Ionesco, 1958
July 21, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | 2 CommentsAn earlier Roy Kuhlman design. Damn. He needs his own category on this site…
The Unnamable, 1958
July 2, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | No CommentsAn early one by our pal Roy Kuhlman.
The Light Under Islands, 1967
June 2, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | No CommentsDon’t love the type, but the graphic is cool—especially blind-stamped on the casewrap.
Designed by Quentin Fiore.
Jungle of Cities, 1966
May 26, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | No CommentsNice handdrawn Ben Shahn-style type. No design credit, but it’s Grove Press, so it could be our man Roy Kuhmlann.
Caligula and 3 Other Plays, 1962
May 5, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | No CommentsAnother abstract horse. This one by George Giusti.
We
March 15, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | No CommentsCover design by Seymour Chwast. I’m not sure when this was done. The latest date (Foreword, etc.) I can find is 1959.
I really like the type on the spine.
The Buddha Tree
March 8, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | No CommentsNice and simple. This is the seventh printing (1979) but I assume this design by Brian Denyer was actually done in 1968 when this edition first came out.
On Contemporary Literature
February 26, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | No CommentsFrom either 1964 or 1969.
Equus, 1975
February 22, 2010 | Filed Under Fiction | 2 CommentsAmazing geometric illustration. And another super-simple back. (Love the Bard logo, too.)
