Conkwright p j (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: 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.…

Zustand: 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.

Mounted Sheets. Zustand: 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good + DJ. 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. Photographs (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s). …