Kurt Plowitz (3 results)

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (Fish, Juvenile Fiction) A reading only copy. Boards/spine/hinges may be broken, detached, or missing. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes/highlighting, be heavily stained, or detached. May be missing non-text pages (e.g. end pages, half title, title, frontispiece.).…

Condition: Fine. New York, October 24, 1956., 1956. Fine. - Two postage stamps, one a 3 cent stamp, the other an 8 cent one, depicting the United Nations General Assembly Hall. The stamps are affixed to the 3-3/4 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide "United Nations / Nations Unies / New York" envelope. Both stamps bear the "United Nations / New York" and "First Day of Issue" cancellation stamps. The envelope is inscribed to Fridolf Johnson by Kurt Plowitz. "For Fridolf from Ti-Tu-Plowitz, designer". Fine. The Czech-born American artist Kurt Plowitz (1912-1969) was a prominent graphic artist who worked for the United Nations Presentation Unit. Plowitz designed several UN commemorative issues during the 1950's. An illustrator and artist as well as a fine pressman, the recipient Fridolf Johnson was an editor of American Artist Magazine until his retirement in the 1970's. As a graphic artist, he designed title panels for Hollywood movies and art & typography for advertising as well as dust jacket illustrations. He wrote and illustrated his own children's books in addition to other works. He also compiled and edited the Knopf book "Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Ives Washburn, 1945. Quarto. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear and tears. An excellent copy of this vintage children's story, scarcely found in jacket.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…