Book One: Work: 1986-2006

New York: Rizzoli 2005. SIGNED. Near Fine. 1st/4th. Oversize softcover. Bound in original pictorial card covers with double flaps front and back. Signed by Chip Kidd on the title page. First edition, fourth printing with 10 number line ending in four. The book is tight and square with solid hinges. Mild wear to front corners and crinkle to the bottom edge. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Filled with color and black illustrations of the legendary book jacket designer. 400 pages. 9" X 12" X 1 1/4". Original price ($65.00) on back panel.

Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their inventive marriage of type and found images, have influenced an entire generation of design practitioners in many fields. Chip Kidd: Book One collects all of his book covers and designs for the first time, as well as hundreds of developmental sketches and concepts-annotated by Kidd and by many of the best-selling authors he's worked with over the years. The result is an important contribution to the design canon today as well as a visually dazzling (and often hilarious) insider's look at the design and publishing process. The book also showcases Kidd's work with comics and graphic novels, including his collaborations with leading artists and writers in the field. Featured are projects for DC Comics, including Batman and Superman, as well as Kidd's award-winning exploration of the art of Charles M. Schulz.