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whimsically condemned

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

Jesee Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design ) The Condemned of Altona (cover and spine-treatment) Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 Design, Illustration + Typography: Paul Rand (1914-1996) In most cases allowing a designer to redraw the company colophon (in this … Continue reading →

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an ethereal poe

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) here is another really great collection of poe illustrated by one of the giants of 20th century illustration. borzoi books was a subdivision of alfred a. knopf publishing and specialized in fine editions of great … Continue reading →

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politically sophisticated thrillers

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) … Eric Ambler (1909-1998)! British writer Ambler is widely regarded—with Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene—as one of the pioneers of the politically sophisticated (especially espionage) thriller. Ambler published 19 … Continue reading →