Ruth Vassos (59 results)

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hardcover. Condition: Good. E.P. Dutton & Company; New York, 1929. Hardcover. A Good, blue cloth binding, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, crimping to spine edges, bumped board corners, scratch/slice front board buckram, age toning to pages, rubbed spot top front board at spine, spine buckram separating from backing material, without Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], unpaginated, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good condition with wear to corners and edge of covers and 2 skinny white lines on back cover. Inner covers browned. John Vassos (illustrator). First edition.]. Illustrated with twenty-three stunning works by John Vassos, an artist who played a major role in promoting the Art Deco style in advertising art and book illustration. In Contempo, Vassos addresses what he considerers society's ills and challenges with text by his wife Ruth Vassos. Vassos, John (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, trade issue with navy cloth lettered in silver. Very Good, silver stamping rubbed, light wear, rear hinge starting, lacking dust jacket.

Hardcover. Quarto, unpaged [ca. 50 pages]. In Good condition. Spine is blue with silver print. In clear plastic sleeve. Boards in blue cloth, silver print; light blemishes to front panel. Text block has chipped fore edge to first and last two leaves. Illustrated: b&w plates. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in quarto column. 1410205. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Contempo' is a striking exploration of the pulse of the late 1920s, captured through the collaborative vision of illustrator John Vassos and writer Ruth Vassos. As a seminal work of Art Deco illustration and social commentary, it offers a rhythmic and stylized interpretation of the modern American landscape. Through a series of evocative plates and accompanying prose, the work examines the various forces shaping contemporary life, from the influence of 'The Radio' and 'The Tabloid' to the overarching impacts of 'Advertising,' 'Science,' 'Religion,' and 'War.'John Vassos's bold, geometric illustrations provide a visual shorthand for the machine age, while the text provides a psychological depth that questions the rapid pace of societal progress. This work serves as both an aesthetic triumph of the Art Deco movement and a poignant critique of the alienation and excitement inherent in urban modernity. 'Contempo' remains a significant cultural document, offering readers a unique window into the anxieties and aspirations of an era on the brink of profound change. It is an essential volume for those interested in graphic arts, the history of design, and the social evolution of the early twentieth century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover - as published. Good, head of spine is missing, general wear to cloth, pages are slightly browned. Spine sunned. Binding and hinges are both good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Navy blue cloth covered boards decorated with silver are loosely bound, sunned at spine, soiled & rubbed from handling & age. Pages are bright & clean throughout. Protected in mylar sleeve. Vassos, John (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1929. First edition, 1929. An artist's view of the future from the American Art Deco era, with brief essays on topics accompanied by a futuristic black and white plate. Includes such topics as: electricity, advertising, the department store, the beach, tabloids, sports, religion, etc. Blue cloth lettered and with an Art Deco design in silver, 12.25 inches tall. Covers rubbed with some chipping to the silver, fraying to corners and edges, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good minus condition with wear to front corner edges and top and bottom of spine. Light browning to inner covers. Inside is all clean and bright with no marks, folds or soiling of any kind. The last of nine illustrated books produced by the Greek-American artist, focusing critically on the state of humanity. Vassos is known for his Art Deco and industrial design. "First edition, strictly limited to two thousand copies. Included front inner flap of dust jacket."105 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc., 1929. First edition, 1929. Externally worn, internally very good. A celebration of American Art Deco style, with modernistic black and white plates depicting the spirits of Electricity, Advertising, Skyscrapers, Radio, The Department Store, Commercialism, Air Conquest, Science, Modern Art, more. Blue cloth with black Art Deco lettering and design, 12.25" tall, about a hundred pages. Covers heavily worn at the edges with considerable age-toning and spotting, good hinges, sound text block, slightly age-yellowed but clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.…

First Edition. Large hardcover, no jacket, quite good with slight edge wear, covers slightly bowed. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large Hardcover without Dust Jacket. 12 x 9 inches. Noted in colophon, "THIS FIRST EDITION STRICTLY LIMITED TO TWO THOUSAND COPIES". Bound in light blue boards with title information to cover and spine in black. 105 pages with 24 full page illustrations. VERY GOOD. All corners fairly pointed with slight wear to tips. Binding firm and square. But for 1/2 inch closed tear to bottom of page 14, not effecting text or illustration, without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good condition with light wear to spine ends, slight browning to inner covers and tiny indent line to outer page edges. The last of nine illustrated books produced by the Greek-American artist, focusing critically on the state of humanity. Vassos is known for his Art Deco and industrial design. "First edition, strictly limited to two thousand copies."105 pages. Vassos, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. From Subways To Psychology VASSOS, Ruth [text by] Vassos, John [creations/ illustrated by] E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc. 1929 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" Illustrated with twenty-three stunning works by John Vassos, an artist who played a major role in promoting the Art Deco style in advertising art and book illustration. In Contempo: This American Tempo, Vassos portrays the dehumanizing effects of the machine age.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. E.P. Dutton, New York, NY 1929. First Edition. Unpaginated pages. Moderate general wear. Size: 4to. Art::Painting by Artist 5998L.

Hardcover. Quarto, unpaged. In Good minus condition. Spine is red with gold print. In clear plastic sleeve.Boards in red cloth, gold print; tattering to spine caps, light wear to corners, light shelf wear. Text block has name stamp on front pastedown, light tanning to endpapers. Illustrated: b&w plates. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in quarto column. 1410209. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Extremities slightly worn; covers rubbed, with a sheen; pages slightly toned and edge-browned; otherwise very good condition in mylar cover. . Unnumbered pages. Illus.

Hardcover. Backstrip sun-faded; extremities slightly worn, with bottom corner of front cover bumped and frayed; pages slightly toned and edge-browned; previous owners name inside front cover; otherwise very good condition. . 104p. Illus. Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. First Edition. Coffee table sized book in blue cloth spine and boards with silver lettering and ornamentation. Heavy rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the corners. Heavy bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Watermark to the spine has cleaned the lettering away. Very light rubbing along the lower edges of the boards. Previous owner's name and date on the upper corner of the free front endpaper. A handsome juxtaposition of art and language. Unpaginated. No dust jacket.…

Hardcover. First edition. Quarto [31 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with decorative dark blue ink stamped titles, and dark blue ink stamped designs on the front cover. Very good. The covers are slightly rubbed and bumped. There are several very small light moisture stains on the front cover. The spine and edges of the covers are darkened. The front pastedown has a former owner's bookplate. The pages are mildly browned. John Vassos played a major role in promoting the Art Deco style in advertising art and book illustration.…

Hardcover. First edition. Cover edges sun-faded; faint dampstain at outside edge and bottom corner of front cover; extremities frayed; stains at corners of endpapers where once a dust jacket had been taped; page faintly toned, with edges foxed; small stain on p. 104 and opposite page; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). . 104p. Limited to 2000 copies. Illus. Folio.…

First edition. Tall 8vo. [52] pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations by John Vassos. Cloth binding, gilt embossed lettering and cover design, good copy. (94962).

[95] pp. Illustrated. 4to, publisher's red cloth printed in white, black and gold in (publisher's?) clear mylar wrapper. First edition. Near fine; very slight bump at one corner and wrapper chipped and a little tanned. Two publisher's flyers laid in.

Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1929. First Edition. Large, slim quarto (31cm); publisher's cloth in decorative dust jacket; unpaginated; halftone frontispiece and illus. throughout. Jacket dust-soiled and quite chipped and worn with several losses to margins and spine ends never quite approaching text, spine panel toned. Near Fine in a Good only example of the fragile jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 8.25 X 11.5 inches. Unpaged. [92p]Blue cloth with black design and type. Molting and spotting to cover. Hardcover. Condition: Good. Solid square binding. No names or marks inside and the illustrations are strong. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair: Heavy chipping, soiling and held together with inside tape. John Vassos (illustrator). First edition.]. Illustrated with twenty-three stunning works by John Vassos, an artist who played a major role in promoting the Art Deco style in advertising art and book illustration. In Contempo, Vassos addresses what he considerers society's ills and challenges with text by his wife Ruth Vassos.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. 1st ed. 1st ptg., large 4o, full blue cloth stamped with black art deco design, 22 black and white and gray plates with accompanying text by Ruth Vassos. Near fine, no dj, with neat ink name to front free endpaper. Vassos, John (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 9 X 12 inches, 104 pages. Green cloth hardcover with black type confront and spine. Stated "This first edition strictly limited to Two Thousand Copies". Copyright 1935 published by E.P. Dutton & Co., NY. This copy is is Good condition with several issues: toning to end pages, front and back, discoloring to cloth edges, binding slightly cocked, the last three pages have lace like holes and chips around the edges although only one page with an illustration is affected. DJ is fair with many edge and spine chip; front flap is missing its bottom half. While the overall condition of the book is only good, the individual pages with type and illustration are all VG, and scarce to find this book with a dust jacket in any condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, NY 1935. First Edition. 1st Printing. 105 pages. Strictly limited to 2000 copies. Moderate general wear. Binding worn on spine ends and board tips. Previous owner name. Size: Folio 12 - 15'' tall. Contents: Preface. Peace. Education. Disarmament. Food. Frontiers. Science. Philanthropy. The Machine. Emancipation. Enlightenment. The Church. Homo Sapiens. Sovereignty. Natlonalism. The Old. The Workers. Justice. Individualism. Child Labor. The Elite. The Critics. Ethics. Waste. The Leaders. Philosophy/Ethics Social Sciences 5998L.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First trade edition. Publishers blue cloth with titles in black & cover decoration in black. A bright fresh, NEAR FINE copy in dust wrapper with 1" x 3" triangular piece out to top front panel; a nice collectors copy. Pics of any of our books sent on request. John Vassos (illustrator). …