The Avant-Garde in Print. 5 volumes. 1: Futurism. 2: Lissitky. 3: Dada. 4: Typography, [Master Designers in Print 1]. 5: Typography [Master Designers in Print 2]. . Each portfolio contains 10 facsimile plates, plus a folded (6-page) sheet of explanatory text. 4to., 330 x 310 mm, loose in publisher’s black paper portfolio with a mounted colour plate on each. New York: AGP Mathews/Ex Libris, 1981.
First Editions. A very good complete set of five portfolios: each portfolio is signed by editor Arthur Cohen and Elaine Lustig Cohen. A deluxe summation of avant-garde graphic design compiled and commented on by the great booksellers Arthur and Elaine Cohen. Each volume is illustrated with large scale colour facsimiles of some of the most important works of the genres . Some minimal wear to the paper portfolios, but overall very well preserved.
