Mouchette: original mock-up for the book
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. Small 8vo (7½ x 5½ inches). Original maquette for the novel, comprising: dust-jacket [watercolor on paper]; board binding [watercolor reproducing design on jacket]; text [half-title, double-page title, colophon, author's note, and beginning of text, all in pen-and-ink on paper]; the remainder of the volume comprised of blank sheets. Some chipping at edges and slight age-darkening at edges. Item #402770
A UNIQUE SURVIVAL. Wondriska's original maquette for the first edition in English of Georges Bernanos's final novel (he died in 1948). Accompanied by a copy of the finished, published book (in a chipped jacket). The final design closely follows the mock-up, with the notable exception of price: it went from $2.95 to $3.95 during the course of production. Wondriska studied at Yale and the Art Institute of Chicago before entering a career in design. As founder of Wondriska Associates, he became known for branding such clients as the Walt Disney Company, Children's Television Workshop, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art, and the Boston Symphony. In addition to his work in promotional design and advertising, Wondriska wrote eleven books for children.
Price: $400.00