FIFTY BOOKS OF THE YEAR 1949. 1950 EXHIBITION.
by (The American Institute Of Graphic Arts)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in black cloth with a yellow cloth spine.
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: The American Institute Of Graphic Arts, , 1950.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in black cloth with a yellow cloth spine. . First printing. The 1950 exhibition was the 28th Annual Exhibition, opening April 4, 1950 in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington. A selection of 50 of the best books of 1949 (out of ten thousand), chosen on the basis of typography, design, content, quality of manufacture and significance. Each book is illustrated with pictures of the binding, title page and one interior page. Indexes. Unpaginated, but a slim book.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40817
- Title
- FIFTY BOOKS OF THE YEAR 1949. 1950 EXHIBITION.
- Author
- (The American Institute Of Graphic Arts)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in black cloth with a yellow cloth spine.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The American Institute Of Graphic Arts,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1950.
- Keywords
- design, typography, publishing, exhibition catalogue,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about books;
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