Paul Rand: His Work from 1946 to 1958 [Yusaku Kamekura]

Paul Rand: His Work from 1946 to 1958 edited by Yusaku Kamekura, 1959. 1st American ed., Zokeisha, Tokyo and Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 10.25 x 9.75, pp. 132 with English and Japanese text. Printed by Tosho Insatsu Printing Company. Beautifully made and printed in Japan by Zokeisha Publications. This copy is a rare, expertly crafted, 5-hole Japanese stab softcover binding: “Pōru Rando sakuhinshū / henshū Kamekura Yūsaku,” with the same dark green cloth and solid colored Chartreuse-like endpapers as the original edition hardcover. I have never seen a softcover edition; perhaps it was bound privately by the publisher or other. This book is a careful record of Rand’s work from the past ten years of publication. Heavily illustrated throughout with over (150) plates including (31) in color. With introductory notes on Paul Rand by: Yusaku Kamekura, Bernard Rudofsky, Giovanni Pintori and Hans Schleger including work sections devoted to: Posters and Billboards; Newspaper Advertisements; Ma