Books and Manuscripts · Lot 30

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The Man's Magazine. Year 1, no.4. Ed. S. Roth. New York, The World's Publishing Company, 1927, 137-184p., ills., orig. wr. design by H.O. HOFMAN, sm. folio.

Vassos, R. Contempo. This American Tempo. Ibid., E.P. Dutton & Company Inc., 1929, 1st ed., (95)p., 23 full-p. ills. and orig. silver decorated cl. w. dustwr., all des. by JOHN VASSOS, sm. folio.

Lot: 30
Auction: Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026
Section: GLOBAL AVANTGARDE - MODERNIST TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN 1915-1950
Comes up: Session of Monday 23 November 2026, 6.30 pm, around 6.40 pm
Estimate: €70 – €90
Photos: 1 photo

Condition

Owner's entry on first free endpaper. Dustwr. frayed; binding and contents otherwise fine.

Notes

Fine copy of this magazine, "devoted to the comforts and luxuries of living". Global Avantgarde USA 24.

Global Avantgarde USA 30. Contains the striking art deco style illustrations by John Vassos, with accompanying text, all on aspects of modern (American) life, i.a. Electricity, Advertising, Skyscrapers, The Subway, Prohibition, Radio, Commercialism, Sports, The Movies, The Tabloids and Religion.

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