A nice Paul Rand designed book jacket

Mine Boy by Peter Abrahams. Cover design by Paul Rand. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. First American Edition. This beauty is available at Lorne Bair Rare Books for a mere $45

Abstract Saturday: Bradley Walker Tomlin

Bradley Walker Tomlin (1899–1953), Number 2 – 1950, 1959. Whitney Museum of American Art

Number 20 by Bradley Walker Tomlin 1949 via WikiArt

Interplanetary Greeting by Bradley Walker Tomlin 1949 via Cornell University

No. 8 by Bradley Walker Tomlin 1952 via the phillips collection

Number 7 by Bradley Walker Tomlin 1953

BRADLEY WALKER TOMLIN Untitled, circa 1960 via Phillips.com — BRADLEY WALKER TOMLIN Untitled, circa 1960 via Phillips.com

Astract Saturday: Peter Lanyon 1918-1964

"Levant Old Mine" (1952). Oil on board (119.4 x 129 cm).

Harvey's Pool by Peter Lanyon 1954 | Oil on masonite via

PETER LANYON 1918-1964 | NORTH COAST, 1952 via Sotheby's — PETER LANYON 1918-1964 | NORTH COAST, 1952 via Sotheby's

Houses architects live in

I always wanted to marry an architect. These are from Houses Architects Live In, by Barbara Plumb (1977) via a favorite blog of mine. Click here for more images from vintage books, especially mid-century children's picture books.

+My Vintage Book Collection

Marley Tile Company ad 1953

Konsumerism run amok

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