Ward Ritchie
Merle Armitage. his Loves and His Many Lives, 1982
Laguna Beach: Laguna Verde
First edition of "around sixty copies."
2156
Octavo. 68pp. One of the very first press books devoted to Armitage, the set designer, editorial and art direct of Look, and the 1951 president of the American Institute of...
Octavo. 68pp. One of the very first press books devoted to Armitage, the set designer, editorial and art direct of Look, and the 1951 president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Text in black with initials in a variety of colors, including purple, blue, and gilt. Bound in marbled paper wrappers with printed paper label showing a monogram for Armitage. Minimal rubbing to lower edge, small stain to front flyleaf, else near fine. Housed in clamshell box.


