Archive for October, 2011

Pudd’nhead Wilson, 1955

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 | Fiction | No Comments

This is the 8th printing of this, but I imagine it’s the same cover as ’55. Another nice one from Evergreen/Grove, and quite possibly our pal Roy

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Modern French Literature, 1967

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 | Fiction | No Comments

Aaaah, I loves me a nice Albers knock-off.

The copyright page design credit is for John O. C. McCrillis, but I think that’s just the inside.

albers, 60s graphic design, sixties book covers, modern french literature, yale press, John O. C. McCrillis

Update!

Seen a couple comments/inquires out there about the typeface. I WISH I knew what it was. It’s great. Just for kicks, I scanned the spine so you could see some more of it…

cool type detail, extended, quirky, sans

Counterpoint, 1964

Friday, October 14th, 2011 | Husband/Wife, Non-Fiction, Typographic | No Comments

By John+Mary Condon.

john and mary condon, designers, hsuband and wife design team, 60s graphic design

john+mary condon, sixties book cover designers, graphic design 60s simon and schuster 1964

America Encounters Japan, 1969

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 | Non-Fiction | No Comments

Cover design by James Wageman.
sixties graphic design, 60s book cover, american flag, japan, james wageman

The Troublesome Helpmate, 1968

Thursday, October 6th, 2011 | Non-Fiction | 1 Comment

abstract 60s book cover, sixties graphic design, katherine m. rogers, university of washington press 1968, abstract female form

Earth, Inc., 1973

Monday, October 3rd, 2011 | Non-Fiction | 1 Comment

Great composition. Cover design by Sydney Butchkes. Cover photograph by Syeus Mottel.

seventies graphic design, 70s book cover, doubleday anchor, buckminster fuller, earth inc, Sydney Butchkes, Syeus Mottel

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