Herb Lubalin: Art Director, Graphic Designer and Typographer

New York: American Showcase Inc, 1985. A fine copy in a very good plus jacket that has some tears to the rear panel, a sticker on the front cover and some overall shelfwear. 12.25 x 9.5 inches. 184 pages. Cloth, dust jacket. First printing. "Herb Lubalin is the definitive book about the typographic impresario and design master of our time. Complete with more than 360 illustrations, 166 of which are in full-color, it was designed by his partner of more than 11 years. This is the most comprehensive overview of Herb Lubalin's work ever compiled. The text draws on Herb's own words, and those of his family, colleagues and friends. It traces Lubalin's life and career from his earliest days until his death in 1981. Written by close friends, the book is filled with anecdotes about Lubalin's complex personality and the idiosyncrasies that were simultaneously exasperating and endearing in this fascinating man....