PAPERBACKS: U.S.A.
AN EXHIBITION OF COVERS
American Institute of Graphic Arts

American Institute of Graphic Arts: PAPERBACKS: U.S.A. / AN EXHIBITION OF COVERS. NYC: A.I.G.A., 1961. First edition. A fine softcover brochure in stiff, printed wrappers. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print.

9 x 6.25 saddle-stitched brochure with 48 pages and 154 b/w cover reproductions with full design and production credits. A very useful reference volume, well-designed and produced as to be expected by the AIGA. An exhibition catalogue covering the period from September 1959 to April 1961, with details and b/w illustrations of 154 paperback books, with covers repeated in color on the catalogue covers.

Cover designers include Chermayeff and Geismar, John Alcorn, Leonard Baskin, Seymour Chwast, Leo And Diane Dillon, Alvin Eisenman, George Giusti, Milton Glaser,Leo Lionni, Elaine Lustig, Joseph Low, Paul Rand, Ellen Raskin, George Salter, Ben Shahn, and many others.

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