FOR THE LOVE OF LETTERS

Anderson & Lembke (Creative Concept)

Anderson & Lembke (Creative Concept): FOR THE LOVE OF LETTERS. NYC: Pastore DePamphilis Rampone, 1984. First edition. A near-fine hardcover book issued without a dustjacket. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print.

6 x 8.25 scarce hardcover book with 54 pages and 20 beautifully-designed love poems. Creative concept by Anderson & Lembke. Published by PDR (Pastore DePamphilis Rampone), considered to be a leading typesetting concern in NYC during the 1970s and 1980s with contributions by Van Dyck Printing Company and of course, Mohawk Paper Mills.

Love poems designed by an astonishing array of designers: Bradbury Thompson, Paul Rand, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Gene Federico, George Tscherny, Ivan Chermayeff, Bruce Blackburn, Bennett Robinson, Dominic Arbitrio, Richard Danne, Bill Bonnell, George Lois, Jim Miho, Freeman Craw, Amil Gargano, Tom Carnase, B. Martin Pedersen, Tom Morin, and Arnie Arlow.

Bradbury Thompsonšs two-page spread incorporates a tipped-in USPS stamp. How cool is that?

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