Salter, Stefan.

From Cover to Cover. The occasional papers of a book designer.

New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969 15 cm x 21,5 cm. 270 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Book and jacket design. Born 28 September 1907 in Berlin. 1926: went to London and studied at the County Council School of Arts and Crafts: typography, printing and bookbinding, the latter under Douglas Cockerell. 1928: emigrated to New York. 1932: moved to California where he read (foreign) books for the story departments of Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers, and worked with printers. 1937: returned to New York and began his career as a book designer, having been trained by his brother George Salter. Until 1942 worked for the printer American Book-Stratford Press, New York. 1943-64: designed books for Pantheon Books, New York. Became a U.S. citizen mid 1930s. (Germandesigners).

• Keywords: Book Design · Books on Books · Books on Books Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-0133318272
• Inventory Number: 71070AB

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