McSweeney's is an award-winning American publishing house, known for its innovative design and use of illustration and its belief in the book as a desirable object. Founded by Dave Eggars, the author of books including "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and the novelisation of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are", McSweeney's publishes books, a quarterly journal, a magazine ("The Believer"), DVD's and a website, all of which have evolved their own distinctive visual aesthetic. This book showcases the extraordinary visual appeal of productions across the range of their activities. Hundreds of images - from napkin sketches to final objects - give insights into the creative process, and interviews with participating designers, artists and illustrators explore the incidental, accidental and even deliberate ways McSweeney's has transformed the experience of reading. Contributors include Michael Chabon, Rick Moody, Jonathan Lethem, Charles Burns, Dave Eggers, David Byrne, Nick Hornby, Joyce Carol Oates, Jordan Crane, William T. Vollmann, Lawrence Weschler, Sean Wilsey, Marcel Dzama and many more.
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A novel with each cover hand-illustrated by the author. Literary journals bound by magnets, or designed to look like junk mail. The sharp wit, gorgeous design, and playful why not invention of independent literary publisher McSweeney's have earned it a large and loyal following and made its journals, books, The Believer magazine, and Wholphin DVDs collectible favorites of readers and graphic designers alike. Created by the McSweeney's staff to commemorate their 11th (or 12th) anniversary, this book showcases their award-winning art and design across all the company's activities. It features hundreds of images, interviews with collaborators such as Chris Ware and Michael Chabon, and dozens of insights into McSweeney's quirky creative process and the visual experience of reading.
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2010, 264pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In very good condition. McSweeney's is an award-winning American publishing house, known for its innovative design and use of illustration and its belief in the book as a desirable object. Founded by Dave Eggars, the author of books including A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the novelisation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are , McSweeney's publishes books, a quarterly journal, a magazine ( The Believer ), DVD's and a website, all of which have evolved their own distinctive visual aesthetic. This book showcases the extraordinary visual appeal of productions across the range of their activities. Hundreds of images - from napkin sketches to final objects - give insights into the creative process, and interviews with participating designers, artists and illustrators explore the incidental, accidental and even deliberate ways McSweeney's has transformed the experience of reading. Contributors include Michael Chabon, Rick Moody, Jonathan Lethem, Charles Burns, Dave Eggers, David Byrne, Nick Hornby, Joyce Carol Oates, Jordan Crane, William T. Vollmann, Lawrence Weschler, Sean Wilsey, Marcel Dzama and many more. N° de réf. du vendeur 65476
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Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Near Fine condition in red faux-leather decorated boards. In a Very Good double-sided fold-out dustjacket. Clean & bright, with an unobtrusive 10 mm scratched tear at bottom edge of jacket's back panel. A well-illustrated issue-by-issue review of McSweeney's, up to issue 29 (2008). 280 x 230 mm. 264 pp. An attractive copy. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur X4737
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Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. McSweeney's is an award-winning American publishing house, known for its innovative design and use of illustration and its belief in the book as a desirable object. This book, in the much scarcer Tate Edition from England, is new and unread. It showcases the visual appeal of productions across the range of the publication's activities. McSweeney's has transformed the experience of reading. A peel off red label straddles the spine of this edition. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-4514711152
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