september 2011 update - John Neal, Bookseller

ook arts
New this spring
B3434. The Art of the Book
in the Twentieth Century by
Jerry Kelly. 2011. 200pp. 9"x12".
Hardcover $39.95
With insightful
commentary and
carefully selected illustrations,
Kelly introduces you to
exquisite examples of quality
book design in the twentieth century and the
principles behind them. Through the selection of
eleven master designers, Jerry Kelly illustrates a
wide range of styles: from classically inspired design
and historical revival, to novel and modern layouts.
He describes the care with which each designer
combined typographic elements in their own
unique ways. The selection of these designers,
ranging from Updike to Zapf, is only a small
sampling of the practitioners that the twentieth
century produced, but they are indicative of the
wide range of book design styles achieved during
this exceptionally dynamic century.
This brand new book rediscovers an important
contribution to a popular field of graphic design.
B3433. The Book Jackets of
Ismar David by Misha
Beletsky. 2011. 48pp.
5-7/8"x9-1/8". Paper $19.95
Ismar David and
other accomplished
calligraphers established
themselves as jacket designers
in New York in the 1950s.
David's dust jackets are
powerful and expressive, the
style informed by a thorough mastery of the
typographic tradition yet they look remarkably
fresh, even today. He combines a calligrapher's craft
HERMANN ZAPF
B3435. About More Alphabets: The Types of Hermann Zapf by Jerry Kelly with a foreword by Robert
Bringhurst. 2011. 112pp. 4.5"x7". Hardcover $35.00 Available Sept. / Oct. 2011
In 1960, the Typophiles published a now-treasured chapbook on Hermann Zapf ’s metal faces.
More than 50 years later, this new volume brings you up-to-date, presenting a selection of his
major alphabet design projects. Even as the way letterforms have changed from metal to phototype to
digital, Zapf has continued to produce exceptional typefaces – most drawing from pen-made forms. The
book is filled with type drawings and trials and other illustrations, some rarely seen. Reserve your copy of
this finely-printed letter art treasure designed by Jerry Kelly. (As a used book, the first Zapf chapbook can
command $100 or more.). Typophile Chap Book New Series no. 3.
with a fine artist's sensibility “to communicate his
ideas and his feelings in the service of the book.”
Thirty of his noteworthy jackets are highlighted and
discussed. The book also examines the historical
context of David's work, including a history of jacket
design in Germany and in the U.S., and describes
David's freelance career in publishing. Thirty of his
noteworthy jackets are highlighted and discussed.
30 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations.
B3432. Typography Sketchbooks
edited by Steven Heller
and Lita Talarico. 2011. 368pp.
7.25"x 9.5". Hardcover $55.00.
JNB Price $44.93
Available Oct. / Nov. 2011
Get inside the
minds of those who
create typefaces, word-images,
and logos through their private sketchbooks. Learn
how more than ninety of the world’s leading
designers and typographers strive to find new and
exciting ways of communicating through letters and
words. Includes work by Ivan Chermayeff, Carlos
Segura, Milton Glaser, Maira Kalman, Bob Aufuldish,
Matthew Carter, Javier Mariscal and Patrick Thomas,
Erik Spiekermann, Viktor Nübel, Peter Bilak and
Enkeling, Jean-Baptiste Levée and many more. Their
wide-ranging typographic musings presented in this
compendium provide fascinating insights into the
expressive quality of letters and words.
B3315. Creative Characters:
Interviews with Font
Designers edited by Jan
Middendorp. 2010. 192pp.
8.5"x11". Flexibind $32.00.
SALE $12.95
This is a book of
interviews with 28
people who design type for a
living. They work in the USA, France, Portugal, the
Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada,
t o l l f r e e: 800-369-9598 v w e b : www.j o h n n e a l b o o k s.com
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