Alston W. Purvis

12 books

Creative Type: A Sourcebook of Classic and Contemporary Letterforms by Friedrich Friedl, Cees W. De Jong, Alston W. Purvis

Creative Type: A Sourcebook of Classic and Contemporary Letterforms

Friedrich Friedl, Cees W. De Jong, Alston W. Purvis

399 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art design informative medium-paced
H. N. Werkman by Alston W. Purvis

H. N. Werkman

Monographics

Alston W. Purvis

112 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art design history informative reflective medium-paced
The Poster: 1,000 Posters from Toulouse-Lautrec to Sagmeister by Martiin LeCoultre, Martijn F. LeCoultre, Cees W. de Jong, Alston W. Purvis

The Poster: 1,000 Posters from Toulouse-Lautrec to Sagmeister

Martiin LeCoultre, Martijn F. LeCoultre, Cees W. de Jong, Alston W. Purvis

240 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction art design informative reflective medium-paced
Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles by Cees W. de Jong, Jan Tholenaar, Alston W. Purvis

Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles

Type #1

Cees W. de Jong, Jan Tholenaar, Alston W. Purvis

360 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction art design informative lighthearted slow-paced
The Vendetta: FBI Hero Melvin Purvis's War Against Crime, and J. Edgar Hoover's War Against Him by Alex Tresniowski, Alston W. Purvis

The Vendetta: FBI Hero Melvin Purvis's War Against Crime, and J. Edgar Hoover's War Against Him

Alex Tresniowski, Alston W. Purvis

363 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative medium-paced
The Ballets Russes and the Art of Design by Anna Winestein, Peter Rand, Alston W. Purvis

The Ballets Russes and the Art of Design

Anna Winestein, Peter Rand, Alston W. Purvis

208 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction art informative reflective medium-paced
A Century of Posters by Martijn F. Le Coultre, Alston W. Purvis
A Century of Posters
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Martijn F. Le Coultre, Alston W. Purvis

A Century of Posters

Martijn F. Le Coultre, Alston W. Purvis

448 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

informative reflective medium-paced
Dutch Graphic Design by Alston W. Purvis

Dutch Graphic Design

Alston W. Purvis

400 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Graphic Design 20th Century by Alston W. Purvis
Graphic Design 20th Century
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Alston W. Purvis

Graphic Design 20th Century

Alston W. Purvis

480 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

Jan Tschichold: Posters of the Avantgarde by Martijn F. Le Coultre, Alston W. Purvis

Jan Tschichold: Posters of the Avantgarde

Martijn F. Le Coultre, Alston W. Purvis

237 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

design informative medium-paced