Oct 10, 2019 - Sale 2519

Sale 2519 - Lot 478

Price Realized: $ 219
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(GLAD HAND PRESS / ROBERT JONES.) The Glad Hand Press. Group of 9 chapbooks and two loose broadsides. Illustrated mostly by Jones. 8vo and 4to, original printed wrappers. Condition generally very good. each a small limited edition. Stamford, Ct., 1980s

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The prolific graphic designer and founder of Glad Hand Press, Bob Jones, began as a photographer and poster artist, creating posters for the WPA. He designed for Life magazine and Columbia Records, taught at Cooper Union and UConn, had numerous one one-man exhibitions and received over 200 design awards. This lot contains Bob Jones, His Book. 1/40 Mermaids. 1/100 A Modest Sampling of Wood Types. 1/40 Model Limericks/Model Drawings. 1/65 Some Favorite Herbs. 1/40 and others.