[Collection of original production designs by Michael Harvey + some related printed jackets]

Michael Harvey (1931–2013) was an English designer and teacher specializing in hand-lettering, type design, and the carving of letters into stone. His work appears in cathedrals throughout England—and on over 1,500 book covers and dust jackets. Although he knew how to use a computer, the overwhelming majority of his work was carried out with simple methods and tools developed over centuries. This collection features Harvey’s original studies, proposals, hand-painted final artworks, and some corresponding printed dust jackets, mostly from the late-1950s and and early-1960s. These designs, for the London publisher Collins, date from the very beginning of Michael Harvey’s career. In fact, included is his very first dust jacket from 1954, done when he was just 23. (It’s not great.) But the other pieces show his mastery of lettering and design. The original designs in this collection are full-size gouache and ink paintings on paper or board, and all are signed by Harvey in the image. Five o