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Detail of back cover of Physics: Its Marvels and Mysteries, by Dr. Daniel Q. Posin (pictured), 1961.
A rather clever promotional 'book' issued by the paper manufacturers Grosvenor, Chater & Co Ltd in 1930. Entitled "An Essay on Silence" by F A Corbett it consists of nearly 30 pages of blank paper composed of the company's Basingwerk Parchment paper in boards that are bound with their Royal Cornwall Cover Papers. The rear pages give information as to the papers, their sizes and costs.
It is a shame no designer or agancy for the production of the book is shown as the typeface and vignettes are charmingly of their age. Grosvenor, Chater's history went back to the 1600s as stationers and in 1854 they purchased the Abbey Paper Mills at Holywell in North Wales. This mill, built close to the site of Basingwerk Abbey, gave the name to one of their high quality papers, products they were noted for. The mills closed in the 1980s.
Knots
Miniature Book
1" x 1"
Mixed media, paper glass, ink, acrylic
Catherine L. Mommsen
2011
In private collection, Kenya, Africa
You may see some inside pages here:
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One of the many books issued by the UK's then dominant chemicals concern ICI. Formed in 1926 by merger from four of the largest chemicals, explosives and dyestuffs companies, ICI was a vast organisation and even included its own in-house printing works. the noted and highly regarded Kynoch Press.
This book, that tells the story of colour dyes from antiquity to modern days, was published by the Kynoch Press of Birmingham, and designed and illustrated by Vernon Shearer and Arthur Smith for the Dyestuffs Division whose headquarters were in Manchester.
A fascinating book describing the facilities and services (both passenger and freight) of the Port of Southampton that was, in 1955, indeed the 'gateway' to Britain especially for transatlantic travellers. This was just before the growth of afoordable Trans-Atlantic air services that would see a rapid decline in the port's passenger services and closure of the remarkable "Ocean Terminal" that had not long opened. The book is published by the British Transport Commission, the nationalised operator of most UK ports at the time and of British Railways - Southampton Docks having fallen into the fold with the nationalisation of the Southern railway in 1948. For a nationalised industry the BTC had unusually high standards of publicity and printing - even allowing for that this book is a real gem of its time. The book was designed by J Denison-Hunt FSIA, the book was printed by the exemplary Curwen Press in Plaistow, London and to cap it the cover seen here is by Hans Schleger, one of the most influential graphic designers and typographers of the twentieth century. Schleger (1898 - 1976) was German born but came to the UK in 1932 and working as "Zero" became an influential poster artist and designer (working for LT for example) and designing the familiar 'look' of Penguin Books for many years. I can find little about Denison-Hunt apart from an entry in the London Gazette for 1945 notes that a John Reginald Hunt, a commercial artist, of Whalley Range in Manchester, had assumed the name of John Reginald Denison-Hunt by deed poll. That I think is our man.
One of the long lived Shell Guides, produced by the pertol and oil giant for many years, and this covering London is one of the 'Junior Guides'. Published in 1965 it is an idosymcratic look at the capital city for children and was compliled by Isobel Barnett and illustrated by the incomparable Ronald Searle. The latter is probably why both visitors and inhabitants bear more than a passing relationship to St. Custard's and St. Trinians! The book is designed by Bruce Robertson (d.2014) who went on to found the design partneship "Diagram".
This marvellous illustration of Speakers Corner at Marble Arch could almost encapsulate me - either as the child or subsequently the eccentric speaker! Perhaps my fascination with industrial archaeology started thus?
One of the rarer of the publcity booklets issued by the advertising savvy London Underground Group (that after 1912 included the London General Omnibus Company) is this absolute gem; Whose Land? or some account of the original inhabitants of London. Its fifteen pages are covered in the trademark illustrations of one of the most influential Scottish artists of the early Twentieth Century, member of the Glasgow Girls, Jessie M King (1875 - 1949). It is superby produced and printed at the Baynard Press in London and is undated but, given the style of this and the depiction of buses, I'd say it is likely to be mid-1920s. the use of the "Traffic Advertising Agent" tends to be of this date and earlier and the address is given simply as "Broadway", not the "55 Broadway" expected after 1929.
The UERL Group, under the direction of the effective Publicity Manager Frank Pick, was at this time already noted as being amongst the most influential in terms of corporate brand and identity, and various such booklets on diverse subjects were produced but this is surely one of the finest if most esoteric of them all. This frontispiece is a suprb evocation of "the Invaders" arriving by an early style motor bus.
“— and no sooner had he the arms in his hands but, as if they had put new vigor into him, he flew upon his murderers like a fury”
A splendid little booklet issued by the British Transport Commission to support the exhibition on London's transport in the Nineteenth Century in 1953. This was held in the historic Shareholders' Meeting Room at Euston station; the Commission thought that there was "no better way of making this Room accessible to the public" at the time but sadly, less than a decade later, this historic space along with the other major components of the Victorian station were bulldozed in an act of redevelopment that is still a conservation cause célèbre.
The booklet is beautiful typeset and printed by the Shenval Press who, at the time, were acknowledged as one of Britain's finest printers. The layout and typography are very typical of the Commission's careful 'look' that saw them take great care in the graphic design of their publications. The cover and title page are shown.
In the postwar years Penguin Books issued both a free Pengins Progress, as seen here and that was posted free to over forty thousand subscribers, and a 'Classified List' that was issued less frequently. Although the List detailed both available and upcoming books of the Penguin family, the Progress gave a more in depth resume of titles and series that were underway.
This issue as well as being posted from the Vase Press at Thrapston was also printed there. Sadly no designer is shown - the covers showing variations on the Penguin and the end papers cleverly adapting woodcuts from the forthcoming King Penguin book on Bewick's woodcuts. Indeed the front cover carefully takes Bewick's original owl and replaces it with the penguin!
A remarkable book issued by the Department de la Seine et Ville de Paris and the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Métropolitan de Paris in 1931 and that appears to be in connection with the Colonial Exhibition that was staged in the city that year. Lavishly produced and illustrathed this copy was a special presentation copy, printed on 'Chesterfield Paper' and given to C W Duncan, the Publicity Manager of the Underground Electric Railways of London. As can be seen it ended up in the London Transport Library and I obtained it legally when it was withdrawn from the LT Museum Library many years ago. The publishers are Les Ateliers ABC - which, thanks to Étienne (below), I think we can now assume were also involved in the design and production of the book.
The Underground Library bookplate is quite something in itself - "Swift and Sure" being one of the early advertising straplines and the plate is by no less than George Kruger Gray (1880 - 1943), a well known Briitsh designer of things such as coins and stained glass windows.
Tipped in to a Penrose Annual is this example of a book jacket (or dust wrapper) for the 1934 novel by Alec Waugh, The Balliols. The design is by Eric Fraser.
One of the series of annual publicity booklets that were issued by the Dublin and London brewing company of Guinness and issued to people such as doctors so as to sell the benefits of the company’s stout. The booklets were produced to a very high standard of illustration, printing and publishing and this, using the centenary of the 1851 Great Exhibition as its genesis, is no different. The cover is by Ronald Ferns and the internal pages include works by Eric Fraser and Eric Hobbs. The booklet was designed by Guinness’s long-standing advertising agency, S H Benson Ltd, who were behind much of the striking and memorable Guinness advertising of the day. It is printed on high quality Evensyde paper from John Dickinson & Co Ltd., and printed by John Waddington Ltd., of Leeds, who were acknowledged colour printers as well as games manufacturers.
A rather period childrens picture book telling the story of the manufacturing and utility of town gas and issued by the British Gas Council in 1947, a few months before the industry was Nationalised by the postwar Labour Government. By way of text, line drawings and twelve colour plates the history of 'fire' and the town gas industry is shown to Susan and Micahel by Mr Therm. Mr Therm was the gas industry's 'mascot' for many years; developed by artist and designer Eric Fraser in the early 1930s for the London Gas Light & Coke Company he was rapidly adopted for use across the whole industry. The language is, of course, very much of its time, including the furious fairy of the flames, Mr Therm himself!
The premise in the book is that gas is cleaner and more convienient when seen against the use of coal for domestic purposes and indeed, the production of town gas although an often messy business itself made better use of coal as a fuel and as a source of numerous by-products and chemical derivatives. These were after all the days before the whole issue of carbon release was fully understood and before the UK's coal gas production was phased out with the introduction of Natural Gas.
The book although produced by the Gas Council was designed and produced by no less than Adprint Ltd for A N Holden & Co Ltd, London & Birmingham. It was printed by Tapp and Toothill of Leeds and London.
One of the splendidly designed and produced Shell-Mex and BP books describing the working of 'modern' machines and that included cars and, as here, light aircraft. The book has a series of colour plates with cutaway drawings that allow the inner working to be shown and described in some detail along with lubrication points so as to promote the appropriate Shell-Mex or BP fuel or lubricating oils. This book notes that it is not intended to replace the variopus instruction manuals that are issued by manufacturers but it shows details of a 'standard' 4-cylinder in line engine and small plane that looks like a De Havilland Moth. It has that marvellous feel of not only dealing with something new and modern but also as if nipping out in one's aeroplane was simply the done thing!
The book, to a large format, has striking covers in photomontage that are the work of Maurice Beck (1886 - 1960). Beck was a noted photographer in London, working for example for British Vogue magazine, and he also undertook wider designs for clients such as London Transport, for whom he produced posters, and here, Shell-Mex & BP. Shell were noted for their high standards of press advertising and publicity as displayed here.
The front and back covers show a study of a pilot.
1969 hardcover version published by Van Nostrand Reinhold
Recently reissued. Avail here: Amazon
History, details and book info here: Woodtyper
Online reference and collection here: Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection
Tankakenkyu magazine February 2020
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2020年2月号 第77巻第2号
(2020/01//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
Wilhelm Pinder (Text)
Walter Hege (Photographien)
Der Bamberger Dom und seine Bildwerke
Berlin, Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1926; hier: 2. Auflage 1933
Format 31 x 23
darauf:
Bucheinbandvignette von Ernst Böhm
120 x 65 mm
photographed by
Frank Dinger
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In the postwar years Penguin Books issued both a free Pengins Progress, as seen here and that was posted free to over forty thousand subscribers, and a 'Classified List' that was issued less frequently. Although the List detailed both available and upcoming books of the Penguin family, the Progress gave a more in depth resume of titles and series that were underway.
This issue as well as being posted from the Vase Press at Thrapston was also printed there. Sadly no designer is shown - the covers showing variations on the Penguin and the end papers cleverly adapting woodcuts from the forthcoming King Penguin book on Bewick's woodcuts. Indeed the front cover carefully takes Bewick's original owl and replaces it with the penguin!
Tankakenkyu magazine March 2021
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2021年3月号 第78巻第3号
(2021/02//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
Tankakenkyu magazine March 2021
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2021年3月号 第78巻第3号
(2021/02//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
A rather period childrens picture book telling the story of the manufacturing and utility of town gas and issued by the British Gas Council in 1947, a few months before the industry was Nationalised by the postwar Labour Government. By way of text, line drawings and twelve colour plates the history of 'fire' and the town gas industry is shown to Susan and Micahel by Mr Therm. Mr Therm was the gas industry's 'mascot' for many years; developed by artist and designer Eric Fraser in the early 1930s for the London Gas Light & Coke Company he was rapidly adopted for use across the whole industry. The language is, of course, very much of its time, including the furious fairy of the flames, Mr Therm himself!
The premise in the book is that gas is cleaner and more convienient when seen against the use of coal for domestic purposes and indeed, the production of town gas although an often messy business itself made better use of coal as a fuel and as a source of numerous by-products and chemical derivatives. These were after all the days before the whole issue of carbon release was fully understood and before the UK's coal gas production was phased out with the introduction of Natural Gas.
The book although produced by the Gas Council was designed and produced by no less than Adprint Ltd for A N Holden & Co Ltd, London & Birmingham. It was printed by Tapp and Toothill of Leeds and London.
Tankakenkyu magazine December 2020
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2020年12月号 第77巻第12号
(2020/11//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
A splendid little booklet issued by the British Transport Commission to support the exhibition on London's transport in the Nineteenth Century in 1953. This was held in the historic Shareholders' Meeting Room at Euston station; the Commission thought that there was "no better way of making this Room accessible to the public" at the time but sadly, less than a decade later, this historic space along with the other major components of the Victorian station were bulldozed in an act of redevelopment that is still a conservation cause célèbre.
The booklet is beautiful typeset and printed by the Shenval Press who, at the time, were acknowledged as one of Britain's finest printers. The layout and typography are very typical of the Commission's careful 'look' that saw them take great care in the graphic design of their publications. The cover and title page are shown.
This is research we are doing to determine the style & design of our upcoming book on business model innovation...
A very fine page, in the Press's own 'Golden Cockerel' face, of H E Bates Flowers and Faces. The book is illustrated with John Nash's wood engravings that are joyful works.
A rather clever promotional 'book' issued by the paper manufacturers Grosvenor, Chater & Co Ltd in 1930. Entitled "An Essay on Silence" by F A Corbett it consists of nearly 30 pages of blank paper composed of the company's Basingwerk Parchment paper in boards that are bound with their Royal Cornwall Cover Papers. The rear pages give information as to the papers, their sizes and costs.
It is a shame no designer or agancy for the production of the book is shown as the typeface and vignettes are charmingly of their age. Grosvenor, Chater's history went back to the 1600s as stationers and in 1854 they purchased the Abbey Paper Mills at Holywell in North Wales. This mill, built close to the site of Basingwerk Abbey, gave the name to one of their high quality papers, products they were noted for. The mills closed in the 1980s.
One of the long lived Shell Guides, produced by the petrol and oil giant for many years, and this covering London is one of the 'Junior Guides'. Published in 1965 it is an idosyncratic look at the capital city for children and was compliled by Isobel Barnett and illustrated by the incomparable Ronald Searle. The latter is probably why both visitors and inhabitants bear more than a passing relationship to St. Custard's and St. Trinians! The book is designed by Bruce Robertson (d.2014) who went on to found the design partnership "Diagram".
An interesting one this as this bold and quite powerful cover presaged what were to be major changes in the identity of British Railways in the next two years. This 'principal' services timetable was issued in conjuntion with the regional timetables that had been a feature of BR since nationalisation in 1948. For 'national' coverage one went to Bradshaw's Guide, a feature of rail travel almost since it was invented in the 1830s. This 'main line' timetable was amongst the first to be issued in the new larger format although it still carries the heraldic symbol of the British Railways Board and uses Gill Sans. The new "British Rail" title and logo would come into use in 1964/5 and finally in the latter year the 24 hour clock became standard. Nevertheless this timetable has many of the hallmarks of things to come. One oddity is that the title page note it is published by the British Transport Commission - an organisation technically abolished on 1 January 1963, six months before this was produced. It was printed at the Baynard Press, Sanders Phillips, in London.
Knots Untied or, Ways and By-Ways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives by George S. McWatters, 1871
www.royalbooks.com/pages/books/121570/george-s-mcwatters/...
A rather period childrens picture book telling the story of the manufacturing and utility of town gas and issued by the British Gas Council in 1947, a few months before the industry was Nationalised by the postwar Labour Government. By way of text, line drawings and twelve colour plates the history of 'fire' and the town gas industry is shown to Susan and Micahel by Mr Therm. Mr Therm was the gas industry's 'mascot' for many years; developed by artist and designer Eric Fraser in the early 1930s for the London Gas Light & Coke Company he was rapidly adopted for use across the whole industry. The language is, of course, very much of its time, including the furious fairy of the flames, Mr Therm himself!
The premise in the book is that gas is cleaner and more convienient when seen against the use of coal for domestic purposes and indeed, the production of town gas although an often messy business itself made better use of coal as a fuel and as a source of numerous by-products and chemical derivatives. These were after all the days before the whole issue of carbon release was fully understood and before the UK's coal gas production was phased out with the introduction of Natural Gas.
The book although produced by the Gas Council was designed and produced by no less than Adprint Ltd for A N Holden & Co Ltd, London & Birmingham. It was printed by Tapp and Toothill of Leeds and London.
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unending dream a Film Photobook by Scott Williamson
• Limited 1st Edition: Signed, Numbered & Hardcover (Print Run of 20-30)
• 148 pages, 107 black/white photographs with original poetry
• 8.25" x 5.25"
• $40 USD + shipping (March 2017)
• More Photos: bit.ly/udphotobook
unending dream is a photobook three years in the making; it traverses a wide range of themes related to human connection, reality, meaning, and conviction, as represented by the things I’ve seen, people I’ve met around the world, and poetry I’ve written over that span of time. It is therefore a very personal–almost diaristic–work, but ultimately is relatable universally on a human level.
I’ve been shooting film for over three years now with the idea that one day I would craft a loose narrative and compile a selection of it into a photobook. unending dream is that book. Although it contains photographs from the past three years, I have been working on the concept, writing, design, and production of the book myself for almost two years. And now–finally–reservations for the limited first edition are open!
For the first edition, I plan to produce an exclusive signed, numbered, and hardcover version of the book with a local printer here in Toronto (pictured here is a test softcover copy). A limited run of approximately 20-30 copies will be produced. I am targeting a mid- to late-March release and shipping.
If you are interested, please comment or message me and I will send you the details!