signed first edition
1994 · Tokyo
by Manek Daver (author); Andy Warhol, Herman Leonard, K. Abe, David Stone Martin, Gil Melle, Pierre Merlin, Frank Gauna (designers)
Tokyo: Graphic-sha Publishing, 1994. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by author Manek Daver on the half-title page.
One of the best conceived and executed references ever published on the design work behind classic American jazz albums, focusing on some of the best designers (Andy Warhol, Herman Leonard, David Stone Martin) and labels (Blue Note, Debut, Southland). Illustrated in color and black-and-white throughout, combining thorough scholarship with an impressive design. Text in English and Japanese.
Pinhole tear to the crown, affecting both book and jacket, else Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 144259)
One of the best conceived and executed references ever published on the design work behind classic American jazz albums, focusing on some of the best designers (Andy Warhol, Herman Leonard, David Stone Martin) and labels (Blue Note, Debut, Southland). Illustrated in color and black-and-white throughout, combining thorough scholarship with an impressive design. Text in English and Japanese.
Pinhole tear to the crown, affecting both book and jacket, else Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 144259)