Glassine Dj, No Wear. With The Prospectus For The Book. Inscribed By The Author To The Wife Of Armitage's Friend Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano, The Subject Of Armitage's 1935 Book, And Later Illustrator Of Many Of Armitage's Other Books: "Emma Napolitano, Via Our Mutual Friend Merle. Our Home Enjoys Some Of The Napolitano Art." Emmie Napolitano Was A Professional Weaver For Many Decades, Including Work For A Modernist Fabric Maven In La, And Who Often Worked With Napolitano On His Own Designs Including Many For Churches In The Southwest. Inscribed by Author(s).