A collection of flyers, ephemera and catalogs from the influential 1980s-'90s fashion brand, Esprit. From an employee who worked with the company, items include seasonal catalogs, branded store flyers (Nordstrom), retail display cards, and more. During the 1980s and 1990s, Esprit became a global powerhouse known for its colorful sportswear, upbeat California attitude, and innovative advertising campaigns. The collection includes: - 11" x 15" catalogs for Fall 1988, Fall 1989 (kids and adult catalogs), Spring 1989, Spring 1990 (kids and adult catalogs), approx. 22 to 86 pages each - Esprit.....
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A numbered box set of only 25 copies (this being no. 13) of risograph-printed postcards from the 2015 Fisk Gallery (Portland, OR) exhibition celebrating the zine "Tan Lines" and its illustrators. Artists in the set (and the exhibition) include Jim Stoten, Jean Jullien, Adi Goodrich, Ben Sanders, Kate Prior, Paul Windle, Liana Jegers, Joe Tallarico, Pete Gamlen, Ellen Van Engelen, Sac Magique, Olimpia Zagnoli, Hisashi Okawa, Tim Colmant, Ellie Andrews, Hannah K. Lee, Mike Perry, Ben Marcus, Margherita Urbani, Chad Kouri, Clay Hickson, Will Bryant, Tim Lahan, Damien Correll.....
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A 1976 reprint of the 1922 A. Sokolov poster commemorating the 4th Congress of the Communist International and the 5th anniversary of the October Revolution. The main title reads: "Let the Ruling Classes Tremble at the Communist Revolution!" The phrase "Workers of the World, Unite!" also appears. This poster was included in the 1976 portfolio of 32 reproductions of classic Russian posters published in Leningrad in 1976 by Aurora Art Publishers.

Condition: Very Good-, some creasing and dents to four corners; light edgewear and some surface dimples from previous rolling;.....
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A stunning XL exhibition poster for Ginza Graphic Gallery’s (GGG) 1996 show documenting Czech avant-garde book design from the 1920s and 1930s. Characterized by innovative uses of photomontage, photography, and abstract geometric forms, this experimental design movement was heavily influenced by Constructivism and, later, Surrealism. The GGG exhibition showcased these trends through 120 books and marked the gallery’s first show focused on a modern design movement. The poster was designed by Japanese book designer and graphic artist Koga Hirano, renowned for his typographic work featuring a wide variety of.....
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A set of ten poster-sized Speedball Lettering Charts (Nos. 1-10) published in 1941 (Nos. 1-6) and 1957 (Nos. 7-10). Culled from the series of lessons that originally appeared in the 1930s/'40s Speedball textbook "Modern Lettering and Poster Design." The Hunt Pen Company was the manufacturer of Speedball pens, inks, linoleum cutters and Boston pencil sharpeners. The how-to lettering textbooks were an early and essential resource for designers and sign painters. The famous Speedball lettering textbooks were published throughout the 20th Century, and as of 1999 was in its.....
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The postcard for The Doors, Lothar and the Hand People, and Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band at The Family Dog in Denver (1601 West Evans Street), the rock club that presented many psychedelic bands during the short period it was open in 1967-1968. These concerts on September 29 & 30, 1967 occurred during the first month the club was open. Chet Helms was manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company, which famously added Janis Joplin as its singer for a period. Helms formed Family Dog Productions, and began.....
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The postcard for Quicksilver Messenger Service, Kaleidoscope and Charley Musselwhite at the famed Avalon Ballroom for three nights: January 12-14, 1968. Chet Helms was manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company, which famously added Janis Joplin as its singer for a period. Helms formed Family Dog Productions, and began producing concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium alongside a young Bill Graham. Helms and Family Dog hired a group of young artists to design the graphics for their posters and handbills, which became the standard by which all psychedelic concert posters.....
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A two-color typography specimen poster of the Janson font, produced by the Eastern Corporation paper company to highlight their paper product and its printing attributes. The poster reproduces a broadside advertisement and type specimen sheet of bibles and common-prayer books from 1685. The alphabet is also show in Janson type in sizes ranging from 10 to 36 point. The poster is printed on Eastern's Atlantic Antique Laid paper, which is "ideal for letterheads, envelopes, leaflets, brochures, and folders, as well as for limited edition book-printing"

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A handsome two-color typography specimen poster of the Bulmer roman and italic typefonts, produced by the Eastern Corporation paper company to highlight their paper product and its printing attributes. The Bulmer font was originally designed and cut in England, about 1786, by William Martin for the printer W. Bulmer at the Shakespeare Press. The font is displayed in sizes ranging from 6 to 48 point. The poster is printed on Eastern's Atlantic Antique Laid 24lb. paper, which is "uniform in every respect, its tub-sized surfaces take print equally well on.....
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A two-color typography specimen poster of the Square-Serif font family, developed around 1803, produced by the Eastern Corporation paper company to highlight their paper product and its printing attributes. Also displayed in the margins are multiple samples of other fonts in the Square-Serif style including Arme Latine, Moliere, Poilu Ancien, Stymie, Gold Rush and Eqyptian Condensed. The poster is printed on Eastern's Manifest Bond paper, which is an "outstanding mill-brand paper in the economy-group" which will "insure cleaner, sharper impressions with a minimum of waste, stoppages and other troubles that.....
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A double-sided lettering chart/poster from the Hunt Pen Company, which was the manufacturer of Speedball pens, inks, linoleum cutters and Boston pencil sharpeners. They also published Speedball textbooks of "Modern Lettering and Poster Design," how-to lettering textbooks that were an early and essential resource for designers and sign painters. The famous Speedball lettering textbooks were published throughout the 20th century and it was in its 23rd edition as of 1999. Charts No. 7 & 8 cover the "Steel Brush," the flat metal tip used for bolder handcraft lettering common.....
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A double-sided lettering chart/poster culled from a series of lessons that appeared in the 1930s/'40s Speedball textbook "Modern Lettering and Poster Design". The Hunt Pen Company was the manufacturer of Speedball pens, inks, linoleum cutters and Boston pencil sharpeners. The how-to lettering textbooks were an early and essential resource for designers and sign painters. The famous Speedball lettering textbooks were published throughout the 20th century and it was in its 23rd edition as of 1999. Chart No. 2 explores single stroke Gothic alphabets lettered with style B or F-B.....
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