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McCobb, Paul: PLANNER GROUP DESIGNED BY PAUL McCOBB. Pittsburgh: Kaufmann’s, c. 1950.

McCobb, Paul: PLANNER GROUP DESIGNED BY PAUL McCOBB. Pittsbu...

AMERICAN ABSTRACT ARTISTS 1946. New York: Ram Press, 1946. Albers, Gallatin, Léger, Knaths, Moholy-Nagy, Mondrian, & Morris.

AMERICAN ABSTRACT ARTISTS 1946. New York: Ram Press, 1946. A...

Kach, Walter: SCHRIFTEN, LETTERING, ECRITURES [The principle Types of running and drawn caracters]. Olten, Switzerland: Verlag Otto Walter, 1949.

Kach, Walter: SCHRIFTEN, LETTERING, ECRITURES [The principle...

GILL, IRVING. Esther McCoy, Louis Danziger, and Marvin Rand: IRVING GILL 1870 – 1936. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum [with The Art Center in La Jolla], 1958.

GILL, IRVING. Esther McCoy, Louis Danziger, and Marvin Rand:...

EXHIBITIONS. Klaus Franck: EXHIBITIONS: A SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL DESIGNS. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1961.

EXHIBITIONS. Klaus Franck: EXHIBITIONS: A SURVEY OF INTERNAT...

Shapira, Nathan [Curator/ Designer]: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM JAPAN. Los Angeles: UCLA Art Galleries, January 1964.

Shapira, Nathan [Curator/ Designer]: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM ...

Beall, Lester: PM: November 1937. Beall Cover & 16-page Insert. New York: The Composing Room/PM Publishing Co.

Beall, Lester: PM: November 1937. Beall Cover & 16-page...

Lustig, Alvin: BOOKJACKETS BY ALVIN LUSTIG FOR NEW DIRECTIONS BOOKS. New York: Gotham Book Mart Press, 1947.

Lustig, Alvin: BOOKJACKETS BY ALVIN LUSTIG FOR NEW DIRECTION...

DESIGN QUARTERLY. SOLOMON, Barbara Stauffacher and Daniel: DESIGN QUARTERLY 76 / EASY COME EASY GO. Walker Art Center, 1970.

DESIGN QUARTERLY. SOLOMON, Barbara Stauffacher and Daniel: D...

EVERYDAY ART QUARTERLY 20 [A Guide To Well Designed Products]. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, Fall 1951. Contemporary Chairs.

EVERYDAY ART QUARTERLY 20 [A Guide To Well Designed Products...

DESIGN QUARTERLY 74 – 75 / PROCESS AND IMAGINATION. Christopher Finch [Curator and Editor], Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 1969.

DESIGN QUARTERLY 74 – 75 / PROCESS AND IMAGINATION. Ch...

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN December 1947. New York: Whitney Publications, Volume 107, no. 5.

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN December 1947. New York: Whi...

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN March 1951. New York: Whitney Publications, Volume 110, no. 6.

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN March 1951. New York: Whitne...

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN July 1950. New York: Whitney Publications, Volume 109, no. 12.

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN July 1950. New York: Whitney...

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN August 1948. New York: Whitney Publications, Volume 108, no. 1.

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN August 1948. New York: Whit...

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN February 1948. New York: Whitney Publications, Volume 107, no. 7.

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN February 1948. New York: Whi...

Herman Miller Furniture Company: ”Introducing . . . THE COLLECTION OF MOLDED PLYWOOD FURNITURE designed by CHARLES EAMES” Zeeland, MI: The Herman Miller Furniture Company, 1948.

Herman Miller Furniture Company: ”Introducing . . . THE CO...

Bayer, Herbert: PM, Dec. 1939 – Jan. 1940. Cover design and 32 pages written and designed by Bayer.

Bayer, Herbert: PM, Dec. 1939 – Jan. 1940. Cover design an...

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. New York: Whitney Publications, November 1947 [Volume 107, no. 4]. The Ray Johnson cover design.

INTERIORS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. New York: Whitney Publicati...

INTERIORS + INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. New York: Whitney Publications, November 1953 [Volume 113, no. 4]. The Lina Bo Bardi cover design.

INTERIORS + INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. New York: Whitney Publication...