The Works of John Held Jr.
New York: Ives Washburn, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. 168pp. Quarto [28 cm] Red velour cloth over boards with the title stamped in black ink on the spine and front cover. White and black pictorial end papers. Very good. The boards are rubbed, scratched, and a little sun-faded on the spine. There is a subtle lean to the spine, and the spine ends and corners of the covers are bumped. The pages are age-toned. In a good only gold, red and black pictorial dust jacket, with several losses from the edges, and one major loss form the spine measuring approximately 5cm x 4cm and rubbed at extremities. Good / Good. Item #59911
Utah artist, John Held Jr., was one of the best known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, and his designs for F. Scott Fitzgerald jackets became icons of the Jazz Age.
Price: $100.00