[CHILDRENS BOOK] [GRAPHIC DESIGN] Peter Pumpkin

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Black illustrated cloth covered boards. Near fine, in good dust wrapper. Unpaginated [42 pp.] 21 x 27 cm. The illustrator, Ivan Chermayeff, one of the foremost graphic artists of his era, was known for his sleek Modernist designs featuring bold primary colors. The familiar logos of the Smithsonian Institution & HarperCollins are just a small example of Chermayeff's contribution along with his partner's at Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. This children's book, dreamed up early in his career, is a delightful tale of Peter Pumpkin and his journey from the pumpkin patch to a charming home during the months of October and November. Peter gets to experience Halloween through the eyes of two young children and has a prominent place at the table during Thanksgiving. A truly magical story illustrated through bold colors and imaginative graphics. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Interior and boards clean and crisp. Dust wrapper is price clipped with long jagged close tear to rear cover. Covered in protective mylar. (Inventory #: 4441)